Dean Young (born 7 January 2002) is a

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professional

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player.

Career

Young went to

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and has been playing since the age of seven. He is based at the Locarno Snooker Club in

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. He won the U-21 Scotland National Snooker Championship in 2018 and 2019 defeating Aaron Graham on both occasions. In June 2021, Young came through Q-School - Event 3 defeating Florian Nüßle and

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amongst others, before beating Haydon Pinhey 4–1 in the final round to earn a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour for the 2021–2022 and 2022–2023 seasons. He was the only rookie from that year's Q-School.

Performance and rankings timeline

Career finals

Amateur finals: 2 (1 title)

References

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