Jamie Wilson is a former professional snooker player from Havant in

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Career

At the third event of the

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at the English Institute of Sport in

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, Wilson clinched a two-year Tour Card on to the

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and 2021-22 snooker seasons. Wilson defeated ex-professionals

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and Fang Xiongman in deciding frames to reach the final round where he squeezed past Haydon Pinhey on the colours in another final frame decider. Aged just 16, Wilson was the youngest qualifier in 2020, and the youngest English player to ever qualify through Q School. Wilson secured his first wins as a professional against Lukas Kleckers at the

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and from 3-1 down to win 4–3 against

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in the 2021 Welsh Open.Havant teen Jamie Wilson

Performance and rankings timeline

References

2003 births Living people People from Havant Sportspeople from Hampshire English snooker players {{England-snooker-bio-stub