Billy Joe Castle
Billy Joe Castle (born 14 July 1992 in Marchwood, Hampshire) is an English professional snooker player.
 Paul Hunter Classic 2017 | |
| Born | 14 July 1992 Marchwood, Hampshire, England |
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| Sport country |  |
| Professional | 2017– |
| Highest ranking | 88 (June 2018) |
| Current ranking | 111 (as of 16 March 2020) |
| Career winnings | £18,225 |
| Highest break | 123: 2019 Q School – Event 3 |
| Century breaks | 5 |
| Best ranking finish | Last 16 (2017 European Masters, 2018 Paul Hunter Classic, 2020 Snooker Shoot Out) |
Career
In May 2017, Castle came through Q-School by winning six matches to earn a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour for the 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons.[1] Prior to this Castle appeared in the 2015 English Amateur Championship final, losing 6–10 to Michael Rhodes.[2] In 2017 he won the tournament by defeating David Lilley 10–8.[3][4]
Performance and rankings timeline
| Tournament | 2015/ 16 |
2017/ 18 |
2018/ 19 |
2019/ 20 | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking[5][nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | 88 | [nb 4] | |||||||||||||||
| Ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
| Riga Masters[nb 5] | MR | LQ | LQ | LQ | |||||||||||||||
| International Championship | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | |||||||||||||||
| China Championship | NH | LQ | LQ | LQ | |||||||||||||||
| English Open | NH | 1R | 1R | 1R | |||||||||||||||
| World Open | NH | LQ | LQ | LQ | |||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | NH | 2R | 3R | 3R | |||||||||||||||
| UK Championship | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | |||||||||||||||
| Scottish Open | NH | 1R | 3R | 2R | |||||||||||||||
| European Masters | NH | 3R | LQ | LQ | |||||||||||||||
| German Masters | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | |||||||||||||||
| World Grand Prix | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||
| Welsh Open | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | |||||||||||||||
| Shoot-Out | NR | 3R | 2R | 4R | |||||||||||||||
| Players Championship | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||
| Gibraltar Open | MR | 1R | 2R | 1R | |||||||||||||||
| Tour Championship | Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | A | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||||||
| Non-ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
| Haining Open | MR | A | A | 2R | |||||||||||||||
| Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Goldfields Open | LQ | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||
| Shanghai Masters | A | LQ | Non-Rank. | ||||||||||||||||
| Paul Hunter Classic | MR | 1R | 4R | NR | |||||||||||||||
| Indian Open | NH | LQ | LQ | NH | |||||||||||||||
| China Open | A | LQ | LQ | NH | |||||||||||||||
| Performance Table Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LQ | lost in the qualifying draw | #R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) |
QF | lost in the quarter-finals |
| SF | lost in the semi-finals | F | lost in the final | W | won the tournament |
| DNQ | did not qualify for the tournament | A | did not participate in the tournament | WD | withdrew from the tournament |
| NH / Not Held | means an event was not held. | |||
| NR / Non-Ranking Event | means an event is/was no longer a ranking event. | |||
| R / Ranking Event | means an event is/was a ranking event. | |||
| MR / Minor-Ranking Event | means an event is/was a minor-ranking event. | |||
| VF / Variant Format Event | means an event is/was a variant format event. | |||
- It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
- He was an amateur.
- New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.
- Players qualified through Q School started the season without ranking points.
- The event was called the Riga Open (2014/2015–2015/2016)
Career finals
Amateur finals: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 2015 | English Amateur Championship | |
6–10 |
| Winner | 1. | 2017 | English Amateur Championship | |
10–7 |
References
- "Kleckers Books Tour Sport". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- "Castle is English Amateur Championship runner-up". cuestars.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- "Billy Castle crowned English Amateur Champion 2017". mysnookerstats.com.
- @TheEASB (25 June 2017). "#EASBFinals2017 English Amateur..." (Tweet). Retrieved 2 July 2017 – via Twitter.
- "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
External links
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- Billy Joe Castle at CueTracker.net: Snooker Results and Statistic Database
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