Introduction
Jiang Jun (Chinese: 江俊; born 28 April 2005) is a Chinese snooker player. In 2019 he became the IBSF World Under-18 Snooker Champion. In 2023 he earned a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour.
Career
Junior career
Jiang Jun won the 2019 IBSF World Under-18 Snooker Championship in Pingdu, China. In the final he defeated his compatriot Gao Yang.
2022–23 season
In January 2023, at the Guangzhou Snooker Championship, Jiang Jun finished as runner up to champion Ma Hai Long in the final.
In March 2023, Jiang Jun reached the quarter-finals of the 2023 ACBS Asian Snooker Championship in Doha.
In April 2023 he won a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour at the first CBSA qualifying tournament, defeating Chen Feilong, Long Zehuang and Luo Zetao, before beating Liu Hongyu 4-2 in the final.
2023/24 season
Jun made his professional debut in a draw at the2023 Championship League held at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England from 26 June 2023. Aged seventeen years-old, in his opening match in the round-robin phase, he earned a credible 2-2 draw with top-16 ranked Welshman Ryan Day and recorded his first pro-win, against Himanshu Jain. In July 2023 he qualified for the main stages of the European Masters with a 5-1 win over Andrew Pagett. In November 2023, he came from 4-1 down to defeat Jackson Page 6-4 at the 2023 UK Championship.
Performance and rankings timeline
| Tournament | 2023/24 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking | |||||||||
| Ranking tournaments | |||||||||
| Championship League | RR | ||||||||
| European Masters | 1R | ||||||||
| British Open | LQ | ||||||||
| English Open | LQ | ||||||||
| Wuhan Open | LQ | ||||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | 1R | ||||||||
| International Championship | LQ | ||||||||
| UK Championship | LQ | ||||||||
| Shoot Out | 2R | ||||||||
| Scottish Open | LQ | ||||||||
| World Grand Prix | DNQ | ||||||||
| German Masters | LQ | ||||||||
| Welsh Open | LQ | ||||||||
| Players Championship | DNQ | ||||||||
| World Open | LQ | ||||||||
| Tour Championship | DNQ | ||||||||
| World Championship | |||||||||
| 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. | |||