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Jin Long (snooker player)
Chinese snooker player
Chinese snooker player
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Jin Long |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Jinzhou, Liaoning, China |
| Sport country | |
| Professional | 2002/2003, 2004–2006, 2008–2010, 2013/2014 |
| High ranking | 60 (2009/10) |
| Best finish | Last 16 (x1) |
| medals-expand | yes |
| medals-expand = yes
Jin Long (; born 23 May 1981) is a Chinese former professional snooker player. He is nicknamed "Golden Dragon", which is a translation of his given name.
Career
He became professional in 2001 following his strong runs to the finals of the Asian and Chinese Championships. His first Main Tour stints were rather unsuccessful, with the best result a last 48 appearance at the 2004 Grand Prix. Jin has regained a Main Tour place by winning the 2008 Asian Championship, beating Aditya Mehta 7–3 in the final, having had spells on the tour on three previous occasions. He has been a regular wildcard in the China Open and he also competed in the 2008 Jiangsu Classic finishing above top players such as Shaun Murphy and Neil Robertson in his group, eventually finishing third.
2011/2012 season
Jin recorded the best ranking event finish of his career to date at the 2012 World Open, where he reached the last 16. He was selected to play in the wildcard round, where he beat Sam Baird 5–3 to qualify for the last 32 and a match up with compatriot Ding Junhui. Jin capitalised on his opponent's mistakes and won the match 5–1, but could not continue his run in the tournament in the next round as he lost 5–2 to Robert Milkins. Long won his first event in the Invitational HK Spring Trophy. This event was organised by the same event organisers as the General Cup. Long beat Li Hang in the final.
2012/2013 season
Jin played in the wildcard round of the Wuxi Classic and Shanghai Masters this season, losing 5–3 to Jamie Burnett in the former. In Shanghai he saw off Jimmy Robertson 5–4, before Graeme Dott beat him 5–2 in the first round. He played in all three of the new Asian Tour events with his best finish coming at the Second Event where he was knocked out 4–2 in the quarter-finals by Cao Yupeng. This result was a major factor in him finishing 13th on the Order of Merit, high enough to receive a place on the main tour for the next two seasons.
2013/2014 season
Despite being able to enter qualifying for every ranking event in the 2013–14 season, Jin only played in the four Asian Tour events. He was beaten in the last 64 once and in the last 32 three times to finish 30th on the Order of Merit and 116th in the snooker world rankings. For the 2014–15 season, he didn't renew his WPBSA membership and was therefore no longer on the World Snooker Tour.
2014/2015 season
Jin played in two events during the 2014/2015 season, losing 4–0 to Ian Burns the opening round of the Haining Open and defeating Wang Heng 4–3 at the Xuzhou Open, before losing 4–2 to Mark King in the second round.
2015/2016 season
Jin only played in the Haining Open and lost 4–2 to James Cahill in the first round.
Performance and rankings timeline
| Tournament | [2001/ | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02](2001-02-snooker-season) | [2002/ | |||||||||||||||||
| 03](2002-03-snooker-season) | [2003/ | |||||||||||||||||
| 04](2003-04-snooker-season) | [2004/ | |||||||||||||||||
| 05](2004-05-snooker-season) | [2005/ | |||||||||||||||||
| 06](2005-06-snooker-season) | [2006/ | |||||||||||||||||
| 07](2006-07-snooker-season) | [2007/ | |||||||||||||||||
| 08](2007-08-snooker-season) | [2008/ | |||||||||||||||||
| 09](2008-09-snooker-season) | [2009/ | |||||||||||||||||
| 10](2009-10-snooker-season) | [2010/ | |||||||||||||||||
| 11](2010-11-snooker-season) | [2011/ | |||||||||||||||||
| 12](2011-12-snooker-season) | [2012/ | |||||||||||||||||
| 13](2012-13-snooker-season) | [2013/ | |||||||||||||||||
| 14](2013-14-snooker-season) | [2014/ | |||||||||||||||||
| 15](2014-15-snooker-season) | [2016/ | |||||||||||||||||
| 17](2016-17-snooker-season) | [2017/ | |||||||||||||||||
| 18](2017-18-snooker-season) | [2018/ | |||||||||||||||||
| 19](2018-19-snooker-season) | [2019/ | |||||||||||||||||
| 20](2019-20-snooker-season) | ||||||||||||||||||
| RankingFrom the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season. | He was an amateur. | New players don't have a ranking. | 93 | 60 | ||||||||||||||
| Ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||
| World OpenThe event was called the LG Cup (2001/2002–2003/2004) and the Grand Prix (2004/2005–2009/2010) | A | LQ | A | 1R | LQ | A | A | LQ | LQ | A | 2R | A | A | NH | A | A | A | A |
| UK Championship | A | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | A | A | LQ | LQ | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A |
| Scottish Open | A | LQ | A | Tournament Not Held | MR | Not Held | A | A | A | A | ||||||||
| European MastersThe event was called the European Open (2001/2002–2003/2004) and the Malta Cup (2004/2005–2007/2008) | A | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | A | NR | Tournament Not Held | A | A | A | A | ||||||
| Welsh Open | A | LQ | A | LQ | WD | A | A | LQ | LQ | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A |
| Players ChampionshipThe event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Finals (2010/2011–2012/2013) and the Players Championship Grand Final (2013/2014–2015/2016) | Non Held | A | A | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||
| China Open | A | Not Held | WR | WD | WR | WR | LQ | LQ | WR | WR | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | |
| World Championship | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | A | LQ | LQ | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A |
| Non-ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||
| Haining Open | Tournament Not Held | MR | 2R | A | 2R | 2R | ||||||||||||
| The Masters | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | A | A | A | LQ | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A |
| Former ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||
| British Open | A | LQ | A | LQ | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||
| Irish Masters | A | LQ | A | LQ | NH | NR | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Trophy | Not Held | NR | A | A | LQ | Not Held | ||||||||||||
| Bahrain Championship | Not Held | LQ | Not Held | |||||||||||||||
| Wuxi ClassicThe event ran under the name Jiangsu Classic (2008/2009–2009/2010) | Not Held | Non-Ranking | WR | A | A | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||
| Shanghai Masters | Tournament Not Held | WR | LQ | LQ | 1R | WR | 1R | WD | A | A | A | NR | ||||||
| Former non-ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||
| Huangshan Cup | Tournament Not Held | SF | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||
| Masters Qualifying EventThe event was called the Benson and Hedges Championship (2001/2002–2002/2003) | LQ | LQ | LQ | NH | A | A | A | QF | A | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||
| Wuxi Classic | Tournament Not Held | RR | RR | A | A | Ranking Event | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||
| Beijing International Challenge | Tournament Not Held | RR | RR | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||
| Hainan Classic | Tournament Not Held | RR | Tournament Not Held |
| Performance Table Legend |
|---|
| LQ |
| SF |
| DNQ |
| R / Ranking event | means an event is/was now a ranking event |
|---|
Career finals
Non-ranking finals: 2 (1 title)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 2004 | Challenge Tour – Event 4 | ENG Gary Wilson | 4–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 2005 | HK Spring Trophy | CHN Li Hang | # |
Pro–am finals: 1 (1 title)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 2009 | Asian Indoor Games | AFG Nader Khan Sultani | 4–0 |
Amateur finals: 3 (2 titles)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 2001 | ACBS Asian Championship | IND Yasin Merchant | 4–8 |
| Winner | 1. | 2005 | ACBS Asian Championship | CHN Cai Jianzhong | 6–4 |
| Winner | 2. | 2008 | ACBS Asian Championship (2) | IND Aditya Mehta | 7–3 |
References
References
- "Top Snooker: 2008 Jiangsu Classic Information & Draw".
- (28 February 2012). "Qualifier Jin crushes sluggish Ding in Haikou". China.org.cn.
- (1 March 2012). "Higgins whitewashes Cope". [[Eurosport]].
- "Jin Long 2012/2013". Snooker.org.
- "Asian Order of Merit after APTC3". [[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]].
- "Jin Long 2013/2014". Snooker.org.
- "Asian Order of Merit 2013/2014". Snooker.org.
- "World Snooker Rankings After the 2014 World Championship". [[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association.
- (1 July 2014). "Updated World Rankings". [[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]].
- "Jin Long 2014/2015". Snooker.org.
- "Jin Long 2015/2016". Snooker.org.
- "Ranking History". Snooker.org.
- (2010). "Jin Long Official WPBSA player profile.". [[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]].
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