Ian Preece
Welsh snooker player
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::summary Welsh snooker player ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Ian Preece |
| image | Ian Preece PHC 2017-1.jpg |
| caption | Paul Hunter Classic 2017 |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Newport, Wales |
| Sport country | |
| Professional | 2003/2004, 2006–2010, 2016–2018 |
| High ranking | 55 (2008/2009) |
| Best finish | Last 32 (x3) |
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| name = Ian Preece | image = Ian Preece PHC 2017-1.jpg | caption = Paul Hunter Classic 2017 | birth_date = | birth_place = Newport, Wales | Sport country = | Professional = 2003/2004, 2006–2010, 2016–2018 | High ranking = 55 (2008/2009) | Official maximums = | Best finish = Last 32 (x3) | World champ =
Ian Preece (born 23 June 1982) is a Welsh former professional snooker player, from the city of Newport.
Preece first appeared on the main tour in 2003, after a successful career as a junior; he held the record as the youngest winner of the World Amateur Championship in 1999, when he beat David Lilley 11–8 in the final.{{Cite web | url = http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Records.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130210111343/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Records.html|archive-date=10 February 2013 | title = Chris Turner's Snooker Archive – Records | year = 2008 | access-date = 2008-08-07
Career
Until 2009 his best runs were to the last 48 of tournaments, which he has achieved in the 2007 Welsh Open, 2007 China Open, 2007 UK Championship, and 2008 Shanghai Masters. He reached the last 32 of an event for the first time at the 2009 Welsh Open with victories over Peter Lines, Andrew Higginson and Stuart Bingham but was beaten 0–5 by Stephen Maguire. However the remainder of the 2008–09 season was poor and saw him in danger of dropping off the main tour, however he was awarded a wildcard from World Snooker which enabled him to compete on the tour for the 2009–10 season. However, he was unable to keep his place and so has slipped off the main tour. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/eb/Ian_Preece_PHC_2017-2.jpg" caption="2017 Paul Hunter Classic"] ::
After six years out of the professional game, Preece reached the last 16 at Q-School Event One in 2016, losing 2–4 to Chen Zhe, and the same stage at Event Two, where he was defeated 4–1 by John Astley. However, these performances were sufficient for him to finish third on the Q-School Order of Merit, and he thus earned a two-year card to compete again on the main tour.
Preece won three matches in 2016 Shanghai Masters qualifying, but was denied a trip to China by David Gilbert losing out 5–2.
Performance and rankings timeline
::data[format=table] | Tournaments | 1998/ 99 | 1999/ 00 | 2000/ 01 | 2001/ 02 | 2002/ 03 | 2003/ 04 | 2004/ 05 | 2006/ 07 | 2007/ 08 | 2008/ 09 | 2009/ 10 | 2016/ 17 | 2017/ 18 | 2019/ 20 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | RankingFrom the 2010/2011 season 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. | | | 64 | 55 | 66 | | 79 | | | Ranking tournaments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Riga Masters | Tournament Not Held | A | LQ | 2R | | | | | | | | | | | | International Championship | Tournament Not Held | A | 1R | A | | | | | | | | | | | | China Championship | Tournament Not Held | NR | 1R | A | | | | | | | | | | | | English Open | Tournament Not Held | 3R | 2R | A | | | | | | | | | | | | World OpenThe event was called the LG Cup (2003/2004), and the Grand Prix (2004/2005–2009/2010) | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | | Northern Ireland Open | Tournament Not Held | 1R | 1R | A | | | | | | | | | | | | UK Championship | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | 1R | A | | Scottish OpenThe event was called the Players Championship (2003/2004) | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | Tournament Not Held | 2R | 1R | A | | | | | | European MastersThe event was called the Irish Open (1998/1999), European Open (2001/2002–2003/2004), and the Malta Cup (2004/2005–2007/2008) | A | Not Held | A | A | LQ | A | LQ | NR | Not Held | A | 1R | A | | | | German Masters | Tournament Not Held | LQ | LQ | A | | | | | | | | | | | | World Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | Welsh Open | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | A | 1R | LQ | 2R | LQ | 1R | 2R | A | | Shoot-Out | Tournament Not Held | 1R | 2R | A | | | | | | | | | | | | Players Championship | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | Gibraltar Open | Tournament Not Held | A | 1R | A | | | | | | | | | | | | Tour Championship | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | World Championship | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | | Non-ranking tournaments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | The Masters | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | WD | A | A | LQ | A | A | A | A | A | | Former ranking tournaments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | British Open | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | A | Tournament Not Held | | | | | | | | Irish Masters | Tournament Not Held | A | LQ | A | NR | Tournament Not Held | | | | | | | | | | Northern Ireland Trophy | Tournament Not Held | LQ | LQ | LQ | Tournament Not Held | | | | | | | | | | | Bahrain Championship | Tournament Not Held | LQ | Tournament Not Held | | | | | | | | | | | | | Shanghai Masters | Tournament Not Held | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | NR | | | | | | | | | Paul Hunter ClassicThe event was called the Grand Prix Fürth (2004/2005) and the Fürth German Open (2006/2007) | Tournament Not Held | Pro-am Event | A | 2R | NR | | | | | | | | | | | Indian Open | Tournament Not Held | LQ | 1R | NH | | | | | | | | | | | | China Open | A | A | A | A | Not Held | A | WR | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | NH | | ::
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Career finals
Pro-am finals: 1 (1 title)
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| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
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| Winner | 1. | 2000 | Pontins Spring Open | SCO Scott MacKenzie | 7–4 |
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Amateur finals: 4 (3 titles)
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| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
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| Winner | 1. | 1998 | EBSA European Under-19 Snooker Championships | NIR Sean O'Neill | 7–3 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 1999 | EBSA European Under-19 Snooker Championships | NED Gerrit bij de Leij | 3–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 1999 | Welsh Amateur Championship | WAL Milton Davies | 8–7 |
| Winner | 3. | 1999 | IBSF World Snooker Championship | ENG David Lilley | 11–8 |
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References
References
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