# Billy Castle

Billy Joe Castle (born 14 July 1992 in Marchwood, Hampshire) is an English professional snooker player.

## Career

Castle came through the 2017 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. Prior to this Castle appeared in the 2015 English Amateur Championship final, losing 6–10 to Michael Rhodes. In 2017 he won the tournament by defeating David Lilley 10–8.

## Performance and rankings timeline

| Tournament | 2015/ 16 | 2017/ 18 | 2018/ 19 | 2019/ 20 | 2020/ 21 | 2021/ 22 |
| Ranking | | | 88 | | 86 | |
| Ranking tournaments |||||||
| Championship League | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | RR | RR |
| British Open | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | A |
| Northern Ireland Open | NH | 2R | 3R | 3R | 1R | A |
| English Open | NH | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A |
| UK Championship | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A |
| Scottish Open | NH | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | A |
| World Grand Prix | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ |
| Shoot Out | NR | 3R | 2R | 4R | 1R | QF |
| German Masters | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A |
| Players Championship | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ |
| European Masters | NH | 3R | LQ | LQ | 1R | A |
| Welsh Open | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | A |
| Gibraltar Open | MR | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | WD |
| Tour Championship | Not Held | Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ |
| World Championship | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ |
| Former ranking tournaments |||||||
| Australian Goldfields Open | LQ | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| Shanghai Masters | A | LQ | Non-Ranking | Non-Ranking | Not Held | Not Held |
| Paul Hunter Classic | MR | 1R | 4R | NR | Not Held | Not Held |
| Indian Open | NH | LQ | LQ | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| China Open | A | LQ | LQ | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| Riga Masters | MR | LQ | LQ | LQ | Not Held | Not Held |
| International Championship | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | Not Held | Not Held |
| China Championship | NH | LQ | LQ | LQ | Not Held | Not Held |
| World Open | NH | LQ | LQ | LQ | Not Held | Not Held |
| WST Pro Series | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | RR | NH |
| Former non-ranking tournaments |||||||
| Haining Open | MR | A | A | 2R | Not Held | Not Held |
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 | NH / Not Held | NH / Not Held | NH / Not Held | means an event was not held. |
| NR / Non-Ranking Event | NR / Non-Ranking Event | NR / Non-Ranking Event | NR / Non-Ranking Event | means an event is/was no longer a ranking event. |
| R / Ranking Event | R / Ranking Event | R / Ranking Event | R / Ranking Event | means an event is/was a ranking event. |
| MR / Minor-Ranking Event | MR / Minor-Ranking Event | MR / Minor-Ranking Event | MR / Minor-Ranking Event | means an event is/was a minor-ranking event. |
* ↑ It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
* 1 2 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 (2015/2016)

## Career finals
### Amateur finals: 3 (2 titles)

| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2015 | English Amateur Championship | Michael Rhodes | 6–10 |
| Winner | 1. | 2017 | English Amateur Championship | David Lilley | 10–7 |
| Winner | 2. | 2022 | Q Tour – Event 4 | Andrew Higginson | 5–4 |