# Dean Young (snooker player)

Dean Young (born 7 January 2002) is a Scottish professional snooker player.

## Career

Young went to Firrhill High School and has been playing since the age of seven. He is based at the Locarno Snooker Club in Edinburgh.
He won the U-21 Scotland National Snooker Championship in 2018 and 2019 defeating Aaron Graham on both occasions.
In June 2021, Young came through event 3 of the 2021 Q School defeating Florian Nüßle and Mitchell Mann amongst others, before beating Haydon Pinhey 4–1 in the final round to earn a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour for the 2021–2022 and 2022–2023 seasons. He was the only rookie from that year's Q-School.
After two years on the tour, he qualified again for a two-year card in June 2023 at Q School and described the first two years as his “apprenticeship”. He started the 2023-24 season in July 2023 at the
2023 Championship League held at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England. In the round-robin group stage he earned credible draws against top-50 ranked players Jak Jones and Jamie Jones.

## Performance and rankings timeline

| Tournament | 2019/ 20 | 2020/ 21 | 2021/ 22 | 2022/ 23 | 2023/ 24 | 2024/ 25 |
| Ranking | | | | 88 | | 90 |
| Ranking tournaments |||||||
| Championship League | NR | A | RR | A | RR | RR |
| Xi'an Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | 1R |
| Saudi Arabia Masters | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | 2R |
| English Open | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ |
| British Open | Not Held | Not Held | 1R | 1R | LQ | LQ |
| Wuhan Open | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | LQ | LQ |
| Northern Ireland Open | A | A | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ |
| International Championship | A | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | LQ | 1R |
| UK Championship | A | A | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ |
| Shoot Out | 3R | 1R | 4R | 2R | 3R | 1R |
| Scottish Open | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | 2R |
| German Masters | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ |
| Welsh Open | A | A | LQ | 1R | WD | LQ |
| World Open | A | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | WD | LQ |
| World Grand Prix | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ |
| Players Championship | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ |
| Tour Championship | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ |
| World Championship | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | |
| Former ranking tournaments |||||||
| WST Pro Series | NH | RR | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| Turkish Masters | Not Held | Not Held | LQ | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held |
| Gibraltar Open | A | A | WD | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held |
| WST Classic | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | 1R | Not Held | Not Held |
| European Masters | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | NH |
| Former non-ranking tournaments |||||||
| Six-red World Championship | A | Not Held | Not Held | LQ | 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 the Q School started the season without ranking points

## Career finals
### Amateur finals: 2 (1 title)

| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 2019 | Challenge Tour – Event 7 | Andrew Pagett | 3–1 |