# Jiang Jun

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 the
2023 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 later recorded his first pro-win, against Himanshu Jain.
During his first season on tour he recorded a few victories over more established professionals. 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.
In the first round of qualifying for the 2024 World Snooker Championship he defeated Iranian Amir Sarkhosh 10-6. In the second round, he edged past compatriot Fan Zhengyi 10-8. He then reached the final qualifying round after a 10-8 victory against Sam Craigie. He was denied a place at the Crucible by Hossein Vafaei who claimed a 10-5 victory.

### 2024-25

At the 2024 English Open in Brentwood in September 2024 he reached the last 32 with a win over Tom Ford. He reached the last 64 at the 2024 Northern Ireland Open. He made back-to-back centuries to defeat former World Champion Luca Brecel and qualify for the latter stages of the 2024 International Championship.

## Performance and rankings timeline

| Tournament | 2023/ 24 | 2024/ 25 |
| Ranking | | 78 |
| Ranking tournaments |||
| Championship League | RR | RR |
| Xi'an Grand Prix | NH | LQ |
| Saudi Arabia Masters | NH | 3R |
| English Open | LQ | 2R |
| British Open | LQ | LQ |
| Wuhan Open | LQ | LQ |
| Northern Ireland Open | 1R | 1R |
| International Championship | LQ | 3R |
| UK Championship | LQ | LQ |
| Shoot Out | 2R | 1R |
| Scottish Open | LQ | LQ |
| German Masters | LQ | 1R |
| Welsh Open | LQ | LQ |
| World Open | LQ | LQ |
| World Grand Prix | DNQ | DNQ |
| Players Championship | DNQ | DNQ |
| Tour Championship | DNQ | DNQ |
| World Championship | LQ | |
| Former ranking tournaments |||
| European Masters | 1R | NH |
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
* ↑ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking