# Jamie O'Neill (snooker player)

Jamie O'Neill (born 19 August 1986) is an English former professional snooker player who lives in Wellingborough.

## Career

O'Neill began his professional career by playing Challenge Tour in 2003, at the time the second-level professional tour. He qualified for the 2007/2008 Main Tour by finishing 6th in the International Open Series Order of Merit. He won the sixth of eight events, beating Ashley Wright 6–2 in the final at Prestatyn. O'Neill has also won two significant amateur titles, the 2003 European Under-19 Championship and the 2006 English Open Championship. O'Neill reclaimed his place on the professional Main Tour by finishing sixth on the PIOS rankings.
In May 2019, O'Neill came through the first event of the 2019 Q School by winning five matches, to earn a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour for the 2019/2020 and 2020–21 seasons.

## Playing style

He practices at Barratts in Northampton where he has his own Riley Aristocrat table. Professionals Kyren Wilson, Harvey Chandler and Peter Ebdon also practice at the club.

## Performance and rankings timeline

| Tournament | 2003/ 04 | 2004/ 05 | 2007/ 08 | 2010/ 11 | 2011/ 12 | 2012/ 13 | 2013/ 14 | 2014/ 15 | 2015/ 16 | 2017/ 18 | 2018/ 19 | 2019/ 20 | 2020/ 21 | 2021/ 22 | 2022/ 23 | 2023/ 24 | 2024/ 25 |
| Ranking | | | | | | | 93 | | | | | | 86 | | 86 | | |
| Ranking tournaments ||||||||||||||||||
| Championship League | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | 2R | A | A | RR | RR |
| English Open | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | A | A | 1R | 1R | LQ | LQ | A | |
| British Open | A | A | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | A | LQ | A | |
| Northern Ireland Open | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | A | A | 2R | 1R | WD | LQ | A | |
| International Championship | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | LQ | LQ | A | A | A | A | LQ | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | A | |
| UK Championship | A | A | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | 2R | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | LQ | A | |
| Scottish Open | A | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | MR | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | A | A | 1R | 4R | LQ | LQ | A | |
| Shoot Out | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | |
| German Masters | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | LQ | A | LQ | 1R | A | A | A | A | LQ | 2R | LQ | LQ | A | |
| Welsh Open | A | A | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | 1R | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | LQ | LQ | A | |
| World Open | A | A | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | Not Held | Not Held | A | A | LQ | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | A | |
| World Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | NR | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |
| Players Championship | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |
| Tour Championship | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |
| World Championship | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | |
| Non-ranking tournaments ||||||||||||||||||
| The Masters | A | A | LQ | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | |
| Former ranking tournaments ||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Trophy | Not Held | Not Held | LQ | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| Wuxi Classic | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Non-Rank | Non-Rank | LQ | LQ | LQ | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| Australian Goldfields Open | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | A | LQ | LQ | A | A | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| Shanghai Masters | Not Held | Not Held | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | A | A | A | Non-Rank | Non-Rank | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Non-Rank | Non-Rank |
| Indian Open | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | LQ | A | NH | A | A | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| China Open | NH | A | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | 3R | A | A | A | A | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| Paul Hunter Classic | NH | Pro-Am | Pro-Am | Minor-Ranking Event | Minor-Ranking Event | Minor-Ranking Event | Minor-Ranking Event | Minor-Ranking Event | Minor-Ranking Event | WD | LQ | NR | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| China Championship | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | A | A | LQ | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| WST Pro Series | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | RR | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| Turkish Masters | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | LQ | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held |
| Gibraltar Open | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | MR | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | WD | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held |
| WST Classic | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | 1R | Not Held | Not Held |
| European Masters | A | A | NR | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | A | A | LQ | 1R | 1R | A | A | NH |
| Former non-ranking tournaments ||||||||||||||||||
| Six-red World Championship | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | A | NH | A | A | A | A | A | A | 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. |
* ↑ From the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 He was an amateur
* 1 2 3 4 New players don't have a ranking
* ↑ Players qualified One Year Ranking List started the season without ranking points
* ↑ The event was called the Players Championship (2003/2004)
* ↑ The event was called the LG Cup (2003/2004) and the Grand Prix (2004/2005 and 2007/2008)
* ↑ The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2010/2011–2015/2016)
* ↑ The event was called the Grand Prix Fürth (2004/2005)
* ↑ The event was called the European Open (2003/2004) and the Malta Cup (2004/2005 and 2007/2008)

## Career finals
### Amateur finals: 5 (3 titles)

| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 2003 | European Under-19 Snooker Championships | Robert Shanks | 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2006 | PIOS – Event 8 | Andrew Higginson | 3–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 2006 | English Open | Jeff Cundy | 8–3 |
| Winner | 3. | 2007 | PIOS – Event 6 | Ashley Wright | 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2019 | English Amateur Championship | Brandon Sargeant | 7–10 |