Dylan Emery

{{Short description|Welsh snooker player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox snooker player

| name = Dylan Emery

| image =

| caption =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2001|3|31}}

| birth_place =

| Sport country = {{WAL}}

| Professional = 2022–2024, 2025-

| High ranking = 66 (December 2023)

| Official maximums =

| Best finish = Last 32 (x7)

| Ranking wins =

| World champ =

}}

Dylan Emery (born 31 March 2001){{Cite web|url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/dylan-emery_prs516399/person.shtml|title=Dylan Emery – Player Profile – Snooker|website=Eurosport UK}} is a Welsh professional snooker player.

Career

The winner of the 2021 EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championships, he defeated Julien Leclercq in the final, 5–2.{{Cite web|url=https://caerphilly.observer/news/1005867/dylan-emery-caerphilly-snooker-star-turns-professional/|title=Snooker star's dream of turning professional becomes reality|date=October 28, 2021}} As a result of this win, he earned a place on the professional World Snooker Tour from the 2022–23 snooker season.{{Cite web|url=https://wpbsa.com/emery-is-european-under-21-snooker-champion/|title=Emery is European Under-21 Snooker Champion|date=October 7, 2021}}

Emery also won the delayed 2020 Welsh Amateur Championship, defeating Paul Davies 8–6.{{Cite web|url=https://wpbsa.com/national-championships-claimed-in-ireland-and-wales/|title=National Championships Claimed in Ireland and Wales|date=December 21, 2021}} Called up as a last-minute replacement for the 2022 Turkish Masters, Emery defeated Alfie Burden 5–0 to qualify for the event.{{Cite web|url=https://wst.tv/emery-thrilled-with-huge-win/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203223550/https://wst.tv/emery-thrilled-with-huge-win/|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 February 2022|title=Emery Thrilled with 'Huge Win'|date=February 3, 2022|website=World Snooker}} He then met John Higgins, who beat him 5–2, with Higgins suggesting he would do well on the tour the following season.{{Cite web|url=https://wst.tv/higgins-too-strong-for-raw-emery/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307223002/https://wst.tv/higgins-too-strong-for-raw-emery/|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 March 2022|title=Higgins Too Strong For 'Raw' Emery|date=March 7, 2022|website=World Snooker}}

Performance and rankings timeline

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! Tournament

! 2017/
18

! 2018/
19

! 2019/
20

! 2020/
21

! 2021/
22

! 2022/
23

! 2023/
24

! 2024/
25

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Ranking{{cite web|title=Ranking History|url=http://www.snooker.org/rnk/history.asp|publisher=Snooker.org|accessdate=17 June 2019|archive-date=19 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181219070820/http://www.snooker.org/Rnk/history.asp|url-status=live}}It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season

|align="center"|He was an amateur

|align="center"|

|align="center"|

|align="center"|

|align="center"|

|align="center"|New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking

|align="center"|74

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colspan="10"|Ranking tournaments
style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Championship League

|align="center" colspan="4" style="color:#555555;"|Non-Ranking Event

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Xi'an Grand Prix

|align="center" colspan="7" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Saudi Arabia Masters

|align="center" colspan="7" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|English Open

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|British Open

|align="center" colspan="4" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Wuhan Open

|align="center" colspan="6" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Northern Ireland Open

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|International Championship

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|UK Championship

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Shoot Out

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Scottish Open

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|German Masters

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Welsh Open

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|World Open

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|World Grand Prix

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Players Championship

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Tour Championship

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|World Championship

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

colspan="10"|Former ranking tournaments
style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Paul Hunter Classic

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR

|align="center" colspan="10" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|WST Pro Series

|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR

|align="center" colspan="10" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Turkish Masters

|align="center" colspan="4" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" colspan="10" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Gibraltar Open

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" colspan="10" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|WST Classic

|align="center" colspan="5" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|European Masters

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH

colspan="10"|Former non-ranking tournaments
style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Six-red World Championship

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held

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bgcolor="#efefef"

! colspan="6"|Performance Table Legend

align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30"|LQ

| lost in the qualifying draw

| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|#R

| lost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)

| align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF

| lost in the quarter-finals

align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF

| lost in the semi-finals

| align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F

| lost in the final

| align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W

| won the tournament

align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30"|DNQ

| did not qualify for the tournament

| align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30"|A

| did not participate in the tournament

| align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30"|WD

| withdrew from the tournament

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style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|NH / Not Heldmeans an event was not held.
style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|NR / Non-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|R / Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a ranking event.
style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|MR / Minor-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a minor-ranking event.

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Career finals

= Amateur finals: 8 (5 titles) =

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!width="67"| Outcome

!width="20"| No.

!width="30"| Year

!width="320"| Championship

!width="200"| Opponent in the final

!width="30"| Score

style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner

| 1.

| 2017

| World Open Under-16 Snooker Championships

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Mikhail Terekhov

| 4–1

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up

| 1.

| 2018

| Challenge Tour - Event 4

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Mitchell Mann

| 0–3

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up

| 2.

| 2019

| EBSA European Under-18 Snooker Championships

| {{flagicon|IRL}} Aaron Hill

| 3–4

style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner

| 2.

| 2019

| Welsh Under-21 Championship

| {{flagicon|WAL}} Liam Davies

| 3–0

style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner

| 3.

| 2021

| Welsh Amateur Championship

| {{flagicon|WAL}} Paul Davies

| 8–6

style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner

| 4.

| 2021

| EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championships

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Julien Leclercq

| 5–2

style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner

| 5.

| 2024

| 2024–25 Q Tour Event 2

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Harvey Chandler

| 4–3

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up

| 3.

| 2025

| 2024–25 Q Tour Event 7

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Liam Highfield

| 3–4

References

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