Jason Weston

{{Infobox snooker player

|name = Jason Weston

|image = Jason Weston PHC 2016-2.JPG

|caption = Paul Hunter Classic 2016

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1971|1|11}}

| Sport country = {{ENG}}

| Professional = 1991–1997, 1998–2001, 2002/2003, 2015–2017

| High ranking = 90 (June 2016){{cite web|title=WORLD RANKINGS After 2016 Kaspersky Riga Masters|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/rankings/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701154059/http://www.worldsnooker.com/rankings/|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 July 2016|website=World Snooker|accessdate=1 July 2016}}

| Official maximums =

| Best finish = Last 32 (x2)

| Ranking wins =

| World champ =

}}

Jason Weston (born 11 January 1971 in Portsmouth) is an English former professional snooker player. He competed on the main tour between 1991 and 1997 and intermittently until 2003, at one point being ranked the world number 90.

After entering the 2015 Q School, Weston regained his professional status for the 2015–16 season after a twelve-year absence.

Career

Weston, first turned professional at the start of the 1991–92 season,{{cite web|title=Jason Weston|url=http://www.prosnookerblog.com/players/u-z/jason-weston/|publisher=Pro Snooker Blog|accessdate=28 May 2015}} in a season which he reached the semi-final of the Benson & Hedges Satellite Championship, losing to future World Champion Ken Doherty, an event which the winner gain entry as a wildcard to the Masters.{{cite web|last=Turner|first=Chris|title=Benson & Hedges Championship, Masters Qualifying Tournament|url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/masqual.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216155348/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/masqual.html|archivedate=16 February 2012|work=cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk|publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive|accessdate=28 May 2015}} Weston qualified for the 1992 British Open in Derby, losing to Eddie Charlton in the last 32. However he then struggled to match these season and had an on-off career on the main tour, before ending to his career in 2003 after suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome.

During the 2014–15 season Weston returned to competition snooker at the pro-am 2015 Gdynia Open.

File:Jason Weston PHC 2016-1.JPG

Weston entered the 2015 Q School at which eight two-year professional tour cards were on offer. Weston was successful in the second event with wins over Corey Deuel, Owais Ali, Simon Dent, Matthew Day, Joe Roberts and Kuldesh Johal 4–2 in the quarter final ensured his place of the World Snooker Tour for the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/q-school-event-two-winners/|title=Q School Event Two Winners|publisher=World Snooker|date=27 May 2015}} Weston only won 4 matches (including one walkover) during the 2015/16 season, all at the minor-ranking European Tour events. The following season was even worse, as his only win came at the single-frame Shoot-Out event. As a result, Weston was relegated from the tour.

Performance and rankings timeline

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! Tournament

style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Ranking{{cite web|title=Ranking History|url=http://www.snooker.org/rnk/history.asp|publisher=Snooker.org|accessdate=6 February 2011}}From the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.

| style="text-align:center;"|New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.

| style="text-align:center;"|98

| style="text-align:center;"|118

| style="text-align:center;"|102

| style="text-align:center;"|111

| style="text-align:center;"|123

| style="text-align:center;"|He was an amateur.

| style="text-align:center;"|

| style="text-align:center;"|123

| style="text-align:center;"|131

| style="text-align:center;"|

| style="text-align:center;"|115

colspan=30 | Ranking tournaments

style="background:#EFEFEF;"| Riga MastersThe event was called the Riga Open (2014/2015–2015/2016)

| colspan="12" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| Tournament Not Held

| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| Minor-Rank.

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

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

| align="center" colspan="12" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

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

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

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

style="background:#EFEFEF;" | World OpenThe event was called the Grand Prix (2008/2009–2009/2010) and the Haikou World Open (2011/2012–2013/2014)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

style="background:#EFEFEF;"| Paul Hunter Classic

| colspan=12 style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| Tournament Not Held

| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| Minor-Rank.

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

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

| colspan=12 style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| Tournament Not Held

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

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

style="background:#EFEFEF;" | European MastersThe event was called the Malta Cup (2004/2005–2007/2008)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

| colspan="14" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| Tournament Not Held

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

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

| colspan=12 style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| Tournament Not Held

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

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

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

| colspan="14" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| Tournament Not Held

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Scottish OpenThe event run under different names as International Open (1992/1993–1996/1997)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

style="background:#EFEFEF;" | German MastersThe event run under different name as German Open (1995/1996–1997/1998)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

| colspan="12" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| Tournament Not Held

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

| colspan="11" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

| colspan="3" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|Non-ranking Event

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

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

| colspan="13" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| Tournament Not Held

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

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

style="background:#EFEFEF;"| {{nowrap|Players ChampionshipThe event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Finals (2010/2011–2012/2013) and the Players Championship Grand Final (2013/2014–2015/2016)}}

| colspan=12 style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| Tournament Not Held

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

style="background:#EFEFEF;"| China OpenThe event run under different name as China International (1997/1998–1998/1999)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

colspan=30 | Non-ranking tournaments

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

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

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

| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| WD

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

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

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

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

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

colspan=30 | Former ranking tournaments

style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Classic

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

|align="center" colspan=30 style="color:#555555;"| Tournament Not Held

style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Strachan OpenThe event run under different name as Strachan Challenge (1992/1993–1993/1994)

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

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

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

|align="center" colspan=30 style="color:#555555;"| Tournament Not Held

style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Dubai ClassicThe event run under different names as Thailand Classic (1995/1996) and Asian Classic (1996/1997)

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

| colspan=30 style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| Tournament Not Held

style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Thailand MastersThe event run under different names as Asian Open (1991/1992–1992/1993) and Thailand Open (1993/1994–1996/1997)

| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| WD

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

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

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

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

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

| colspan=30 style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| Not Held

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

| colspan=30 style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| Tournament Not Held

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

| colspan=11 style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| Non-Ranking Event

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

| colspan=30 style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| Not Held

style="background:#EFEFEF;" | Australian Goldfields OpenThe event run under different names as Australian Open (1994/1995) and Australian Masters (1995/1996)

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

| colspan=2 style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| NR

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

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

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

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

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

| colspan=12 style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"| Tournament Not Held

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

| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|RV

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! 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

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

| disqualified from the tournament

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

References

External links

{{WST player|jason-weston|archive=20230620142616}}
{{snooker.org player}}

Category:English snooker players

Category:Sportspeople from Portsmouth

Category:Living people

Category:1971 births

Category:People with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome