Ian Preece

 ( Welsh Snooker Players ) 

Ian Preece (born 23 June 1982) is a Welsh people former professional snooker player, from the city of Newport.

Preece first appeared on the main tour in 2003, after a successful career as a junior; he held the record as the youngest winner of the World Amateur Championship in 1999, when he beat David Lilley 11–8 in the final.

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Career Until 2009 his best runs were to the last 48 of tournaments, which he has achieved in the 2007 Welsh Open, 2007 China Open, 2007 UK Championship, and 2008 Shanghai Masters. He reached the last 32 of an event for the first time at the 2009 Welsh Open with victories over Peter Lines, Andrew Higginson and Stuart Bingham but was beaten 0–5 by Stephen Maguire. However the remainder of the 2008–09 season was poor and saw him in danger of dropping off the main tour, however he was awarded a wildcard from World Snooker which enabled him to compete on the tour for the 2009–10 season. However, he was unable to keep his place and so has slipped off the main tour. After six years out of the professional game, Preece reached the last 16 at Q-School Event One in 2016, losing 2–4 to Chen Zhe, and the same stage at Event Two, where he was defeated 4–1 by John Astley. However, these performances were sufficient for him to finish third on the Q-School Order of Merit, and he thus earned a two-year card to compete again on the main tour.

Preece won three matches in 2016 Shanghai Masters qualifying, but was denied a trip to China by David Gilbert losing out 5–2.

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Performance and rankings timeline

RankingFrom the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.

He was an amateur.

New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.

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Ranking tournaments

Riga Masters

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International Championship

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China Championship

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English Open

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World OpenThe event was called the LG Cup (2003/2004), and the Grand Prix (2004/2005–2009/2010)

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Northern Ireland Open

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UK Championship

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Scottish OpenThe event was called the Players Championship (2003/2004)

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European MastersThe event was called the Irish Open (1998/1999), European Open (2001/2002–2003/2004), and the Malta Cup (2004/2005–2007/2008)

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German Masters

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World Grand Prix

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Welsh Open

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Shoot-Out

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Players Championship

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Gibraltar Open

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Tour Championship

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World Championship

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Non-ranking tournaments

The Masters

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WD

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Former ranking tournaments

British Open

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Irish Masters

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Northern Ireland Trophy

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Bahrain Championship

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Shanghai Masters

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Paul Hunter ClassicThe event was called the Grand Prix Fürth (2004/2005) and the Fürth German Open (2006/2007)

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Indian Open

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China Open

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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

means an event was not held.

means an event is/was no longer a ranking event.

means an event is/was a ranking event.

means an event is/was a minor-ranking event.

means an event is/was a pro-am event.

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Career finals

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Pro-am finals: 1 (1 title)

Winner	1.	2000	Pontins Spring Open	Scott MacKenzie	7–4

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Amateur finals: 4 (3 titles)

Winner	1.	1998	EBSA European Under-19 Snooker Championships	Sean O'Neill	7–3
Runner-up	1.	1999	EBSA European Under-19 Snooker Championships	Gerrit bij de Leij	3–6
Winner	2.	1999	Welsh Amateur Championship	Milton Davies	8–7
Winner	3.	1999	IBSF World Snooker Championship	David Lilley	11–8

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