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.
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 2026/27RankingFrom the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the seasonHe was an amateurNew players don't have a ranking9386Players qualified One Year Ranking List started the season without ranking points86Ranking tournamentsChampionship LeagueNon-Ranking Event2RAARRRRRRChina OpenNHALQLQALQ3RAAAATournament Not HeldABritish OpenAATournament Not HeldALQAAEnglish OpenTournament Not HeldAA1R1RLQLQAANorthern Ireland OpenTournament Not HeldAA2R1RWDLQAAInternational ChampionshipTournament Not HeldLQLQAAAALQNot HeldAAUK ChampionshipAALQLQALQ2RAAAA1R1R1RLQAAScottish OpenThe event was called the Players Championship (2003/2004)ATournament Not HeldMRNot HeldAA1R4RLQLQAAShoot OutNot HeldNon-Ranking EventA1R1R1R1R2R2RAGerman MastersNot HeldLQALQ1RAAAALQ2RLQLQAAWelsh OpenAALQLQALQ1RAAAA1R2RLQLQAAWorld Grand PrixTournament Not HeldNRDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQPlayers ChampionshipThe event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2010/2011–2015/2016)Not HeldDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQWorld OpenThe event was called the LG Cup (2003/2004) and the Grand Prix (2004/2005 and 2007/2008)AALQLQALQLQNot HeldAALQNot HeldAATour ChampionshipTournament Not HeldDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQWorld ChampionshipLQLQLQLQLQLQLQAAAALQLQLQLQAANon-ranking tournamentsThe MastersAALQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAFormer ranking tournamentsNorthern Ireland TrophyNot HeldLQTournament Not HeldWuxi ClassicNot HeldNon-RankLQLQLQTournament Not HeldAustralian Goldfields OpenTournament Not HeldALQLQAATournament Not HeldShanghai MastersNot HeldLQLQALQLQAAANon-RankNot HeldNon-RankingIndian OpenTournament Not HeldLQANHAATournament Not HeldPaul Hunter ClassicThe event was called the Grand Prix Fürth (2004/2005)NHPro-AmMinor-Ranking EventWDLQNRTournament Not HeldChina ChampionshipTournament Not HeldAALQTournament Not HeldWST Pro SeriesTournament Not HeldRRTournament Not HeldTurkish MastersTournament Not HeldLQTournament Not HeldGibraltar OpenTournament Not HeldMR2R2R2R2RWDTournament Not HeldWST ClassicTournament Not Held1RNot HeldEuropean MastersThe event was called the European Open (2003/2004) and the Malta Cup (2004/2005 and 2007/2008)AANRTournament Not HeldAALQ1R1RAANot HeldFormer non-ranking tournamentsNot HeldANHAAAAAAANot HeldLQNot Held Performance Table LegendLQ 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-finalsSF lost in the semi–finalsF lost in the finalW won the tournamentDNQ did not qualify for the tournamentA did not participate in the tournamentWD withdrew from the tournament NH / Not Held means an event was not held.NR / Non-Ranking Event means an event is/was no longer a ranking event.R / Ranking Event means an event is/was a ranking event.MR / Minor-Ranking Event means an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
Career finals Amateur finals: 5 (3 titles) Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final ScoreWinner 1. 2003 European Under-19 Snooker Championships Robert Shanks6–3Runner-up 1. 2006 PIOS – Event 8 Andrew Higginson3–6Winner 2. 2006 English Open Jeff Cundy8–3Winner 3. 2007 PIOS – Event 6 Ashley Wright6–2Runner-up 2. 2019 English Amateur Championship Brandon Sargeant7–10
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