Jamie Clarke (born 5 October 1994) is a Welsh professional snooker player.
Career Clarke drew attention in 2014 when he defeated former world number 8 Darren Morgan in 6–0 whitewash in the semi-finals of the Welsh Amateur Championship before going on to defeat Lee Walker to capture the highest ranking and most prestigious amateur event in Wales. In 2015 Clarke entered several events in an attempt to qualify for the World Snooker Tour and narrowly missed out by losing in the final of tournaments on 3 occasions. In April, Clarke lost 3–4 in a final-frame decider to Martin O'Donnell in the final round of the EBSA Qualifying Tour Play-off. Clarke would go on to enter Q School in May 2015, but would be unable to advance further than the third round. In June 2015, Clarke qualified for the knockout stage of EBSA European Snooker Championship as the 19th seed where he lost 4–7 to Michael Wild in the final.
The following month at the IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship Clarke once again reached the tournament final before losing 7–8 in the deciding frame to Boonyarit Keattikun. In February 2016, Clarke once again reached the final of the EBSA European Snooker Championship as the number 1 seed, however he was once again defeated 4–7 losing to fellow countryman Jak Jones. Two months later Clarke again lost a final-frame decider 3–4 to Elliot Slessor in the final round of the EBSA Qualifying Tour Play-off. This was Clarke's fifth defeat in the final round of a tournament to qualify for the World Snooker Tour. Clarke was finally able to gain professional status at the sixth attempt, in the EBSA Tour Qualifying Play-offs, thanks to victories over former World Championship semi-finalist Andy Hicks and English amateur George Pragnall.
He qualified for the first time for the 2020 World Snooker Championship, defeating Mark Allen 10–8 in the first round despite Allen scoring 5 centuries. Clarke was involved in a controversial incident during his second round match against Anthony McGill. Clarke was leading 7–2 when McGill complained to him directly that he had stood in his eyeline on several occasions during the match while he was getting down on a shot. Referee Jan Verhaas intervened but it seemed to unsettle Clarke after he won the frame. During the interval he tweeted 'You want to dance, let's dance.' McGill won the remaining five frames of the session to trail 7–8. Ultimately the match went to a decider; Clarke was in first during the deciding frame before failing to escape from a snooker, and leaving a free ball. This was enough for McGill to win the match and see Clarke lose 12–13.
Clarke's campaign at the 2021 World Snooker Championship ended in a similar fashion. In the last qualifying round, he led Mark Davis 7-2 after the first session before Davis won seven frames on a spin in the second session, with Clarke eventually losing 8–10.
Performance and rankings timeline
Tournament 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 2026/27RankingIt shows the ranking at the beginning of the seasonHe was an amateurNew players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking84Players who qualified via a World Championship Wildcard start without ranking points67495659Ranking tournamentsChampionship LeagueNon-Ranking Event2RRR2RRRRRARRChina OpenALQAAA1RTournament Not HeldLQWuhan OpenTournament Not Held1R2RALQBritish OpenTournament Not Held1R1RLQ1RA1REnglish OpenNot HeldAA1R1R3R3RLQLQ1RA2RShenzhen OpenThe event was called the Xi'an Grand Prix (2024/2025–2025/2026)Tournament Not Held1RALQNorthern Ireland OpenNot HeldA1R1R1R1RLQ1R1R1RALQInternational ChampionshipAAAAALQLQNot HeldLQ1RAUK ChampionshipAAAAA1R1R2R1R2R2RLQLQShoot OutNon-RankingAASF4R1RQF1R2R1RAScottish OpenNot HeldAA1R1R2RLQ2R1RLQAGerman MastersALQAALQLQ1RLQLQLQ2RLQAWelsh OpenA1RAAA1R1R1R1RLQ1R2RAWorld Grand PrixNHNRDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQPlayers ChampionshipDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQWorld OpenANot HeldAALQLQNot HeldLQLQATour ChampionshipTournament Not HeldDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQWorld ChampionshipALQLQAALQ2RLQ1RLQLQLQLQNon-ranking tournamentsChampionship LeagueAAAAAARRAAAAAAFormer ranking tournamentsWuxi ClassicALQTournament Not HeldAustralian Goldfields OpenLQAATournament Not HeldShanghai MastersALQAAANon-RankingNot HeldNon-Ranking EventPaul Hunter ClassicMinor-RankingLQ1R1RNRTournament Not HeldIndian OpenALQNHALQLQTournament Not HeldRiga MastersThe event was called the Riga Open (2014/2015–2015/2016)NHMinor-RankingALQLQLQTournament Not HeldChina ChampionshipNot HeldNRALQLQTournament Not HeldWST Pro SeriesTournament Not HeldRRTournament Not HeldTurkish MastersTournament Not HeldLQTournament Not HeldGibraltar OpenNot HeldMR1R3R3R2R4R1RTournament Not HeldWST ClassicTournament Not Held3RTournament Not HeldEuropean MastersNot HeldA1RLQLQ3R1RLQLQNot HeldSaudi Arabia MastersTournament Not Held2RANHFormer non-ranking tournamentsSix-red World ChampionshipA3R2RAAAANot HeldLQTournament Not HeldHaining OpenNHMinor-Ranking2RAAANHAATournament Not 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: 8 (4 titles) Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final ScoreWinner 1. 2010 Junior Pot Black 1–0Runner-up 1 2010 Pontins Star of the Future Anthony McGill 1–4Winner 2. 2014 8–6Runner-up 2. 2015 4–7Runner-up 3. 2015 7–8Runner-up 4. 2016 4–7Winner3.2025Q Tour - Event 4 Craig Steadman4–2Winner4.2025Q Tour - Event 5 Stuart Carrington4–2
Team finals: 1
Outcome No. Year Championship Team/partner Opponent in the final ScoreRunner-up 1. 2014 World Mixed Doubles Championship Wendy Jans Ben Woollaston Yana Shut 0–3
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