Himanshu Dinesh Jain (born 6 September 1991) is an Indian former professional snooker player.[1]

Himanshu Jain
Born (1991-09-06) 6 September 1991 (age 32)
Telangana, India
Sport country India
Professional2022–2024
Highest ranking93 (June 2023)
Best ranking finishLast 64 (2022 Scottish Open)

Jain turned professional as one of the two qualifiers from the second Asia & Oceania event of the 2022 Q School, earning a two-year tour card for the 2022–23 and 2023–24 snooker seasons.[2] He became the fifth Indian to make an entry into the professional circuit and the first to do so via qualification rather than their Asian or World Championship ranking.[3]

Performance and rankings timeline

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Tournament 2018/
19
2022/
23
2023/
24
Ranking [nb 1] [nb 2] 93
Ranking tournaments
Championship League NR RR RR
European Masters A WD LQ
British Open NH LQ LQ
English Open A LQ LQ
Wuhan Open Not Held LQ
Northern Ireland Open A LQ LQ
International Championship A NH LQ
UK Championship A LQ A
Shoot Out A 1R 1R
Scottish Open A 1R LQ
World Grand Prix DNQ DNQ DNQ
German Masters A LQ LQ
Welsh Open A LQ LQ
Players Championship DNQ DNQ DNQ
World Open A NH LQ
Tour Championship DNQ DNQ DNQ
World Championship A LQ LQ
Former ranking tournaments
Indian Open LQ Not Held
WST Classic NH 1R NH
Former non-ranking tournaments
Six-red World Championship A LQ NH
Performance Table Legend
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
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.
PA / Pro-am Event means an event is/was a pro-am event.
  1. ^ He was an amateur
  2. ^ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking

References

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  1. ^ "Himanshu Jain". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 13 June 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Poomjaeng Earn Tour Return". WST. 11 June 2022. Archived from the original on 11 June 2022.
  3. ^ Subrahmanyam, V. V. (12 June 2022). "Himanshu Jain qualifies for Pro Circuit World Snooker Tour, creates history". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
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