Jenson Kendrick (born 3 February 2001) is an English snooker player. He turned professional at the start of the 2022/2023 season. He earned a two-year tour card after defeating Haydon Pinhey 4–1 in the final round of the third 2022 Q School event.
| Born | 3 February 2001[1] |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  England |
| Nickname | The Stoke Storm[2] |
| Professional | 2022–present |
| Highest ranking | 90 (April 2024) |
| Current ranking | 103 (as of 8 April 2024) |
| Best ranking finish | Last 32 (2023 English Open) |
Career edit
2022/2023 season edit
At the first ranking tournament, the Championship League, Kendrick played two draws, losing only one match and finishing 3rd in his round robin group. However, at all three following ranking events he lost in the qualification round.
2023/2024 season edit
For much of the season, Kendrick struggled to produce many good results, leaving his tour card in jeopardy. However, in qualifying for the 2024 Snooker World Championship, Kendrick came from the first round, beating Bai Yulu 10-7 in the first round, Ben Woollaston 10-8 in the second, and Jordan Brown 10-5 in the third, to put himself one match away from appearing at the Crucible and retaining his tour card. On Judgement Day, he took a 5-4 lead over China's Lyu Haotian, and later 7-6, but missed out on qualification after a 10-7 defeat. This defeat saw Kendrick unfortunately lose his tour card.
Performance and rankings timeline edit
| Tournament | 2015/ 16 |
2016/ 17 |
2017/ 18 |
2018/ 19 |
2022/ 23 |
2023/ 24 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking[nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | 96 | |||
| Ranking tournaments | |||||||||
| Championship League | Non-Ranking Event | RR | RR | ||||||
| European Masters | NH | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | |||
| British Open | Tournament Not Held | LQ | LQ | ||||||
| English Open | NH | A | A | A | LQ | 2R | |||
| Wuhan Open | Tournament Not Held | LQ | |||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | NH | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | |||
| International Championship | A | A | A | A | NH | LQ | |||
| UK Championship | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | |||
| Shoot Out | NR | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | |||
| Scottish Open | NH | A | A | A | LQ | 1R | |||
| World Grand Prix | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||
| German Masters | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | |||
| Welsh Open | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | |||
| Players Championship[nb 4] | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||
| World Open | A | A | A | A | NH | 1R | |||
| Tour Championship | Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||
| World Championship | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | |||
| Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||
| Paul Hunter Classic | MR | A | LQ | LQ | Not Held | ||||
| Gibraltar Open | MR | LQ | LQ | LQ | Not Held | ||||
| WST Classic | Tournament Not Held | 1R | NH | ||||||
| Former non-ranking tournaments | |||||||||
| Six-red World Championship | A | A | A | 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. | |||
Career finals edit
Amateur finals: 3 (2 titles) edit
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2018 | Challenge Tour – Event 7 | Joel Walker
|
0–3 |
| Winner | 1. | 2019 | English Under-18 Championship | Hamim Hussain
|
6–0 |
| Winner | 2. | 2021 | EPSB Open Series - Breakers - Event 2 | Luke Simmonds
|
3–1 |
References edit
- ^ Player portrait at WST
- ^ "Jenson Kendrick". World Snooker Tour. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
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