Julien Leclercq (born 3 February 2003) is a Belgian professional snooker player.
| Born | 3 February 2003 Crisnée, Liège, Belgium[1] |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  Belgium |
| Nickname | The Belgian Beast[2] |
| Professional | 2022–present |
| Highest ranking | 62 (July 2023) |
| Current ranking | 67 (as of 8 April 2024) |
| Best ranking finish | Final (2023 Snooker Shoot Out) |
Leclercq turned professional in 2022 after winning the Q Tour Playoff and gained a two-year tour card for the 2022–23 and 2023–24 snooker seasons.[3]
Performance and rankings timeline edit
| Tournament | 2020/ 21 |
2022/ 23 |
2023/ 24 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking | [nb 1] | [nb 2] | 68 | ||||||
| Ranking tournaments | |||||||||
| Championship League | A | RR | RR | ||||||
| European Masters | A | LQ | LQ | ||||||
| British Open | NH | LQ | 2R | ||||||
| English Open | A | 1R | 1R | ||||||
| Wuhan Open | Not Held | LQ | |||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | A | 1R | 1R | ||||||
| International Championship | Not Held | LQ | |||||||
| UK Championship | A | LQ | LQ | ||||||
| Shoot Out | A | F | 2R | ||||||
| Scottish Open | A | LQ | 1R | ||||||
| World Grand Prix | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||
| German Masters | A | LQ | 3R | ||||||
| Welsh Open | A | 2R | 1R | ||||||
| Players Championship | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||
| World Open | Not Held | LQ | |||||||
| Tour Championship | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||
| World Championship | LQ | LQ | LQ | ||||||
| Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||
| WST Classic | NH | 1R | 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. | |||
Career finals edit
Ranking finals: 1 edit
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent(s) in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 2023 | Snooker Shoot Out |  Chris Wakelin
|
0–1 |
Team finals: 2 (1 title) edit
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Team/Partner | Opponent(s) in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 2021[4] | European Team Snooker Championships | Belgium 1 Kevin Hanssens |
 Wales 1Elfed Evans Darren Morgan |
5–2 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2022[5] | European Team Snooker Championships | Belgium 1 Kevin Hanssens |
 Poland 1Mateusz Baranowski Antoni Kowalski |
3–5 |
Amateur finals: 4 (1 title) edit
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 2021 | EBSA European Under-18 Championship | Ben Mertens
|
3–4 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2021 | EBSA European Under-21 Championship | Dylan Emery
|
2–5 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 2022 | Q Tour - Event 3 | Sean O'Sullivan
|
2–5 |
| Winner | 1. | 2022 | Q Tour - Play-Off | Alex Clenshaw
|
5–2 |
References edit
- ^ A.R. "Julien Leclercq enfin professionnel: "Je suis aux anges"". lavenir.net (in French). Archived from the original on 2022-12-13. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
- ^ "Julien Leclercq". World Snooker Tour. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "Leclercq wins Q Tour Play-off". WST. 11 March 2022. Archived from the original on May 10, 2022.
- ^ "European Team Snooker Championships Men - Albufeira / Portugal 2021". esnooker.pl.
- ^ "European Team Snooker Championships Men - Shengjin / Albania 2022". esnooker.pl.
