Jimmy Robertson (snooker player)
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Robertson at the 2015 German Masters
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| Born |
3 May 1986 Bexhill-on-Sea, England |
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| Sport country |
 England
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| Nickname | Robbo, J-Rob |
| Professional | 2002/2003, 2009– |
| Highest ranking | 34 (May–October 2016) |
| Current ranking | 36 (as of 18 December 2016) |
| Career winnings | £256,944 |
| Highest break | 142(2013 China Open WC Round) |
| Century breaks | 89 |
| Best ranking finish | Last 16 (2015 International Championship) |
Jimmy Robertson (born 3 May 1986) is an English professional snooker player.
He was on the main tour for 2002/2003 where he was the youngest player on the tour. He qualified for the main tour again in 2007/2008, by becoming the number One Ranked English Amateur, through winning the EASB (English Governing Body) pro-Ticket Tour Rankings.
Robertson also won the EASB Pro-Ticket tour for a second time in April 2009, to finish as England's Number one Amateur for the second time, which guaranteed him a place on the World Snookers main Professional tour for the third time for the 2009/10 season. He also added the English Amateur Championships to his portfolio of victories, by beating David Craggs 9–8.
His third return to the professional main tour ranks in 2009/10, saw him rise up the ranks, to number 63 in the world. He got off to a terrific start in the first event, the Shanghai Masters, where he won his first three qualifiers, and then faced former world champion Graeme Dott. Despite taking a 4–1 lead, Robertson lost 4–5.
In the 2010/11, Robertson continued to rise up the rankings. He also qualified for the main draw of a ranking event for the first time, at the 2011 World Snooker Championship. He defeated Xiao Guodong, Tony Drago, and former world champion Ken Doherty to qualify for his Crucible debut. He won the first frame of his first round match against Mark Selby only to lose the next match 10–1.
Robertson qualified for one ranking event in the 2011/2012 season, the World Open, thanks to wins over Andrew Norman, Ken Doherty and Rory McLeod, before seeing off amateur Zhou Yuelong in the wildcard round at the event in Haikou, China. In the first round of the event proper he played Mark Allen and was beaten 1–5, with the Northern Irishman later going on to win the tournament. Robertson reached the semi-finals of Event 7 of the minor-ranking Players Tour Championship series, where he lost 0–4 to Matthew Stevens. He played in 11 out of 12 of these events, also picking up a last 16 finish in Event 4 to be placed 31st on the PTC Order of Merit, just outside the top 24 who made the Finals. Robertson finished the season ranked world number 55, inside the top 64 who automatically retained their places for the 2012/2013 season.
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