{{short description|Welsh snooker player (born 2001)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox snooker player |name = Jackson Page | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2001|8|8|df=yes}} | birth_place = Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent | Sport country = {{WAL}} | Professional = 2019–present | High ranking = 32 (March 2026) | Official maximums = 2 | Best finish = Runner-up (2024 Championship League) | World champ = }} '''Jackson Page''' (born 8 August 2001) is a Welsh professional snooker player from Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent. As an amateur, he was European U-21 champion, Under-18 World Snooker Champion, and Under-18 European Snooker Champion.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://snookerhq.com/2019/02/22/jackson-page-wins-european-under-21-championship/|title = Jackson Page Wins European Under-21 Championship|date = 22 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ibsf.info/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=530:jackson-wins-his-maiden-world-title&Itemid=387 | title=Jackson wins his maiden world title | date=20 August 2016 | publisher=IBSF | access-date=11 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Page wins European Under-18 title|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page-wins-european-18-title/|website=World Snooker|date=9 March 2017|access-date=9 March 2017}}</ref> He turned professional in the 2019–20 snooker season and made his Crucible debut at the 2022 World Snooker Championship, losing 3–13 in the last 16 to his mentor and practice partner Mark Williams. He reached his first ranking final at the 2024 Championship League but lost 1–3 to Ali Carter. While playing Allan Taylor in the 2025 World Championship qualifiers, he became the first player to make two maximum breaks in the same match.
==Career== In February 2016, Page entered the 2016 EBSA European Under-18 Snooker Championship as the number 13 seed and advanced to the final where he was defeated 2–5 by fellow countryman Tyler Rees.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.welshsnooker.com/news/463/ebsa-2016---under-18s-championships---finals | title=EBSA 2016 - UNDER 18S CHAMPIONSHIPS - FINALS | publisher=Welsh Snooker | access-date=11 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ebsa.tv/index.php/k2/item/749-marathon-man-rees-king-of-europe | title=Marathon Man Rees King Of Europe | publisher=European Billiards & Snooker Association | access-date=11 October 2016 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160213215828/http://www.ebsa.tv/index.php/k2/item/749-marathon-man-rees-king-of-europe | archive-date=13 February 2016 }}</ref> Later that year, Page competed in the 2016 IBSF World Under-18 Snooker Championship where he again advanced to the final and defeated the number 1 seed Yun Fung Tam 5–4.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.welshsnooker.com/news/544/ibsf---world-under-18s-result | title=IBSF - WORLD UNDER 18S RESULT | publisher=Welsh Snooker | access-date=11 October 2016}}</ref>
At the age of 15, Page was awarded a wildcard to the 2017 Welsh Open. In the first round, he beat Jason Weston 4–3 on a re-spotted black.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/wales/38963289 | title=Jackson Page, 15, beats Jason Weston in first round | work=BBC Sport | access-date=14 February 2017}}</ref> In the second round, he defeated John Astley by the same scoreline to reach the round of 32, before losing 0–4 to Judd Trump.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/wales/38984875 | title=Jackson Page: 15-year old schoolboy progresses to third round of Welsh Open | work=BBC Sport | access-date=15 February 2017}}</ref> In the qualifiers for the 2017 World Championship he was edged out 9–10 on the final pink by Martin O'Donnell in the first round.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/wales/39525106.app|title=Jackson Page: Welsh teenager beaten in World Championship qualifiers|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=15 April 2017}}</ref>
Page turned professional in 2019 after winning the EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championships in Israel.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Jackson Page |url=https://wpbsa.com/player/jackson-page/ |access-date=2022-05-07 |website=WPBSA |language=en-GB}}</ref> His best results from his first two seasons on the tour were reaching the last 16 of the September 2020 European Masters, where he was whitewashed 0–5 by Trump, and the last 32 of the 2020 Scottish Open, where he lost 1–4 to his mentor and practice partner Mark Williams. He was relegated from the main professional tour after losing 5–6 to Kacper Filipiak in the 2021 World Championship qualifiers.<ref name=":0" /> However, he quickly regained his professional standing, defeating Michael Georgiou at the 2021 Q School to win another two-year tour card.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-06-02 |title=Jackson Page Among First Q School Graduates |url=https://snookerhq.com/2021/06/02/jackson-page-among-first-q-school-graduates/ |access-date=2022-05-07 |website=SnookerHQ |language=en-GB}}</ref> He reached the last 16 of the 2021 Northern Ireland Open, but lost 3–4 to Ricky Walden despite having led 3–2.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hungness |first=Carl |date=2021-10-15 |title=Northern Ireland Open: Quarter-Finals Draw and Preview |url=https://snookerhq.com/2021/10/15/northern-ireland-open-quarter-finals-draw-preview/ |access-date=2022-05-07 |website=SnookerHQ |language=en-GB}}</ref>
In the 2022 World Snooker Championship qualifying rounds, Page won four matches, defeating opponents including Joe Perry and David Grace, to reach the main stage of the tournament. He made his Crucible debut against former world finalist Barry Hawkins and won his first-round match 10–7, making back-to-back total clearances of 128 and 135 in the final two frames.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-17 |title=New Chapter For Brilliant Page |url=https://wst.tv/new-chapter-for-brilliant-page/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417223002/https://wst.tv/new-chapter-for-brilliant-page/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2022 |access-date=2022-05-07 |website=World Snooker |language=en-US}}</ref> In the second round, Page again faced Williams, but lost the first seven frames and went on to a 3–13 defeat, losing the match with a session to spare. Williams made six centuries in the match.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-22 |title=Williams Makes Six Centuries In Page Rout |url=https://wst.tv/williams-makes-six-centuries-in-page-rout/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422123030/https://wst.tv/williams-makes-six-centuries-in-page-rout/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 April 2022 |access-date=2022-05-07 |website=World Snooker}}</ref>
In April 2025, Page became the first player to make two maximum breaks in the same match, during his win over Allan Taylor in the qualifiers for the 2025 World Championship. He won a £147,000 bonus on offer that season for making two maximums across the Triple Crown events and the Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Tour |first=World Snooker |title=Page makes history to claim maximum bonus |url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2025/april/14/page-makes-history-to-claim-maximum-bonus/ |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=World Snooker Tour |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/articles/c86j0jj6nyvo|title=Page makes history with two 147s in one match|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=15 April 2025}}</ref>
==Performance and rankings timeline== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;" ! Tournament ! 2016/<br/>17 ! 2017/<br/>18 ! 2018/<br/>19 ! 2019/<br/>20 ! 2020/<br/>21 ! 2021/<br/>22 ! 2022/<br/>23 ! 2023/<br/>24 ! 2024/<br/>25 ! 2025/<br/>26 ! 2026/<br/>27 |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Ranking<ref group="nb">It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.</ref> |align="center"|<ref group="nb" name="AMA">He was an amateur</ref> |align="center"|<ref group="nb" name="AMA"/> |align="center"|<ref group="nb" name="AMA"/> |align="center"|<ref group="nb" name="UR">New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking</ref> |align="center"|72 |align="center"|<ref group="nb" name="QS">Players qualified through Q School started the season without ranking points</ref> |align="center"|66 |align="center"|46 |align="center"|45 |align="center"|36 |align="center"|35 |- |colspan="30"|'''Ranking tournaments''' |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Championship League |align="center" colspan="4" style="color:#555555;"|Non-Ranking Event |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR |align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR | |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|China Open |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" colspan="7" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held | |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Wuhan Open |align="center" colspan="7" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R | |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|British Open |align="center" colspan="5" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R | |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|English Open |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF | |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Xi'an Grand Prix |align="center" colspan="8" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R | |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Northern Ireland Open |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R | |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|International Championship |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ | |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|UK Championship |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ | |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Shoot Out |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF | |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Scottish Open |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R | |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|German Masters |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ | |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Welsh Open |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R | |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|World Grand Prix |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ | |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Players Championship |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ | |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|World Open |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R | |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Tour Championship |align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ | |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|World Championship |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ | |- |colspan="30"|'''Non-ranking tournaments''' |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Championship League |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR | |- |colspan="30"|'''Former ranking tournaments''' |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Indian Open |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" colspan="10" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Paul Hunter Classic |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|4R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR |align="center" colspan="10" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Riga Masters |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" colspan="10" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|China Championship |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" colspan="10" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|WST Pro Series |align="center" colspan="4" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|RR |align="center" colspan="10" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Turkish Masters |align="center" colspan="5" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" colspan="10" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Gibraltar Open |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" colspan="10" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|WST Classic |align="center" colspan="6" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|4R |align="center" colspan="10" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|European Masters |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|4R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Saudi Arabia Masters |align="center" colspan="8" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH |- |colspan="30"|'''Former non-ranking tournaments''' |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Six-red World Championship |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" colspan="10" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |- |style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Haining Open |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" colspan="10" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |} {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:78%;" |- ! colspan="6"|Performance Table Legend |- | align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30"|LQ | lost in the qualifying draw | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|#R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament<br />(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) | align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF | lost in the quarter-finals |- | align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF | lost in the semi-finals | align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F | lost in the final | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|'''W''' | won the tournament |- | align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30"|DNQ | did not qualify for the tournament | align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30"|A | did not participate in the tournament | align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30"|WD | withdrew from the tournament |} {|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" |- | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|NH / Not Held || means an event was not held. |- | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|NR / Non-Ranking Event || means an event is/was no longer a ranking event. |- | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|R / Ranking Event || means an event is/was a ranking event. |- | style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|MR / Minor-Ranking Event || means an event is/was a minor-ranking event. |} {{Reflist|group=nb}}
==Career finals== ===Ranking finals: 1=== {| class="wikitable sortable" !width="80" |Outcome !width="20" |No. !width="50" |Year !width="250"|Championship !width="200"|Opponent in the final !width="100"|Score |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 1. |2024 |Championship League |{{flagicon|ENG}} Ali Carter |1–3 |}
===Amateur finals: 8 (5 titles)=== {| class="sortable wikitable" !width="80"| Outcome !width="20"| No. !width="50"| Year !width="250"| Championship !width="200"| Opponent in the final !width="100"| Score |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 1. | 2016 | {{nowrap|European Under-18 Championship}} | {{flagicon|WAL}} {{sortname|Tyler|Rees}} | 2–5 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 1. | 2016 | {{nowrap|World Under-18 Championship}} | {{flagicon|HKG}} {{sort|Tam|Yun Fung Tam}} | 5–4 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 2. | 2017 | {{nowrap|European Under-18 Championship}} | {{flagicon|ISR}} Amir Nardeia | 5–3 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 2. | 2017 | {{nowrap|European Under-21 Championship}} | {{flagicon|SUI}} {{sortname|Alexander|Ursenbacher}} | 4–6 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 3. | 2018 | {{nowrap|European Under-18 Championship}} <small>(2)</small> | {{flagicon|AUT}} Florian Nüßle | 5–3 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 4. | 2018 | {{nowrap|Welsh Amateur Championship}} | {{flagicon|WAL}} Ian Sargeant | 8–1 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 3. | 2018 | Challenge Tour – Event 3 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Barry Pinches | 2–3 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 5. | 2019 | {{nowrap|European Under-21 Championship}} | {{flagicon|IRL}} Ross Bulman | 5–1 |}
==References== {{Reflist|2}}
==External links== {{portal|Cue sports}} * {{WPBSA player}} * {{WST player}} * {{Snooker.org player}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Page, Jackson}} Category:2001 births Category:Living people Category:Welsh snooker players Category:Sportspeople from Ebbw Vale Category:21st-century Welsh sportsmen