Wayne Jones (snooker player) Wayne Jones (snooker player) Wayne Jones (born December 24, 1959) is a former Welsh professional snooker player. Despite never breaking into the top 16, he reached the last 16 and quarter-finals of many ranking events. His most notable run was to the final of the 1989 Classic with victories over the likes of Jimmy White, where he lost to Doug Mountjoy 11–13, despite at one stage leading 11–9. He qualified for the World Championship on four occasions, but only ever progressed beyond the first round once, in 1989, with a 10–9 victory over Neal Foulds, but was beaten 13–3 by
Eugene Hughes (snooker player) to reigning champion Joe Johnson 9–10 in 1987 . He reached (and lost) six Irish Professional Championship semi-finals between 1982 and 1989. Hughes left the professional game in 1998, to become an amateur snooker player once again. He has had some success in the amateur game since then, winning the Irish Over-40s title in 2007. He also remains active in billiards, winning the Irish title for the eighth time in 2008. He is now resident in Baltinglass Co. Wicklow. Eugene Hughes (snooker player) Eugene Hughes (born 4 November 1955) is an Irish snooker player. He reached his highest professional World