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
2007 Welsh Open (snooker) seed with World Champion Graeme Dott seeded 2. The remaining places were allocated to players based on the world rankings. Qualifying for the tournament took place between 6 and 8 January 2007 at Pontins in Prestatyn, Wales. 2007 Welsh Open (snooker) The 2007 Welsh Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 12 and 18 February at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales. Shaun Murphy became the first player to compile four consecutive century breaks in a best of 9 match against Jamie Cope. Stephen Lee was the defending champion, but he lost his last 32 match