Jason Weston (born 11 January 1971 in Portsmouth) is an English former professional snooker player. He competed on the main tour between 1991 and 1997 and intermittently until 2003, at one point being ranked the world number 90.
After entering the 2015 Q School, Weston regained his professional status for the 2015–16 season after a twelve-year absence.
Career Weston, first turned professional at the start of the 1991–92 season, in a season which he reached the semi-final of the Benson & Hedges Satellite Championship, losing to future World Champion Ken Doherty, an event which the winner gain entry as a wildcard to the Masters. Weston qualified for the 1992 British Open in Derby, losing to Eddie Charlton in the last 32. However he then struggled to match these season and had an on-off career on the main tour, before ending to his career in 2003 after suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome.
During the 2014–15 season Weston returned to competition snooker at the pro-am 2015 Gdynia Open.
Weston entered the 2015 Q School at which eight two-year professional tour cards were on offer. Weston was successful in the second event with wins over Corey Deuel, Owais Ali, Simon Dent, Matthew Day, Joe Roberts and Kuldesh Johal 4–2 in the quarter final ensured his place of the World Snooker Tour for the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons. Weston only won 4 matches (including one walkover) during the 2015/16 season, all at the minor-ranking European Tour events. The following season was even worse, as his only win came at the single-frame Shoot-Out event. As a result, Weston was relegated from the tour.
Performance and rankings timeline Tournament 1991/92 1992/93 1993/94 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 RankingFrom the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.98118102111123He was an amateur.123131115 Ranking tournaments Riga MastersThe event was called the Riga Open (2014/2015–2015/2016) Tournament Not Held Minor-Rank.LQ Indian OpenTournament Not HeldANHLQ World OpenThe event was called the Grand Prix (2008/2009–2009/2010) and the Haikou World Open (2011/2012–2013/2014) LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ A LQ A LQ NR DNQ LQ Paul Hunter Classic Tournament Not Held Minor-Rank.1R Shanghai Masters Tournament Not Held A LQ LQ European MastersThe event was called the Malta Cup (2004/2005–2007/2008) LQ2R LQ LQ LQ LQ NH LQ Not Held A LQ Not Held LQ English Open Tournament Not Held1R International Championship Tournament Not Held A LQ LQ Northern Ireland Open Tournament Not Held1R UK Championship LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ1R LQ LQ A LQ A LQ A1R1R Scottish OpenThe event run under different names as International Open (1992/1993–1996/1997) NH LQ LQ LQ LQ1R A LQ A LQ A LQ Not Held1R German MastersThe event run under different name as German Open (1995/1996–1997/1998) Not Held LQ LQ LQ NR Tournament Not Held A LQ LQ World Grand Prix Tournament Not Held NR A DNQ Welsh Open LQ1R LQ1R LQ LQ LQ LQ A LQ A LQ A1R1R Shoot-OutTournament Not HeldNon-ranking Event2R Gibraltar Open Tournament Not HeldMR1R Tournament Not Held DNQ DNQ DNQ China OpenThe event run under different name as China International (1997/1998–1998/1999) Tournament Not Held NR LQ A LQ A NH A LQ LQ World Championship LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ A LQ LQ Non-ranking tournaments The Masters LQ LQ A WD A LQ LQ A LQ LQ LQ LQ A A A Former ranking tournaments Classic LQ Tournament Not Held Strachan OpenThe event run under different name as Strachan Challenge (1992/1993–1993/1994) LQMRNR Tournament Not Held Dubai ClassicThe event run under different names as Thailand Classic (1995/1996) and Asian Classic (1996/1997) LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ Tournament Not Held Thailand MastersThe event run under different names as Asian Open (1991/1992–1992/1993) and Thailand Open (1993/1994–1996/1997) WD LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ A LQ A A A NR Not Held British Open2R LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ A LQ A LQ Tournament Not Held Irish Masters Non-Ranking Event LQ Not Held Australian Goldfields OpenThe event run under different names as Australian Open (1994/1995) and Australian Masters (1995/1996) Tournament Not Held NR Not Held ALQNH Shoot-Out Tournament Not Held A ARV Performance Table LegendLQ 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-finalsSF lost in the semi-finalsF lost in the finalW won the tournamentDNQ did not qualify for the tournamentA did not participate in the tournamentWD withdrew from the tournamentDQ disqualified from the tournament NH / Not Held event was not held.NR / Non-Ranking Event event is/was no longer a ranking event.R / Ranking Event event is/was a ranking event.MR / Minor-Ranking Event event is/was a minor-ranking event.
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