Justin Astley

Justin Astley (born 20 May 1983) is an English snooker player.

Career

Astley was a professional player in 2001 and participated in the 2002/03 season for the first time to the qualifications to tournaments of the snooker main tour part. However, he suffered some Erstrundenniederlagen. The most successful, it ran to the highlight of the season at the World Snooker Championship in 2003 when he won two games and only in the round of last 80 succumbed against Mark Selby.

He managed to return to the main tour season 2005/ 06 on 3rd place on the Challenge Tour 2004/05. Nevertheless, he had to leave the end of the season pro tour and played from then on the Pontin's International Open Series; the successor to the Challenge Tour. The best results of the season for him were pulling into the round of last 64 in the Welsh Open and China Open.

He reached in the seasons 2006 /07 to 2008/09 places 20, 21 and 39 In the 2009/10 season, however, he landed at No. 7, which he could again qualify for the main tour for the following season. He missed it but again, in the longer term to establish on the professional tour. After all, he succeeded to the Players Tour Championship twice reaching the round of last 32

Again, as an amateur, he played a convincing qualification for World Snooker Championship 2012, he won four games. ; among other things, against Tony Drago and failed only in the round of last 64 Liang Wenbo against.