Jack Lisowski

Jack Lisowski (born 25 June 1991) is an English professional snooker player. He turned professional in 2010, by finishing first in the 2009/2010 PIOS rankings.

Career

Amateur years

He was runner-up to Mitchell Mann in the 2007 Junior Pot Black.

In the 2008/2009 season he was runner-up in the sixth event of International Open Series to Xiao Guodong, and finished 23rd in the rankings. In 2009 Lisowski was awarded the inaugural Paul Hunter Scholarship, which would allow him to practise with professional players. At the time he was suffering from cancer, and was in remission from Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Overcoming his illness Lisowski competed in the PIOS for the 2009/2010 season. He won the first and eighth event of the International Open Series and finished first in the rankings and so received a place on the 2010/2011 professional Main Tour.

2010/2011 season

In June 2010 Lisowski joined Romford-based snooker academy Grove Leisure.

After a series of early exits from main tour events, he reached the final of Event 3 of the Players Tour Championship, winning six matches including a 4–3 win over Mark Selby in the semi-final, where he came back from 1–3 down. In the final he lost 0–4 to Tom Ford. Lisowski qualified for 2011 German Masters, 2011 Welsh Open and 2011 Players Tour Championship Grand Finals. At the end of season he climbed to 52nd in the world ranking in his first professional season, the highest of any of the debutants. Lisowski was awarded the Rookie of the Year Award at the World Snooker Annual Award Ceremony.