Julien Leclercq (snooker player)

Julien Leclercq
Born (2003-02-03) 3 February 2003 (age 22)
Crisnée, Liège, Belgium[1]
Sport country Belgium
NicknameThe Belgian Beast[2]
Professional2022–present
Highest ranking62 (July 2023)
Current ranking 78 (as of 18 August 2025)
Best ranking finishRunner-up (2023 Shoot Out)

Julien Leclercq (born 3 February 2003) is a Belgian professional snooker player.

Leclercq turned professional in 2022 after winning the Q Tour Playoff and gained a two-year tour card for the 2022–23 and 2023–24 snooker seasons.[3]

Performance and rankings timeline

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Tournament 2020/
21
2022/
23
2023/
24
2024/
25
2025/
26
Ranking[nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 3] 68 [nb 4] 77
Ranking tournaments
Championship League A RR RR RR RR
Saudi Arabia Masters Not Held 2R 3R
Wuhan Open Not Held LQ LQ LQ
English Open A 1R 1R LQ
British Open NH LQ 2R LQ LQ
Xi'an Grand Prix Not Held 1R
Northern Ireland Open A 1R 1R LQ
International Championship Not Held LQ LQ
UK Championship A LQ LQ LQ
Shoot Out A F 2R 1R
Scottish Open A LQ 1R 1R
German Masters A LQ 3R LQ
World Grand Prix DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
Players Championship DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
Welsh Open A 2R 1R LQ
World Open Not Held LQ LQ
Tour Championship DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
World Championship LQ LQ LQ LQ
Former ranking tournaments
WST Classic NH 1R Not Held
European Masters A LQ LQ Not Held
Performance Table Legend
LQ 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-finals
SF lost in the semi-finals F lost in the final W won the tournament
DNQ did not qualify for the tournament A did not participate in the tournament WD withdrew from the tournament
NH / Not Held means an event was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Event means an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Event means an event is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Event means an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
PA / Pro-am Event means an event is/was a pro-am event.
  1. ^ It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
  2. ^ He was an amateur
  3. ^ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking
  4. ^ Players qualified One Year Ranking List started the season without ranking points

Career finals

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Ranking finals: 1

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Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent(s) in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 2023 Snooker Shoot Out England Chris Wakelin 0–1

Team finals: 2 (1 title)

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Outcome No. Year Championship Team/Partner Opponent(s) in the final Score
Winner 1. 2021[4] European Team Snooker Championships  Belgium 1
Kevin Hanssens
 Wales 1
Elfed Evans
Darren Morgan
5–2
Runner-up 1. 2022[5] European Team Snooker Championships  Belgium 1
Kevin Hanssens
 Poland 1
Mateusz Baranowski
Antoni Kowalski
3–5

Amateur finals: 4 (1 title)

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Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 2021 EBSA European Under-18 Championship Belgium Ben Mertens 3–4
Runner-up 2. 2021 EBSA European Under-21 Championship Wales Dylan Emery 2–5
Runner-up 3. 2022 Q Tour - Event 3 England Sean O'Sullivan 2–5
Winner 1. 2022 Q Tour - Play-Off England Alex Clenshaw 5–2

References

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  1. ^ A.R. "Julien Leclercq enfin professionnel: "Je suis aux anges"". lavenir.net (in French). Archived from the original on 2022-12-13. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
  2. ^ "Julien Leclercq". World Snooker Tour. Archived from the original on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Leclercq wins Q Tour Play-off". WST. 11 March 2022. Archived from the original on May 10, 2022.
  4. ^ "European Team Snooker Championships Men - Albufeira / Portugal 2021". esnooker.pl.
  5. ^ "European Team Snooker Championships Men - Shengjin / Albania 2022". esnooker.pl.
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