Julien Leclercq (snooker player)
 Leclercq at German Masters in 2026 | |
| Born | 3 February 2003 Crisnée, Liège, Belgium[1] |
|---|---|
| Sport country | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
| Nickname | The Belgian Beast[2] |
| Professional | 2022–present |
| Highest ranking | 62 (July 2023) |
| Current ranking | 109 (as of 29 August 2026) |
| Best ranking finish | Runner-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]
Leclercq is one of the tallest snooker players on the professional circuit at 197 centimetres (6'6") and goes by the nickname "The Belgian Beast".
Performance and rankings timeline
| Tournament | 2020/ 21 |
2022/ 23 |
2023/ 24 |
2024/ 25 |
2025/ 26 |
2026/ 27 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking[nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | 68 | [nb 4] | 77 | [nb 4] | |||
| Ranking tournaments | |||||||||
| Championship League | A | RR | RR | RR | RR | RR | |||
| China Open | Tournament Not Held | LQ | |||||||
| Wuhan Open | Not Held | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | ||||
| British Open | NH | LQ | 2R | LQ | LQ | LQ | |||
| English Open | A | 1R | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | |||
| Shenzhen Open[nb 5] | Not Held | 1R | LQ | LQ | |||||
| Northern Ireland Open | A | 1R | 1R | LQ | LQ | ||||
| International Championship | Not Held | LQ | LQ | LQ | |||||
| UK Championship | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | ||||
| Shoot Out | A | F | 2R | 1R | 3R | ||||
| Scottish Open | A | LQ | 1R | 1R | LQ | ||||
| German Masters | A | LQ | 3R | LQ | 1R | ||||
| Welsh Open | A | 2R | 1R | LQ | 1R | ||||
| World Grand Prix | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
| Players Championship | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
| World Open | Not Held | LQ | LQ | 1R | |||||
| Tour Championship | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
| World Championship | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | ||||
| Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||
| WST Classic | NH | 1R | Tournament Not Held | ||||||
| European Masters | A | LQ | LQ | Not Held | |||||
| Saudi Arabia Masters | Not Held | 2R | 3R | NH | |||||
| 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 | |||
Career finals
Ranking finals: 1
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent(s) in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 2023 | Snooker Shoot Out |  Chris Wakelin |
0–1 |
Team finals: 2 (1 title)
| 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 1Elfed Evans Darren Morgan |
5–2 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2022[5] | European Team Snooker Championships | Belgium 1 Kevin Hanssens |
 Poland 1Mateusz Baranowski Antoni Kowalski |
3–5 |
Amateur finals: 4 (1 title)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 2021 | EBSA European Under-18 Championship | Ben Mertens |
3–4 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2021 | EBSA European Under-21 Championship | Dylan Emery |
2–5 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 2022 | Q Tour - Event 3 | Sean O'Sullivan |
2–5 |
| Winner | 1. | 2022 | Q Tour - Play-Off | Alex Clenshaw |
5–2 |
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Julien Leclercq". World Snooker Tour. Archived from the original on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ↑ "Leclercq wins Q Tour Play-off". WST. 11 March 2022. Archived from the original on May 10, 2022.
- ↑ "European Team Snooker Championships Men - Albufeira / Portugal 2021". esnooker.pl.
- ↑ "European Team Snooker Championships Men - Shengjin / Albania 2022". esnooker.pl.
External links
- Julien Leclercq at WPBSA
- Julien Leclercq at WPBSA SnookerScores
- Julien Leclercq at the World Snooker Tour
- Julien Leclercq at Snooker.org