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Scott Donaldson

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Scott Donaldson

Scott Donaldson (born 19 March 1994) is a Scottish professional snooker player. Donaldson turned professional in 2012 after winning the 2012 EBSA European Snooker Championship and gained a two-year tour card for the 2012–13 and 2013–14 snooker seasons. He reached his first ranking event semi-final at the 2017 Welsh Open. His first professional tournament win came at the non-ranking 2019–20 Championship League. Donaldson practises at Locarno Snooker Club in Edinburgh.

Infobox

Born
(1994-03-19) 19 March 1994 (age 31)Perth, Scotland
Sport country
Scotland
Nickname
The Perthshire Potting Prince
Professional
2012–present
Highest ranking
22 (February 2020)
Current ranking
52 (as of 9 November 2025)
Century breaks
101 (as of 4 December 2025)
Best ranking finish
Semi-final (x4)

Tables

· Performance and rankings timeline
Ranking
Ranking
Tournament
Ranking
2013/14
89
2015/16
93
2017/18
65
2018/19
58
2019/20
35
2020/21
23
2021/22
34
2022/23
46
2023/24
52
2024/25
51
2025/26
55
Ranking tournaments
Ranking tournaments
Tournament
Ranking tournaments
Championship League
Championship League
Tournament
Championship League
2011/12
Non-Ranking Event
2012/13
2R
2013/14
RR
2014/15
RR
2015/16
RR
2016/17
3R
2017/18
RR
Saudi Arabia Masters
Saudi Arabia Masters
Tournament
Saudi Arabia Masters
2011/12
Tournament Not Held
2012/13
6R
2013/14
2R
Wuhan Open
Wuhan Open
Tournament
Wuhan Open
2011/12
Tournament Not Held
2012/13
1R
2013/14
LQ
2014/15
2R
English Open
English Open
Tournament
English Open
2011/12
Tournament Not Held
2012/13
2R
2013/14
1R
2014/15
1R
2015/16
1R
2016/17
1R
2017/18
1R
2018/19
2R
2019/20
1R
2020/21
LQ
2021/22
1R
British Open
British Open
Tournament
British Open
2011/12
Tournament Not Held
2012/13
2R
2013/14
LQ
2014/15
3R
2015/16
LQ
2016/17
1R
Xi'an Grand Prix
Xi'an Grand Prix
Tournament
Xi'an Grand Prix
2011/12
Tournament Not Held
2012/13
WD
2013/14
WD
Northern Ireland Open
Northern Ireland Open
Tournament
Northern Ireland Open
2011/12
Tournament Not Held
2012/13
4R
2013/14
1R
2014/15
3R
2015/16
3R
2016/17
QF
2017/18
LQ
2018/19
1R
2019/20
LQ
2020/21
1R
2021/22
1R
International Championship
International Championship
Tournament
International Championship
2011/12
NH
2012/13
LQ
2013/14
LQ
2014/15
LQ
2015/16
LQ
2016/17
LQ
2017/18
LQ
2018/19
LQ
2019/20
2R
2020/21
Not Held
2021/22
1R
2022/23
LQ
2023/24
3R
UK Championship
UK Championship
Tournament
UK Championship
2011/12
A
2012/13
LQ
2013/14
3R
2014/15
1R
2015/16
1R
2016/17
2R
2017/18
3R
2018/19
2R
2019/20
2R
2020/21
1R
2021/22
1R
2022/23
LQ
2023/24
LQ
2024/25
LQ
2025/26
2R
Shoot Out
Shoot Out
Tournament
Shoot Out
2011/12
Non-Ranking Event
2012/13
2R
2013/14
2R
2014/15
1R
2015/16
1R
2016/17
1R
2017/18
1R
2018/19
A
2019/20
A
2020/21
A
Scottish Open
Scottish Open
Tournament
Scottish Open
2011/12
NH
2012/13
MR
2013/14
Not Held
2014/15
2R
2015/16
2R
2016/17
2R
2017/18
QF
2018/19
1R
2019/20
3R
2020/21
2R
2021/22
1R
2022/23
1R
2023/24
LQ
German Masters
German Masters
Tournament
German Masters
2011/12
A
2012/13
LQ
2013/14
LQ
2014/15
LQ
2015/16
LQ
2016/17
LQ
2017/18
LQ
2018/19
LQ
2019/20
2R
2020/21
LQ
2021/22
LQ
2022/23
LQ
2023/24
1R
2024/25
LQ
World Grand Prix
World Grand Prix
Tournament
World Grand Prix
2011/12
Not Held
2012/13
NR
2013/14
DNQ
2014/15
DNQ
2015/16
DNQ
2016/17
DNQ
2017/18
2R
2018/19
DNQ
2019/20
DNQ
2020/21
DNQ
2021/22
DNQ
2022/23
DNQ
Players Championship
Players Championship
Tournament
Players Championship
2011/12
DNQ
2012/13
DNQ
2013/14
1R
2014/15
DNQ
2015/16
DNQ
2016/17
DNQ
2017/18
DNQ
2018/19
DNQ
2019/20
DNQ
2020/21
DNQ
2021/22
DNQ
2022/23
DNQ
2023/24
DNQ
2024/25
DNQ
Welsh Open
Welsh Open
Tournament
Welsh Open
2011/12
A
2012/13
LQ
2013/14
4R
2014/15
1R
2015/16
1R
2016/17
SF
2017/18
2R
2018/19
QF
2019/20
2R
2020/21
3R
2021/22
3R
2022/23
LQ
2023/24
LQ
2024/25
1R
World Open
World Open
Tournament
World Open
2011/12
A
2012/13
LQ
2013/14
1R
2014/15
Not Held
2015/16
LQ
2016/17
LQ
2017/18
1R
2018/19
LQ
2019/20
Not Held
2020/21
LQ
2021/22
1R
Tour Championship
Tour Championship
Tournament
Tour Championship
2011/12
Tournament Not Held
2012/13
DNQ
2013/14
DNQ
2014/15
DNQ
2015/16
DNQ
2016/17
DNQ
2017/18
DNQ
2018/19
DNQ
World Championship
World Championship
Tournament
World Championship
2011/12
A
2012/13
LQ
2013/14
LQ
2014/15
LQ
2015/16
LQ
2016/17
LQ
2017/18
LQ
2018/19
1R
2019/20
LQ
2020/21
LQ
2021/22
1R
2022/23
LQ
2023/24
LQ
2024/25
LQ
Non-ranking tournaments
Non-ranking tournaments
Tournament
Non-ranking tournaments
Champion of Champions
Champion of Champions
Tournament
Champion of Champions
2011/12
Not Held
2012/13
A
2013/14
A
2014/15
A
2015/16
A
2016/17
A
2017/18
A
2018/19
A
2019/20
1R
2020/21
A
2021/22
A
2022/23
A
2023/24
A
Championship League
Championship League
Tournament
Championship League
2011/12
A
2012/13
A
2013/14
A
2014/15
A
2015/16
A
2016/17
A
2017/18
A
2018/19
A
2019/20
W
2020/21
RR
2021/22
2R
2022/23
A
2023/24
A
2024/25
A
Former ranking tournaments
Former ranking tournaments
Tournament
Former ranking tournaments
Wuxi Classic
Wuxi Classic
Tournament
Wuxi Classic
2011/12
NR
2012/13
A
2013/14
3R
2014/15
WR
2015/16
Tournament Not Held
Australian Goldfields Open
Australian Goldfields Open
Tournament
Australian Goldfields Open
2011/12
A
2012/13
A
2013/14
LQ
2014/15
1R
2015/16
LQ
2016/17
Tournament Not Held
Shanghai Masters
Shanghai Masters
Tournament
Shanghai Masters
2011/12
A
2012/13
LQ
2013/14
LQ
2014/15
LQ
2015/16
LQ
2016/17
1R
2017/18
LQ
2018/19
Non-Ranking
2019/20
Not Held
2020/21
Non-Ranking
Paul Hunter Classic
Paul Hunter Classic
Tournament
Paul Hunter Classic
2011/12
Minor-Ranking Event
2012/13
2R
2013/14
1R
2014/15
SF
2015/16
NR
2016/17
Tournament Not Held
Indian Open
Indian Open
Tournament
Indian Open
2011/12
Not Held
2012/13
LQ
2013/14
LQ
2014/15
NH
2015/16
LQ
2016/17
LQ
2017/18
QF
2018/19
Tournament Not Held
China Open
China Open
Tournament
China Open
2011/12
A
2012/13
LQ
2013/14
LQ
2014/15
LQ
2015/16
LQ
2016/17
1R
2017/18
1R
2018/19
SF
2019/20
Tournament Not Held
Riga Masters
Riga Masters
Tournament
Riga Masters
2011/12
Not Held
2012/13
Minor-Ranking
2013/14
LQ
2014/15
LQ
2015/16
2R
2016/17
1R
2017/18
Tournament Not Held
China Championship
China Championship
Tournament
China Championship
2011/12
Tournament Not Held
2012/13
NR
2013/14
LQ
2014/15
3R
2015/16
1R
2016/17
Tournament Not Held
WST Pro Series
WST Pro Series
Tournament
WST Pro Series
2011/12
Tournament Not Held
2012/13
RR
2013/14
Tournament Not Held
Turkish Masters
Turkish Masters
Tournament
Turkish Masters
2011/12
Tournament Not Held
2012/13
1R
2013/14
Tournament Not Held
Gibraltar Open
Gibraltar Open
Tournament
Gibraltar Open
2011/12
Tournament Not Held
2012/13
MR
2013/14
1R
2014/15
SF
2015/16
3R
2016/17
3R
2017/18
2R
2018/19
1R
2019/20
Tournament Not Held
European Masters
European Masters
Tournament
European Masters
2011/12
Tournament Not Held
2012/13
2R
2013/14
LQ
2014/15
1R
2015/16
QF
2016/17
2R
2017/18
LQ
2018/19
2R
2019/20
1R
2020/21
Not Held
Former non-ranking tournaments
Former non-ranking tournaments
Tournament
Former non-ranking tournaments
Six-red World Championship
Six-red World Championship
Tournament
Six-red World Championship
2011/12
NH
2012/13
A
2013/14
A
2014/15
A
2015/16
A
2016/17
A
2017/18
A
2018/19
A
2019/20
A
2020/21
Not Held
2021/22
LQ
2022/23
Not Held
Tournament
2011/12
2012/13
2013/14
2014/15
2015/16
2016/17
2017/18
2018/19
2019/20
2020/21
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
2024/25
2025/26
Ranking
89
93
65
58
35
23
34
46
52
51
55
Ranking tournaments
Championship League
Non-Ranking Event
2R
RR
RR
RR
3R
RR
Saudi Arabia Masters
Tournament Not Held
6R
2R
Wuhan Open
Tournament Not Held
1R
LQ
2R
English Open
Tournament Not Held
2R
1R
1R
1R
1R
1R
2R
1R
LQ
1R
British Open
Tournament Not Held
2R
LQ
3R
LQ
1R
Xi'an Grand Prix
Tournament Not Held
WD
WD
Northern Ireland Open
Tournament Not Held
4R
1R
3R
3R
QF
LQ
1R
LQ
1R
1R
International Championship
NH
LQ
LQ
LQ
LQ
LQ
LQ
LQ
2R
Not Held
1R
LQ
3R
UK Championship
A
LQ
3R
1R
1R
2R
3R
2R
2R
1R
1R
LQ
LQ
LQ
2R
Shoot Out
Non-Ranking Event
2R
2R
1R
1R
1R
1R
A
A
A
Scottish Open
NH
MR
Not Held
2R
2R
2R
QF
1R
3R
2R
1R
1R
LQ
German Masters
A
LQ
LQ
LQ
LQ
LQ
LQ
LQ
2R
LQ
LQ
LQ
1R
LQ
World Grand Prix
Not Held
NR
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
2R
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
Players Championship
DNQ
DNQ
1R
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
Welsh Open
A
LQ
4R
1R
1R
SF
2R
QF
2R
3R
3R
LQ
LQ
1R
World Open
A
LQ
1R
Not Held
LQ
LQ
1R
LQ
Not Held
LQ
1R
Tour Championship
Tournament Not Held
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
World Championship
A
LQ
LQ
LQ
LQ
LQ
LQ
1R
LQ
LQ
1R
LQ
LQ
LQ
Non-ranking tournaments
Champion of Champions
Not Held
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
1R
A
A
A
A
Championship League
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
W
RR
2R
A
A
A
Former ranking tournaments
Wuxi Classic
NR
A
3R
WR
Tournament Not Held
Australian Goldfields Open
A
A
LQ
1R
LQ
Tournament Not Held
Shanghai Masters
A
LQ
LQ
LQ
LQ
1R
LQ
Non-Ranking
Not Held
Non-Ranking
Paul Hunter Classic
Minor-Ranking Event
2R
1R
SF
NR
Tournament Not Held
Indian Open
Not Held
LQ
LQ
NH
LQ
LQ
QF
Tournament Not Held
China Open
A
LQ
LQ
LQ
LQ
1R
1R
SF
Tournament Not Held
Riga Masters
Not Held
Minor-Ranking
LQ
LQ
2R
1R
Tournament Not Held
China Championship
Tournament Not Held
NR
LQ
3R
1R
Tournament Not Held
WST Pro Series
Tournament Not Held
RR
Tournament Not Held
Turkish Masters
Tournament Not Held
1R
Tournament Not Held
Gibraltar Open
Tournament Not Held
MR
1R
SF
3R
3R
2R
1R
Tournament Not Held
European Masters
Tournament Not Held
2R
LQ
1R
QF
2R
LQ
2R
1R
Not Held
Former non-ranking tournaments
Six-red World Championship
NH
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Not Held
LQ
Not Held
· Performance and rankings timeline
LQ
LQ
Performance Table Legend
LQ
Performance Table Legend
lost in the qualifying draw
Performance Table Legend
#R
Performance Table Legend
lost in the early rounds of the tournament(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)
Performance Table Legend
QF
Performance Table Legend
lost in the quarter-finals
SF
SF
Performance Table Legend
SF
Performance Table Legend
lost in the semi-finals
Performance Table Legend
F
Performance Table Legend
lost in the final
Performance Table Legend
W
Performance Table Legend
won the tournament
DNQ
DNQ
Performance Table Legend
DNQ
Performance Table Legend
did not qualify for the tournament
Performance Table Legend
A
Performance Table Legend
did not participate in the tournament
Performance Table Legend
WD
Performance Table Legend
withdrew from the tournament
Performance Table Legend
LQ
lost in the qualifying draw
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
· Performance and rankings timeline
NR / Non-Ranking Event
NR / Non-Ranking Event
NH / Not Held
NR / Non-Ranking Event
NH / Not Held
means an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Event
R / Ranking Event
NH / Not Held
R / Ranking Event
NH / Not Held
means an event is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Event
MR / Minor-Ranking Event
NH / Not Held
MR / Minor-Ranking Event
NH / Not Held
means an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
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.
· Career finals › Non-ranking finals: 1 (1 title)
Winner
Winner
Outcome
Winner
No.
1.
Year
2020
Championship
Championship League (March)
Opponent in the final
Graeme Dott
Score
3–0
Outcome
No.
Year
Championship
Opponent in the final
Score
Winner
1.
2020
Championship League (March)
Graeme Dott
3–0
· Career finals › Amateur finals: 1 (1 title)
Winner
Winner
Outcome
Winner
No.
1.
Year
2012
Championship
EBSA European Snooker Championship
Opponent in the final
Brendan O'Donoghue
Score
7–3
Outcome
No.
Year
Championship
Opponent in the final
Score
Winner
1.
2012
EBSA European Snooker Championship
Brendan O'Donoghue
7–3

References

  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 through European Tour Order of Merit started the season without prize money ranking points
  5. The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2011/2012–2015/2016)
  6. The event was called the Riga Open (2014/2015–2015/2016)
  7. World Snooker Tour
    https://www.wst.tv/players/ff710b2f-cf05-45d6-840e-e10a7dc9f921
  8. World Snooker
    https://web.archive.org/web/20120725144907/https://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2854937,00.html
  9. snooker.org
    http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?season=2012&player=894
  10. World Snooker
    https://web.archive.org/web/20130127034421/https://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/7a/ba/0,,13165~178810,00.pdf
  11. snooker.org
    http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=225
  12. World Snooker
    https://web.archive.org/web/20130611202605/https://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/49/bc/0,,13165~179273,00.pdf
  13. snooker.org
    http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?season=2013&player=894
  14. The Courier
    https://www.thecourier.co.uk/sport/other-sports/uk-championship-perth-snooker-star-scott-donaldson-fights-back-to-record-best-win-1.160372
  15. The Courier
    https://www.thecourier.co.uk/sport/other-sports/uk-snooker-championship-perth-star-scott-donaldson-s-run-ends-1.161007
  16. "O'Sullivan cruises into Welsh Open quarter-finals"
    http://www.espn.co.uk/snooker/sport/story/287209.html
  17. snooker.org
    http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=26&season=2013
  18. "Ronnie O'Sullivan makes progress in Players' Championship"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/26754917
  19. World Snooker
    https://web.archive.org/web/20140508030740/https://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/71/c1/0,,13165~180593,00.pdf
  20. snooker.org
    https://web.archive.org/web/20140408124026/http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=10&season=2013
  21. snooker.org
    http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?season=2014&player=894
  22. The Courier
    https://www.thecourier.co.uk/sport/other-sports/uk-snooker-championship-perth-potter-scott-donaldson-gracious-in-defeat-after-exit-1.703846
  23. snooker.org
    http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?player=894&season=2015
  24. snooker.org
    https://web.archive.org/web/20130428072211/http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=10
  25. China Topix
    http://www.chinatopix.com/articles/101314/20160920/snooker-china-ding-junhui-advances-second-round-shanghai-masters.htm
  26. snooker.org
    http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?player=894&season=2016
  27. Edinburgh Evening News
    https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/snooker/scott-donaldson-storms-into-welsh-open-semi-finals-1-4370031
  28. "Welsh Open 2017: Judd Trump to face Stuart Bingham in final"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/39014906
  29. snooker.org
    http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?season=2016&template=31
  30. World Snooker
    https://web.archive.org/web/20200220182554/https://wst.tv/great-scott-floors-champ-selby/
  31. snooker.org
    http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=22&event=656
  32. snooker.org
    http://www.snooker.org/rnk/history.asp
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