Nationality
ENG
Date Of Birth
16 Mar 1992
(33 Years)
Turned Pro
2013
Last Tournament Win
2023 Shoot Out
Current World Ranking
#16
CAREER STATS
Triple Crown Titles
0
Ranking Titles
1
Ranking Finals
3
147s
0
TRIPLE CROWNS
SEASON STATS
Tournaments Won
0
Points Scored
0
Average Shot Time
0
Breaks 50+
0
Breaks 100+
0
Highest Break This Season
0
147s
0
Bio
After almost ten years as a professional, Wakelin’s career was transformed by a memorable fortnight in early 2023 when he won the Shoot Out in Leicester, then got to the quarter-finals of the German Masters in Berlin the following week. Carrying the resulting confidence into the following season, he reached the final of the Northern Ireland Open in October 2023 before going down to Judd Trump. He reached his third ranking final at the 2024 International Championship, and despite defeat to Ding Junhui that run lifted him into the world's top 16 for the first time. He made his Masters debut in 2025 and reach the quarter-finals at the Crucible.
Career History
| Year | Description |
|---|---|
| 2013 | Earns a tour card by coming through Q School. |
| 2015 | Reaches his first ranking event quarter-final at the Indian Open in Mumbai, winning four matches before losing to Michael White. |
| 2016 | Beats Ronnie O’Sullivan at the English Open, on his way to the quarter-finals. |
| 2018 | Makes his Crucible debut after coming through World Championship qualifying and pushes Judd Trump all the way only to lose 10-9. Quarter-finalist at the Riga Masters. Climbs into the world’s top 50. |
| 2021 | Qualifies for the Crucible, beating Xiao Guodong 10-7 in the final round of qualifying. Loses at the Theatre of Dreams 10-4 against David Gilbert. |
| 2022 | Reaches the Crucible for a third time, but again can’t make it past the first round, losing 10-6 to Yan Bingtao. |
| 2023 | Enjoys his best career moment as he wins his first ranking title, beating Julien LeClercq in the final of the Shoot Out, making a tournament-high break of 119 in the final. The £50,000 prize lifts him to 33rd in the rankings. The following week he beats Neil Robertson 5-4 at the German Masters before his 16-game winning streak is ended by Robert Milkins in the quarter-finals. Reaches the final of the Northern Ireland Open in Belfast, beating the likes of Shaun Murphy and Jack Lisowski before losing 9-3 to Judd Trump. |
| 2024 | Semi-finalist at the English Open. Enjoys a tremendous run to the final of the International Championship in China, beating the likes of Shaun Murphy, Mark Williams and John Higgins before losing 10-7 to Ding Junhui. The £75,000 pay day boosts him into the world's top 16 for the first time. |
| 2025 | Makes his Masters debut having climbed into the world's top 16. Enjoys a superb run at the World Championship, winning two qualifying matches then beating Neil Robertson and Mark Allen to reach the quarter-finals, before losing to Zhao Xintong. |