Martin O’Donnell
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Title
2023 Q Tour Rankings Champion -
Nationality
English -
Turned Pro
2012 -
Highest Tournament Break
140 -
Location
London -
D.O.B
04 June 1986 -
Money List Earnings
£5,000 -
Nickname
The MOD
Best ranking performance: Semi-finals, 2018 Shoot Out
Career highlights:
2012: Turns pro after coming through Q School, but drops off the tour in 2014.
2015: Regains his tour card by coming through the EBSA Play-Offs.
2016: Beats Mark Williams during a run to the last 16 of the China Open.
2018: Reaches his first ranking event semi-final at the Shoot Out in Watford, before losing to eventual winner Michael Georgiou. Enjoys a superb run to the quarter-finals of the UK Championship including a career-best win over Ding Junhui. Also makes the quarter-finals of the China Championship and International Championship.
2020: Reaches his career-high ranking of 34th.
2023: Having been relegated from the tour in 2022, he bounces back by winning the sixth and final event of the 2022/23 WPBSA Q Tour, which means he tops the Q Tour Rankings and earns a return to the pro circuit.