 Lisowski at the2016 Paul Hunter Classic | |
| Born | (1991-06-25)25 June 1991 (age 34) Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  England |
| Nickname | Jack-pot[1] |
| Professional | 2010–present |
| Highestranking | 10 (March 2021, May 2022, December 2022) |
| Current ranking | 22 (as of 9 November 2025) |
| Maximum breaks | 1 |
| Century breaks | 373 (as of 23 November 2025) |
| Tournament wins | |
| Ranking | 1 |
Jack Adam Lisowski (born 25 June 1991) is an English professionalsnooker player fromChurchdown, Gloucestershire.[2] He turned professional in 2010 by finishing first in the 2009/2010PIOS rankings.[3][4] A left-handed player, he is known for his attacking style of play.[5]
Lisowski lost his first six ranking finals, three toJudd Trump, two toNeil Robertson and one toMark Selby. He reached his seventh ranking final at the2025 Northern Ireland Open and defeated Trump 9–8 to win his maiden ranking title. Lisowski has made over 300 careercentury breaks, including onemaximum break.
Lisowski began playing "snooker" at the age of seven, usingping-pong balls on a carpet.[2] As a young player, he was trained by Gloucester professionalNick Pearce.[6] He made his first century break at the age of 10.[2] He was runner-up toMitchell Mann in the 2007Junior Pot Black.[7]
In the2008/2009 season he was runner-up in the sixth event of theInternational Open Series toXiao Guodong, and finished 23rd in the rankings. In 2009 Lisowski was awarded thePaul Hunter Scholarship, which would allow him to practise with professional players.[2] At the time he was suffering from cancer and was in remission fromHodgkin lymphoma.[8]
Overcoming his illness, Lisowski competed in thePIOS for the2009/2010 season. He won the first[9] and eighth event of the International Open Series, and finished first in the rankings,[10] so he received a place on the 2010/2011 professional Main Tour.[7]
After a series of early exits from main tour events, he reached the final ofEvent 3 of thePlayers Tour Championship, winning six matches, including a 4–3 win overMark Selby in the semi-final, where he came back from 1–3 down. In the final he lost 0–4 toTom Ford.[11] Lisowski qualified for the2011 German Masters, the2011 Welsh Open and the2011 Players Tour Championship Grand Finals.[12] At the end of his first professional season he climbed to 52nd in the world rankings, the highest of any of the debutants.[13] Lisowski was awarded the Rookie of the Year Award at the World Snooker Annual Award Ceremony.[14]
Lisowski had a very good season in thePlayers Tour Championship series of tournaments in the2011/2012 season. He reached the quarter-finals ofEvent 6 andEvent 9, and the semi-finals inEvent 5, where he was knocked out by his compatriot and eventual winner,Andrew Higginson. The results ensured he finished 24th in theOrder of Merit and therefore claimed the final spot for the2012 Finals.[15] He beatBarry Hawkins 4–3 to reach the last 16 of a ranking event for the first time in the Finals, before losing 1–4 toNeil Robertson.[16]
Lisowski also qualified for theShanghai Masters with wins overDavid Grace,Mike Dunn andMarco Fu, before defeating amateur Rouzi Maimaiti in the wildcard round.[16] He playedJamie Cope in the round and was beaten 3–5.[17] He only won one more match in his attempts to qualify for the remaining six ranking events, and finished the season ranked world number 40.[16][18]
The2012/2013 season was a breakthrough year for Lisowski, as he qualified for five ranking tournaments, including theWorld Championship, and reached his second final as a professional.[19] The first tournament he got to play in was theAustralian Goldfields Open inBendigo, by beatingDave Harold; he then lost 2–5 toMark Davis in the first round.[19] He could not qualify for the next two events, but then defeatedChen Zhe andJoe Perry to feature in theUK Championship for the first time. In his match against Chen, Lisowski made his first147 in competitive play,[20] but in the first round of the event, he lost 2–6 toStuart Bingham.[21] Lisowski beatIan Burns andJamie Burnett to qualify for theChina Open, then saw off Zhou Yuelong to advance to the last 32. He played his good friendJudd Trump, and made a 131 break in a 5–3 win,[22] then came back from 2–4 down to triumph 5–4 against Mark Davis, reaching his first ranking event quarter-final.[23] However, in that match it was Lisowski who let a 4–2 lead slip, and lost 4–5 toShaun Murphy, with Murphy stating that snooker had seen the future with Lisowski's performances during the week.[24]
Lisowski played in nine minor-rankingPlayers Tour Championship events during the season, and reached the final in thefirst one by seeing off Trump in the quarter-finals, andMark Williams in the semis.[19] The final againstStephen Maguire went to a deciding frame with Lisowski missing a yellow off the spot, when requiring two further pots to leave his opponent needing snookers. After a brief safety exchange, Maguire potted the remaining colours to win the title.[25] In the other PTC events, Lisowski's best results were three last 16 matches, which helped to cement his place in theFinals by finishing 13th on the Order of Merit.[26] There he beat world number twoMark Selby 4–3 in the first round, before losing toTom Ford in another deciding frame in the second round.[19] In theWorld Championship Qualifying, he had comfortable 10–4 wins overJames Wattana andFergal O'Brien to reach theCrucible for the first time, where he playedBarry Hawkins.[27] The experience and composure of Hawkins told as he took the match 10–3, with Lisowski citing the intimate nature of playing at the Crucible, which affected his concentration, as a factor in the one-sided scoreline.[28] He climbed five places in the world rankings during the season to finish at number 35, his highest position until that point.[29]
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Lisowski began the2013/2014 season by qualifying for the2013 Wuxi Classic, where he whitewashedTian Pengfei 5–0 in the first round, before being narrowly beaten 5–4 byMark Williams in the second.[30][31] At theEuropean Tour event, theAntwerp Open, Lisowski won five matches to advance to the semi-finals, where he lost 4–2 toMark Selby. He entered theUK Championship in good form and looked to be progressing into the second round, as he ledMichael Leslie 4–0. However, Lisowski then conceded six frames in a row, to be beaten by the world number 94 in a performance he described as rubbish.[32]
In following events,Alan McManus beat him 5–2 in the second round of theGerman Masters, but then Lisowski dropped just one frame in winning two matches to reach the third round of theWelsh Open.[30] He built a 3–1 advantage overBarry Hawkins, before last year's World Championship runner-up made a century and two breaks over 50 to eliminate him 4–3.[33] Lisowski also qualified for theChina Open, but lost 5–3 againstDominic Dale in the first round.[30]
Lisowski won three matches to qualify for theAustralian Goldfields Open, but lost 5–0 in an hour toShaun Murphy in the first round.[34] He defeatedLu Chenwei 5–2 in theWuxi Classic, but was knocked out 5–2 byZhao Xintong afterwards. Lisowski won a trio of matches for the second time this season to reach theShanghai Masters, whereDing Junhui eliminated him 5–1 in the opening round.[35] After Lisowski beatChris Melling 6–1 at theUK Championship, he said that he was hoping to rediscover his confidence after having a quiet start to the year. He also revealed that he had turned to fellow playerRobert Milkins for some guidance on his game.[36] Lisowski raced into a 4–0 lead against practice partnerLiang Wenbo in the second round and hung on to progress 6–4.[37] Following his 6–4 loss to Murphy in the third round, Lisowski said that he was still adjusting to playing in the atmosphere of major events.[38] He was beaten 4–3 in the first round of theWelsh Open, then came from 4–2 down to defeatAlan McManus 5–4 in theChina Open,[39] but he lost in the last 32 of a ranking event for the fifth time this season with a 5–0 defeat toDechawat Poomjaeng.[35] His ranking dropped 11 spots during the year to finish at 53rd in the world.[40]
For the second year in a row, Lisowski started the season with a trio of qualifying wins to reach theAustralian Goldfields Open and, just as in the year before, he was whitewashed 5–0 in the first round, this time byJudd Trump.[41]After beatingAli Carter 6–5 at theInternational Championship, he lost 6–3 toMarco Fu in the second round.[42] Lisowski knocked outZak Surety andGraeme Dott at theUK Championship, but bemoaned the fact that he could not translate that form to the main arena in the third round as he lost 6–4 toDavid Grace.[43] He was narrowly defeated 4–3 in the second round of theWelsh Open byMartin Gould. An impressive 5–1 victory overMichael White saw Lisowski progress to the second round of theChina Open, where he lost 5–2 toStephen Maguire.[44] Lisowski was beaten 10–7 byDavid Gilbert in the finalWorld Championship qualifying round.[41] His ranking increased by 14 spots over the course of the season to end up at 39th in the world.[45]
Lisowski progressed through to the last 16 of theNorthern Ireland Open by defeating David Lilley 4–3,John Astley 4–1 andJoe Perry 4–3, but was thrashed 4–0 byBarry Hawkins. At theGibraltar Open he beatMark King 4–2,Anthony Hamilton 4–0 andMark Allen 4–1 (whilst making the tournament's highest break of 145) to reach his second career ranking event quarter-final which he lost 4–1 toJudd Trump.[46]
This season could be seen as somewhat of a breakout for Lisowski, as his world ranking rose from 54th to 26th by the end of the season. He advanced to the quarter-finals in theEnglish Open in October after his wins overRory McLeod,Li Yuan,Mark Williams andJudd Trump, before losing 5–2 to the eventual championRonnie O'Sullivan.[47] In November, Lisowski made his first career ranking event semi-final in theShanghai Masters, which he lost 6–3 to Judd Trump.[48] Later in the season Lisowski advanced to another ranking event quarter-final in theChina Open in April, this time narrowly defeated 6–5 byKyren Wilson.[49] Lisowski appeared in theWorld Snooker Championship again since his debut in 2012/13, and secured his first ever win at the tournament by beatingStuart Bingham 10–7 in the first round, though he was thrashed byJohn Higgins 13–1 in the second round.[50][51]
Lisowski's stellar performance this season caught the attention of many. In July, he secured his first ranking final appearance in theRiga Masters by beating the likes ofGraeme Dott andStephen Maguire, but lost 5–2 toNeil Roberson in the final.[52] He was quarter-finalist at theWorld Open, theEuropean Masters,[53] thePaul Hunter Classic and thePlayers Championship, made it to the semi-final of theInternational Championship,[54] and he also qualified forThe Masters for the first time, but was defeated 6-1 byDing Junhui in the first round.[55] And after being in the final of the non-rankingChampionship League,[56] Lisowski reached another ranking event final at theChina Open in April, but was beaten by Neil Robertson again, this time losing 11–4.[57]
Lisowski performed consistently throughout 2019/2020, but he was unable to reach the same height as the season before. In September he made it to the quarter-finals of the2019 Shanghai Masters,[58] but was eliminated byShaun Murphy by the scoreline of 6–1. In December, with wins over the likes ofJohn Higgins,Thepchaiya Un-Nooh andMark Allen, Lisowski reached his third ranking final at the2019 Scottish Open, but lost 9–6 toMark Selby.[59]
Lisowski made his fourth ranking final appearance at theWorld Grand Prix in December. He defeatedShaun Murphy,Robert Milkins,Zhao Xintong andMark Selby to set up a meeting withJudd Trump in the final, calling his semi-final victory over Selby "the best performance of [my] career".[60] Although Lisowski had moments of brilliance in the match, he eventually lost 7–10.[61][62] In January, he reached the final of theGerman Masters but was defeated by Trump again, losing 2–9.[63] In theGibraltar Open final in March, he faced Trump once more and lost 0–4.[64] He was in three quarter-finals too throughout the season, at the2020 UK Championship,[65] the2021 Players Championship[66] and the2021 Tour Championship.[67]
As in the previous year, Lisowski made it to the quarter-final stage of the2021 UK Championship, but was defeated 6–2 byZhao Xintong.[68] He also was a semi-finalist at the2022 Welsh Open,[69] but lost toJoe Perry 6–5.[70]
At the end of the season, in the2022 World Snooker Championship Lisowski wished to wear a badge with theflag of Ukraine on his waistcoat during his match againstMatthew Stevens, in opposition to theRussian invasion of Ukraine, but the World Snooker Tour refused, stating that "our policy is to not allow our sport to be used as a political platform".[71] Lisowski won the match 10–8. He stated afterwards that he had been playing fearfully at the end because he was "guarding the lead, which is the worst thing you can do".[72]
In the next round, Lisowski defeatedNeil Robertson 13-12 to reach the quarter-finals, his best performance to date in a World Championship.[73] There he was beaten 13-12 by four-time championJohn Higgins.[74] He credited his improvement in performance to the influence of mentorPeter Ebdon, who he began working with in late 2021.[75] On 29 April Lisowski joined the team in the BBC studio for analysis of the semi-final match betweenJudd Trump andMark Williams.[76]
In November, at the2022 UK Championship Lisowski reached the semi-final, but lost 6–5 toMark Allen.[77][78] At the start of the second half of the season, he made it to the semi-finals of the2023 Masters as well, but there he was whitewashed 6–0 byMark Williams.[79] In the next tournament, the2023 World Grand Prix he once again lost in a decider to Mark Allen, at the quarter-final stage by the scoreline of 5–4.[80] Lisowski was semi-finalist once more at the2023 German Masters, and was defeated yet again 6–5 in a decider, this time byTom Ford.[81]
In the first half of the season, Lisowski reached the quarter-final stage of the2023 British Open, where he got edged out 4–5 byMark Selby,[82] then at the2023 Northern Ireland Open, in a run that saw him dropping only one frame in each of his matches, he made it to the semi-finals.[83] However, that match ended with him winning only one frame, as he was beaten 1–6 byChris Wakelin.[84] At the end of the calendar year, Lisowski participated in the second of two exhibition events held in Macau, China, reaching the final, but despite making a maximum break during the match, he lost 6–9 toMark Williams.[85] In January, he won his first match against reigining world championLuca Brecel 6–2[86] to make it to the quarter-final stage of the2024 Masters, but there he lost 3–6 toShaun Murphy.[87] At the end of the season, for the first time since 2018, Lisowski had to qualify for the2024 World Championship as he dropped out of the top 16 due to his poor performance throughout the snooker year. He did reach the main stage at the Crucible, but after a 10–9 victory overDing Junhui,[88] he exited the tournament in the second round, as he lost 11–13 toStuart Bingham.[89]
At the2024 UK Championship, Lisowski defeatedMark Selby 6–4 in the first round, having trailed by three frames earlier in the match.[90] He went on to reach the quarter-final, where he was beaten byMark Allen 3–6.[91] Lisowski failed to qualify for the2025 World Championship, losing in qualifying toZak Surety.[92]
In October 2025, Lisowski secured his maiden ranking event victory, triumphing in the final of theNorthern Ireland Open 9–8 against Trump. Prior to the match, Lisowski had lost his six previous ranking event finals.[93]
Lisowski was born inCheltenham,Gloucestershire. He attendedChosen Hill School inChurchdown, Gloucestershire.[2] In 2008, aged 16, he was diagnosed withHodgkin lymphoma.[94]
Lisowski married his American wife Jamie Livingston in Cheltenham on 23 February 2015.[95][96] Two months before their wedding, a burglar broke into their Cheltenham flat and stole items including a laptop, iPods, and a gold necklace belonging to Livingston. In a subsequentvictim impact statement, Livingston described experiencing emotional distress due to the burglary. She also claimed that Lisowski had lost his2015 German Masters qualifying match, which took place two days after the burglary, due to his "powerful feelings" over the incident.[97] As of 2025, the couple have no children.[96] Lisowski's father died suddenly in March 2025.[98]
His girlfriend Isabella[99] was present when he won his first ranking event in October 2025.
Lisowski is one-quarter Ukrainian; his grandfather was a Ukrainian displaced person who settled in England at the end ofWorld War II.[100] During the 2022 World Snooker Championship, Lisowski wished to wear aUkrainian flag badge on his waistcoat to express support for the country after theRussian invasion of Ukraine. However, this was disallowed by the tournament organisers.[101][96]
In 2009, he said his favourite male sports star wasTiger Woods, whileSerena Williams was his favourite female.[2] He is best friends withJudd Trump.[102] In 2020, Lisowski made a cameo appearance along withKen Doherty andLiang Wenbo in the snooker movieBreak.[103]
| 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. | |||
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 2018 | Riga Masters |  Neil Robertson | 2–5 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2019 | China Open | Neil Robertson | 4–11 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 2019 | Scottish Open | Mark Selby | 6–9 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 2020 | World Grand Prix | Judd Trump | 7–10 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 2021 | German Masters | Judd Trump | 2–9 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 2021 | Gibraltar Open | Judd Trump | 0–4 |
| Winner | 1. | 2025 | Northern Ireland Open | Judd Trump | 9–8 |
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 2010 | Players Tour Championship – Event 3 | Tom Ford | 0–4 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2012 | Players Tour Championship – Event 1 |  Stephen Maguire | 3–4 |
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 2019 | Championship League | Martin Gould | 1–3 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2023 | Macau Masters – Event 2 |  Mark Williams | 6–9 |
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 2007 | Junior Pot Black | Mitchell Mann | 0–1 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2009 | PIOS – Event 6 |  Xiao Guodong | 0–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 2009 | PIOS – Event 1 | Liam Highfield | 6–5 |
| Winner | 2. | 2010 | English Amateur Championship |  Leo Fernandez | 9–2 |
| Winner | 3. | 2010 | PIOS – Event 8 | Justin Astley | 6–1 |
