Welsh Open 2024 02/14 12:30 6 Ian Burns v Tom Ford 2-4
Welsh Open - Kwalifikacje 2024 01/25 19:00 7 Ian Burns v Lukas Kleckers 4-2
World Open - Kwalifikacje 2024 01/24 14:30 7 Graeme Dott v Ian Burns 5-2
German Masters - Kwalifikacje 2024 12/19 14:30 7 Ian Burns v Xiao Guodong 1-5
Snooker Shoot-Out 2023 12/08 13:45 6 Ian Burns v Stan Moody 0-1
Snooker Shoot-Out 2023 12/06 22:30 7 Sam Craigie v Ian Burns Cancelled
Snooker Shoot-Out 2023 12/06 22:25 7 Florian Nuessle v Ian Burns 0-1
UK Championship - Kwalifikacje 2023 11/23 19:00 10 Zhou Yuelong v Ian Burns 6-5
UK Championship - Kwalifikacje 2023 11/21 19:30 9 Jak Jones v Ian Burns 2-6
UK Championship - Kwalifikacje 2023 11/20 14:30 8 Liam Highfield v Ian Burns 0-6
UK Championship - Kwalifikacje 2023 11/19 09:30 7 Ian Burns v Amaan Iqbal 6-0
International Championship - Kwalifikacje 2023 11/05 06:30 8 Ding Junhui v Ian Burns 6-1
Scottish Open - Kwalifikacje 2023 10/30 16:00 7 Ian Burns v Alfie Burden 1-4
Northern Ireland Open 2023 10/26 12:00 5 Judd Trump v Ian Burns 4-2
Northern Ireland Open 2023 10/24 15:35 6 Ian Burns v Ken Doherty 4-2
Northern Ireland Open - Kwalifikacje 2023 10/19 12:00 7 Pang Junxu v Ian Burns 2-4
Wuhan Open 2023 10/09 02:00 6 Jamie Jones v Ian Burns 5-4
English Open - Kwalifikacje 2023 10/03 14:15 8 Mark Williams v Ian Burns 4-0
Wuhan Open Qualifiers 09/05 13:30 7 Ricky Walden v Ian Burns 3-5
British Open - Kwalifikacje 2023 08/14 09:00 7 Hai Long Ma v Ian Burns 4-2
European Masters - Kwalifikacje 2023 07/25 13:30 7 Noppon Saengkham v Ian Burns 5-2
Championship League Snooker 07/13 16:50 5 Ian Burns v Steven Hallworth 3-1
Championship League Snooker 07/13 13:15 3 Cao Yupeng v Ian Burns 3-0
Championship League Snooker 07/13 11:55 2 Lyu Haotian v Ian Burns 2-2
World Championship - Kwalifikacje 2023 04/08 18:00 9 Ricky Walden v Ian Burns 10-6
World Championship - Kwalifikacje 2023 04/06 13:30 8 Ian Burns v Dylan Emery 10-9
WST Classic 2023 03/16 12:45 7 Noppon Saengkham v Ian Burns 4-3
Welsh Open - Kwalifikacje 2023 02/13 15:10 7 Barry Hawkins v Ian Burns 4-1
Snooker Shoot-Out 2023 01/26 19:15 7 Alfie Burden v Ian Burns 1-0
Six Red World Quals 2023 01/08 17:00 - Ben Woollaston v Ian Burns View

Ian Burns (born 11 March 1985) is an English professional snooker player.

Burns turned professional after qualifying in his first attempt at the 2012 Q School and gained a two-year tour card for the 2012/13 and 2013/14 snooker seasons. He won four matches in the event, concluding with a 4–3 victory over veteran Rod Lawler to seal his card. He finished outside top 64 after the 2022-23 season but retained his tour card as a result of being one of the top 4 players outside that range to have the most amount of points on the one-year list.

History

Debut season

Burns first match as a professional was a 3–5 defeat to Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon in qualifying for the 2012 Wuxi Classic. Burns reached the final qualifying round for the first time when attempting to reach the UK Championship. he defeated Michael Leslie, Kurt Maflin and Anthony Hamilton before being beaten 2–6 by Dominic Dale. Burns did come through four qualifying rounds to play in the main draw of a ranking event for the first time at the World Open, in Haikou, China. He defeated Saleh Mohammad 5–1 in the wildcard round, before losing by the same scoreline to top 16 player Barry Hawkins in the last 32.

The 2012 Welsh Open saw Burns qualify for his second ranking event, as he defeated Jack Lisowski 4–1 before receiving a walkover due to the withdrawal of Jamie Cope. At the main venue in Newport, he lost in the last 32 to 2010 World Champion Neil Robertson 1–4. Burns also had a very good season in the minor-ranking Players Tour Championship events, with his best finish coming at the fifth European Tour Event, where he beat the likes of Marcus Campbell and Liang Wenbo, but then lost to Ding Junhui in the quarter-finals. He also reached the last 16 in two other events which helped him finish 35th on the PTC Order of Merit, just outside the top 26 who qualified for the Finals. Burns beat Joel Walker 10–8 in the first round of World Championship Qualifying, but his season ended when he was defeated 2–10 by Yu Delu in the following round. Burns was awarded the Rookie of the Year Award at the World Snooker Annual Award Ceremony. Burns finished his first year on tour ranked world number 68, the highest of any of the debutants.

2013/2014 season

In the second ranking event of the season, Burns beat Ryan Causton 5–3, Chen Zhe 5–2, and Matthew Selt 5–2 to qualify for the main stage of the Australian Goldfields Open, held in Bendigo. He played world number two Mark Selby in the first round and led the match 3–0, before Selby levelled at 3–3. Burns won the next frame and had numerous chances to secure a shock win but was ultimately defeated 5–4. At the Welsh Open he had a 4–3 win over Yu Delu, before losing 4–2 to Matthew Stevens in the last 64. In the minor-ranking European Tour events, Burns dropped just two frames in winning four matches to reach the quarter-finals of the Kay Suzanne Memorial Cup, where he was beaten 4–2 by Jamie Jones. Burns ended the season outside of the top 64 in the world rankings which would have relegated him from the tour, however by being placed 44th on the European Order of Merit he has received one of the eight spots to earn a two-year main tour card for the 2014–15 and 2015–16 seasons which were available to non-qualified players.

2014/2015 season

Burns won three matches in the qualifying for the Australian Goldfields Open, before narrowly losing 5–4 to Mark Joyce in the final round. The first event he could reach this season was the International Championship and he beat Dominic Dale 6–5 and Craig Steadman 6–3 to reach the last 16 of a ranking event for the first time. He would be defeated 6–2 against Michael White, but lost two of the frames from 59–0 and 61–0 ahead which Burns felt flattered the scoreline. However, he failed to build on this during the rest of the season as he was eliminated in the first round of both the UK Championship and Welsh Open and could not qualify for any other event. Burns could also only win one match all year in the minor-ranking European Tour events.

2015/2016 season

Burns played at the venue stage of six ranking events in the 2015–16 season, the most in a single year of his career so far. He won three matches to play in the Australian Goldfields Open and beat Xiao Guodong 5–3 in the first round which saw him play in the last 16 of a ranking event for the second time, but he lost 5–2 to Judd Trump. At the Paul Hunter Classic he recorded victories over Ryan Causton, Sanderson Lam, Martin O'Donnell and Thor Chuan Leong to make the quarter-finals, where he was defeated 4–0 by Mark King. A week later he beat King 6–2 to qualify for the International Championship, but lost 6–3 to Mark Williams. Burns saw off Aditya Mehta 5–1 and John Higgins 5–3 to make his debut at the German Masters and was edged out 5–4 by Michael Holt in the first round. The final ranking event Burns qualified for this season was the China Open and, after coming through a wildcard round, he whitewashed Peter Ebdon 5–0, before losing 5–3 to Stuart Bingham. Burns reached the final qualifying round for the World Championship, but was heavily defeated 10–2 by Ebdon. His end of season ranking of 62 is the highest of his career to date and the first time he has been within the top 64.

2016/2017 season

Burns qualified for the World Open and lost 5–2 to Neil Robertson in the first round. He lost in the third round of the Scottish Open and Welsh Open without picking up a frame. Burns qualified for the China Open, but was defeated 5–1 by John Higgins in the opening round. At 66th in the world rankings, Burns would have lost his place on the tour due to not being in the top 64, but he took the final spot on the one-year list to be awarded a two-year card.