Chris Melling

Career In 2001, Melling reached the last 16 of the 2001 WPA World Nine-ball Championship in Cardiff, defeating Steve Davis along the way.

In October 2010, Melling won his first European nine-ball event, the Portugal Open. On 12 June 2011, he was crowned China Open champion and received $40,000. This was his first major nine-ball tournament victory.

In December 2011, Melling participated in the 18th annual Mosconi Cup, winning four of his six matches. A year later he won the Most Valuable Player Award in the 2012 Mosconi Cup.

In January 2013, he reached the final of the Chinese 8-Ball Masters, losing to Gareth Potts. He also lost to Potts in the final of the 2005 World Rules 8-Ball Championship. Also in 2013, he reached the quarter-finals of the 2013 WPA World Nine-ball Championship, the World Masters, and the World Cup of Pool, and finished fifth in the US Open 9-Ball Championship.

In May 2014, Melling entered the snooker 2014 Q School in an attempt to regain his professional status and defeated the likes of former professionals Daniel Wells and Chen Zhe 4–3 and 4–1 respectively, before winning his quarter-final match against Duane Jones 4–3 to earn a two-year tour card for the 2014–15 and 2015–16 seasons.

In his first match as a professional, he defeated 2003 UK Championship winner Matthew Stevens 5–4 to qualify for the 2014 Wuxi Classic, but lost 5–1 to Zhao Xintong in the first round. Melling also played in the first round of the International Championship by defeating Luca Brecel 6–5 and was knocked out 6–1 by Zhou Yuelong. His first victory at the venue stage of a ranking event came at the Welsh Open after edging out Nigel Bond 4–3, before being whitewashed 4–0 by home favourite Michael White in the second round. He dropped off the tour at the end of the season and could not win enough matches at the 2016 Q School to regain his place.

In July 2024, Melling won the Ultimate Pool Masters.

Snooker performance and rankings timeline Performance table legendLQ 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-finalsSF lost in the semi-finalsF lost in the finalW won the tournamentDNQ did not qualify for the tournamentA did not participate in the tournamentWD 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.PA / Pro-am Event means an event is/was a pro-am event.

Pool titles 2024 Ultimate Pool Kansas City Open 8-Ball 2024 Ultimate Pool Masters 8-Ball 2024 Ultimate Pool Louisiana Open 8-Ball 2021 Ultimate Pool Champion of Champions 8-Ball 2019 IPT Ultimate Pool Series Blackball 2018 Derby City Classic 9-Ball 2018 World Pool Series 8-Ball Classic 2017 Derby City Classic 14.1 Challenge 2012 Mosconi Cup (MVP) 2012 Mosconi Cup 2011 Mosconi Cup 2011 China Open 9-Ball Championship 2010 Euro Tour Portugal Open 2005 Snooker International Open Series 2003 WEPF World Eightball Championship 2002 Snooker Challenge Tour 2001 WEPF World Eightball Championship