Wang Yuchen (snooker player)

Wang Yuchen (born 5 August 1997 in Henan) is a Chinese former professional snooker player.

Wang Yuchen
Paul Hunter Classic 2017
Born (1997-08-05) August 5, 1997
Henan
Sport country China
Professional2016–2018
Highest ranking80 (June 2017)[1]
Career winnings£36,000
Highest break122:
2016 UK Championship
Century breaks6
Best ranking finishLast 32 (2013 Shanghai Masters)

Career

Wang Yuchen first drew international attention in September 2013 at the 2013 Shanghai Masters when competing as a wildcard he defeated Joe Perry to reach the last 32 of the tournament where he eventually lost to 3–5 Neil Robertson.[2]

In March 2016, Wang won the Asian Under-21 Snooker Championship, beating former professional Ratchayothin Yotharuck of Thailand 6–5 in the final. This win earned him a two-year professional card for the 2016–17 and 2017–18 seasons.[2] He secured a 6–5 victory over 2002 world champion Peter Ebdon in the opening round of the 2016 UK Championship, before losing 6–5 to Liam Highfield after having led 4–1.[3] Wang also won a match at the Welsh Open by edging past Gareth Allen 4–3, but lost 4–2 to Stuart Carrington in the second round.[4]

Performance and rankings timeline
Tournament 2012/
13		 2013/
14		 2015/
16		 2016/
17		 2017/
18		 2018/
19
Ranking[5][nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 3] 81 [nb 2]
Ranking tournaments
Riga Masters[nb 4] Not Held MR LQ WD A
World Open[nb 5] WR A NH 1R LQ A
Paul Hunter Classic Minor-Ranking A 1R A
China Championship Not Held NR LQ A
European Masters Not Held LQ LQ A
English Open Not Held 1R 1R A
International Championship WR A WR WR LQ A
Northern Ireland Open Not Held 1R 2R A
UK Championship A A A 2R 1R A
Scottish Open MR Not Held 1R 1R A
German Masters A A A LQ LQ A
World Grand Prix Not Held DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
Welsh Open A A A 2R 1R A
Shoot-Out Variant Event 1R 1R A
Indian Open NH A NH LQ 1R A
Players Championship[nb 6] DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
Gibraltar Open Not Held MR 1R A A
Tour Championship Tournament Not Held DNQ
China Open WR A WR LQ LQ A
World Championship A A A LQ LQ A
Non-ranking tournaments
Haining Open Not Held MR 3R 3R 4R
Former ranking tournaments
Shanghai Masters WR 1R WR LQ 1R NR
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 Heldmeans an event was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
PA / Pro-am Eventmeans an event is/was a pro-am event.
VF / Variant Format Eventmeans an event is/was a variant format event.
  1. It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
  2. He was an amateur.
  3. New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.
  4. The event was called the Riga Open (2014/2015–2015/2016)
  5. The event was called the Haikou World Open (2012/2013–2013/2014)
  6. The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Finals (2012/2013) and the Players Championship Grand Final (2013/2014–2015/2016)

Career finals

Amateur finals: 1 (1 title)
Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. 2016 Asian Under-21 Amateur Championship Ratchayothin Yotharuck 6–5

References
  1. "WORLD RANKINGS After 2017 Kaspersky Riga Masters". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  2. "Profile: Wang Yuchen". World Snooker. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  3. "Birthday boy Liam Highfield seeks icing on his cake at Betway UK Snooker Championship". The Press. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  4. "Wang Yuchen 2016/2017". Snooker.org. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  5. "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  • Wang Yuchen at CueTracker.net: Snooker Results and Statistic Database
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