Wang Yuchen (snooker player)
Wang Yuchen (born 5 August 1997 in Henan) is a Chinese former professional snooker player.
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Born | Henan | August 5, 1997
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Sport country | ![]() |
Professional | 2016–2018 |
Highest ranking | 80 (June 2017)[1] |
Career winnings | £36,000 |
Highest break | 122: 2016 UK Championship |
Century breaks | 6 |
Best ranking finish | Last 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 | |||||||||||||
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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 | |||||
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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. | |||
PA / Pro-am Event | means an event is/was a pro-am event. | |||
VF / Variant Format Event | means an event is/was a variant format event. |
- It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
- He was an amateur.
- New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.
- The event was called the Riga Open (2014/2015–2015/2016)
- The event was called the Haikou World Open (2012/2013–2013/2014)
- 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 | ![]() |
6–5 |
References
- "WORLD RANKINGS After 2017 Kaspersky Riga Masters". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- "Profile: Wang Yuchen". World Snooker. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- "Birthday boy Liam Highfield seeks icing on his cake at Betway UK Snooker Championship". The Press. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- "Wang Yuchen 2016/2017". Snooker.org. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wang Yuchen. |
- Wang Yuchen at CueTracker.net: Snooker Results and Statistic Database