Li Hang

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Li Hang
Born (1990-10-04) October 4, 1990
Jinzhou, Liaoning, china
Sport country  China
Professional 2008–2010, 2013–
Highest ranking 71 (2009/10)
Current ranking 96 (as of 10 February 2014)
Career winnings UK£ 40,670[1]
Highest break 138 (2010 Welsh Open Qualifying)
Century breaks 14[2]
Best ranking finish Last 16 (2011 China Open)

Li Hang (Chinese: 李行; pinyin: Lǐ Xing, born 4 October 1990) is a Chinese professional snooker player, who made his debut on the Main Tour for the 2008/2009 season. He reached his first final in a professional event in 2012 at the Asian Players Tour Championship Event 3, where he lost 3–4 to Stuart Bingham.

Career

Early years

Li was entered into the wildcard round of the China Open as an amateur player for three consecutive years from 2006. He lost at this stage in 2006 and 2008, but in 2007 he beat Ian Preece 5–4 to reach the first round of a ranking event for the first time, where he lost 1–5 to 1997 world champion Ken Doherty.[3] In April 2008, Li won the ACBS Asian Under-21 Snooker Championship with a 6–1 success over Li Yuan in the final. The title earned him a place on the 2008/2009 snooker tour.[4]

Professional debut

His first tournament as a professional was the 2008 Jiangsu Classic, where he finished last in his group, although he managed to beat the 2008 World Championship runner-up Ali Carter 2–0.[5] In qualifying for the first ranking event of the year, the Northern Ireland Trophy, Li beat Robert Stephen 5–1 and David Morris 5–4 to reach the last qualifying round, where he was defeated 2–5 by Andrew Higginson.[6] This was the closest he came to reaching the main stage of a tournament during the season, with it ending when Li lost 9–10 to Daniel Wells in the second round of World Championship qualifying.[7] Li finished the year ranked world number 71.[8]

2009/2010 season

Li entered qualifying for five of the six ranking events during the 2009/2010 season, losing in the first round in the UK Championship, China Open and World Championship.[9] At the Grand Prix he saw off Brendan O'Donoghue and David Roe both by last frame deciders, before losing 3–5 to Mark Davis.[10] Li enjoyed his best run in qualifying for the Welsh Open, reaching the final round by eliminating Ian Preece, Jin Long and Mike Dunn, but was then beaten 4–5 by Fergal O'Brien.[9] However, his performances were not enough for him to retain his place on tour as he finished the season ranked 81st in the world, outside of the top 64 who remained.[11]

Wildcard years

As he lost his place on the snooker tour Li was once more considered an amateur player and could not enter qualifying for any ranking events. In the next three seasons he was placed into the wildcard round for five events in his homeland of China. The best run of his career to date came in the 2011 China Open by beating Ken Doherty 5–1 in the wildcard round and Graeme Dott 5–4 in the first round.[12] By facing Shaun Murphy in the second round he played his third former world champion in succession and led 3–1 before being edged out 4–5.[13] He also reached the first round the following year, but was whitewashed 0–5 by Mark Selby.[14] In 2011 and 2012 Li entered Qualifying School in an attempt to win back his place on the tour, but was unsuccessful on each occasion.[12][14] In the 2012/2013 season Li entered all three of the new minor-ranking Asian Players Tour Championship events. He lost in the first round of the opener and the second round of the next, but then produced a fantastic result at Event 3.[15] He won three matches to reach the quarter-finals and then beat compatriot Zhang Anda 4–2 and established top 32 player Robert Milkins 4–1 in the semis.[15] In his first final in a professional event Li faced Stuart Bingham and raced into a 3–1 lead with a high break of 83 before his opponent came back to win the last three frames to edge the match 4–3.[16] The result saw him finish fourth on the Asian Order of Merit, inside the top eight who qualified for the 2013/2014 snooker tour.[17] It also gave him a place in the PTC Finals, but he lost 0–4 to Barry Hawkins in the first round.[15]

2013/2014 season

Li beat Mark Joyce in his first match of the season to reach the first round of the Wuxi Classic and faced world number three Judd Trump who he then beat 5-2. Li then played fellow countryman Xiao Guodong, where he lost 5-4.[18]

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournaments 2005/
06		 2006/
07		 2007/
08		 2008/
09		 2009/
10		 2010/
11		 2011/
12		 2012/
13		 2013/
14
Rankings[19][nb 1] UR UR UR UR[nb 2] 71 UR[nb 3] UR[nb 3] UR[nb 3] UR[nb 2]
Ranking Tournaments
Wuxi Classic[nb 4] Not Held Non-Ranking WR 2R
Australian Goldfields Open Not Held A A LQ
Shanghai Masters Not Held A LQ QR WR WR A LQ
Indian Open Not Held LQ
International Championship Not Held A LQ
UK Championship A A A LQ LQ A A A 3R
German Masters Not Held A A A
Welsh Open A A A LQ LQ A A A
World Open[nb 5] A A A LQ LQ A A A
Players Tour Championship Not Held A A 1R
China Open WR 1R WR LQ LQ 2R 1R A
World Championship A A A LQ LQ A A A
Non-Ranking Tournaments
The Masters A A A LQ A A A A
Former Ranking Tournaments
Northern Ireland Trophy NR A A LQ Not Held
Bahrain Championship Not Held LQ Not Held
Former Non-ranking Tournaments
Wuxi Classic[nb 4] Not Held RR RR A A Ranking
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.
  1. ↑ From the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 He was an amateur.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 The event was called the Jiangsu Classic (2008/2009–2009/2010)
  5. ↑ The event was called the Grand Prix from 2005/2006 to 2009/2010

Career finals

Minor-ranking event finals (1 runner-up)

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 2012 Asian Players Tour Championship – Event 3 England Stuart Bingham 3–4

References

  1. ↑ "Li Hang Player Profile". Snooker Database. Retrieved 15 July 2013. 
  2. ↑ "Li Hang - Season 2013/2014". CueTracker - Snooker Database. Retrieved 15 July 2013. 
  3. ↑ "Star Dragon Woods Villa Cup China Open 2006". Snooker.org. Retrieved 13 June 2013. 
    "Honghe Industrial China Open 2007". Snooker.org. Retrieved 13 June 2013. 
    "Honghe Industrial China Open 2008". Snooker.org. Retrieved 13 June 2013. 
  4. ↑ "2008 Asian Under 21 Snooker Championship". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 6 June 2013. 
  5. ↑ "2008 Guolian Securities Jiangsu Snooker Classic". Archived from the original on 2006-08-09. Retrieved 2006-08-08. 
  6. ↑ "Northern Ireland Trophy 2008 – Qualifying Results". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2011. 
  7. ↑ "2009 World Championship Results". Snooker.org. Retrieved 13 June 2013. 
  8. ↑ "World Rankings 2009/2010". Snooker.org. Retrieved 13 June 2013. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Li Hang 2009/2010". Snooker.org. Retrieved 13 June 2013. 
  10. ↑ "Grand Prix Qualifiers". Snooker.org. Retrieved 13 June 2013. 
  11. ↑ Ardalen, Hermund (2010). "Provisional World Rankings 2010/2011". Snooker.org. Retrieved 13 June 2013. 
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Li Hang 2010/2011". Snooker.org. Retrieved 13 June 2013. 
  13. ↑ "China Open 2011 - Last 16 & Quarter-final Results". Maximum Snooker. Retrieved 13 June 2013. 
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Li Hang 2011/2012". Snooker.org. Retrieved 13 June 2013. 
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 "Li Hang 2012/2013". Snooker.org. Retrieved 13 June 2013. 
  16. ↑ "Bingham On Top In Zhengzhou". World Snooker. Retrieved 13 June 2013. 
  17. ↑ "Asian Order of Merit 2012/2013". Snooker.org. Retrieved 13 June 2013. 
  18. ↑ "Li Hang 2013/2014". Snooker.org. Retrieved 13 June 2013. 
  19. ↑ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011. 

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