Zhang Yong

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Yong.
Zhang Yong
Born (1995-07-21) 21 July 1995
Sport country  China
Professional 2015–
Current ranking 115 (as of 8 February 2016)
Career winnings £4,500[1]
Highest break 131 (2015 Shanghai Masters qualifying)[1]
Century breaks 1[1]
Best ranking finish Wildcard (2014 Shanghai Masters, 2015 China Open)

Zhang Yong (born 21 July 1995) is a Chinese professional snooker player.

Career

Prior to turning professional Zhang featured in Asian Players Tour Championship events from 2012 to 2015, as well as being a semi-finalist in the 2015 ACBS Asian Snooker Championship.[2][3] He made losing wildcard appearances at the 2014 Shanghai Masters[4][5] and 2015 China Open.[6]

Zhang earned a two-year professional World Snooker Tour card for the 2015/2016 and 2016/2017 seasons after his performances in the 2014/2015 Asian Tour events,[7] with the highlight being a quarter-final appearance in the 2015 Xuzhou Open where he beat professionals Jimmy Robertson and Dechawat Poomjaeng, seeing him finish 25th on the Order of Merit.[8][9]

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament 2012/
13
2013/
14
2014/
15
2015/
16
Ranking[10][nb 1] UR[nb 2] UR[nb 2] UR[nb 2] UR[nb 3]
Ranking tournaments
Australian Goldfields Open A A A
Shanghai Masters A A WR
International Championship A A A
UK Championship A A A
German Masters A A A
Welsh Open A A A 1R
Indian Open NH A A
Players Championship Grand Final[nb 4] DNQ DNQ DNQ
China Open A A WR
World Championship A A A
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. It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
  2. 1 2 3 He was an amateur.
  3. New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.
  4. The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Finals (2012/2013)

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Career-total Statistics for Zhang Yong - Professional". CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
  2. "31st ACBS Asian Snooker Championship-2015 - Knock Out Draws (Last 32)". Asian Confederation of Billiard Sports. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  3. "31st ACBS Asian Snooker Championship 2015". cuethong.com. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  4. "Shanghai Masters 2014: Schedule & results". BBC Sport. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  5. "Bank of Communications OTO Shanghai Masters (2014)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  6. "Baic Motor China Open (2015)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  7. "Asian Order of Merit 2014/2015". Snooker.org. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  8. "Zhang Yong". Pro Snooker Blog. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  9. "Asian Order of Merit 2014/2015". Snooker.org. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  10. "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.

External links

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