Wang Yuchen
Born |
5 August 1997 (age 19) Henan |
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Sport country | China |
Professional | 2016– |
Highest ranking | 80 (June 2017) |
Current ranking | 80 (as of 26 June 2017) |
Career winnings | £52,387[1] |
Highest break | 122 (2016 UK Championship)[1] |
Century breaks | 3[1] |
Best ranking finish | Last 32 (2013 Shanghai Masters) |
Wang Yuchen (born 5 August 1997 in Henan) is a Chinese professional snooker player. He is the current Under-21 Asian Snooker champion.
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 2016/2017 and 2017/2018 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 | ||||||||||||||
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Ranking[5][nb 1] | UR[nb 2] | UR[nb 2] | UR[nb 2] | UR[nb 3] | 81 | ||||||||||||||
Ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
Riga Masters[nb 4] | Not Held | MR | LQ | WD | |||||||||||||||
China Championship | Not Held | NR | LQ | ||||||||||||||||
Paul Hunter Classic | Minor-Ranking | A | |||||||||||||||||
Indian Open | NH | A | NH | LQ | |||||||||||||||
World Open[nb 5] | WR | A | NH | 1R | LQ | ||||||||||||||
European Masters | Not Held | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||||||
English Open | Not Held | 1R | |||||||||||||||||
International Championship | WR | A | WR | WR | |||||||||||||||
Northern Ireland Open | Not Held | 1R | |||||||||||||||||
UK Championship | A | A | A | 2R | |||||||||||||||
Scottish Open | MR | Not Held | 1R | ||||||||||||||||
German Masters | A | A | A | LQ | |||||||||||||||
Shoot-Out | Variant Event | 1R | |||||||||||||||||
World Grand Prix | Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||
Welsh Open | A | A | A | 2R | |||||||||||||||
Gibraltar Open | Not Held | MR | 1R | ||||||||||||||||
Players Championship[nb 6] | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||
China Open | WR | A | WR | LQ | |||||||||||||||
World Championship | A | A | A | LQ | |||||||||||||||
Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
Shanghai Masters | WR | 1R | WR | LQ | NH |
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.
- 1 2 3 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 | Yotharuck, RatchayothinRatchayothin Yotharuck | 6–5 |
References
- 1 2 3 "Career-total Statistics for Wang Yuchen – Professional". CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- 1 2 "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
- Wang Yuchen at CueTracker.net: Snooker Results and Statistic Database