Wang_Yuchen_(snooker_player)

Wang Yuchen (snooker player)

Wang Yuchen (snooker player)

Chinese snooker player

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang (王).

Wang Yuchen (Chinese: 王雨晨; born 5 August 1997) is a Chinese former professional snooker player.

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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

More information Tournament, 2012/13 ...
More information Performance Table Legend ...
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.
  1. [N 1]
    It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
  2. [N 2]
    He was an amateur.
  3. [N 3]
    New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.
  4. [N 4]
    The event was called the Riga Open (2014/2015–2015/2016)
  5. [N 5]
    The event was called the Haikou World Open (2012/2013–2013/2014)
  6. [N 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 Thailand Ratchayothin Yotharuck 6–5

References

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