Niu Zhuang

Niu Zhuang (Chinese: 牛壮, born 26 June 1994) is a Chinese former professional snooker player.[1]

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Niu.
Niu Zhuang
Paul Hunter Classic 2018
Born (1994-06-26) 26 June 1994
Fuyang, Anhui Province
Sport country China
Professional2017–2019
Highest ranking82 (August 2018)
Career winnings£31,850
Highest break137:
2013 Zhangjiagang Open
Century breaks7
Best ranking finishLast 32 (2018 German Masters)

Career

Niu first received attention in world snooker when he entered APTC Event 2 in 2012, reaching the last 16 and defeating established professionals Mark King (4–0) and future World Champion Stuart Bingham (4–3).[2] He reached the same stage at the 2015 Xuzhou Open where he was defeated by Alfie Burden. His most notable result was defeating Matthew Selt 4–1 in the last 64.[3]

He achieved a two-year world snooker tour card in May 2017 due to his performances on the Chinese professional tour.[4]

Performance and rankings timeline
Tournament 2012/
13		 2013/
14		 2014/
15		 2015/
16		 2016/
17		 2017/
18		 2018/
19
Ranking[5][nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 3] 83
Ranking tournaments
Riga Masters Not Held MR A WD 1R
World Open A A A NH A LQ LQ
Paul Hunter Classic Minor-Ranking A A 2R
China Championship Not Held NR LQ LQ
European Masters Not Held A LQ LQ
English Open Not Held A 1R 1R
International Championship WR A A A A 1R LQ
Northern Ireland Open Not Held A 2R 2R
UK Championship A A A A A 1R 1R
Scottish Open MR Not Held A 2R 1R
German Masters A A A A A 1R LQ
World Grand Prix Not Held NR DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
Welsh Open A A A A A 1R 1R
Shoot-Out Non-Ranking Event A 1R WD
Indian Open NH A A NH A 1R LQ
Players Championship DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
Gibraltar Open Not Held MR A 2R A
Tour Championship Tournament Not Held DNQ
China Open A A A WR 1R LQ LQ
World Championship A A A A LQ LQ LQ
Non-ranking tournaments
Haining Open Not Held MR 4R 3R WD
Former ranking tournaments
Wuxi Classic A A WR Tournament Not Held
Shanghai Masters A A WR WR WR LQ NR
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 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.
Notes
  1. It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
  2. He was an amateur.
  3. New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.
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References
  1. "China Tour Nominations". WPBSA. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  2. "Guotai Liquor Asian Players Tour Championship Event Two". snooker.org. 29 September 2017.
  3. "2015 Xuzhou Open Results". Snooker Database. 1 October 2017.
  4. "Niu Zhuang". World Snooker. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  5. "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
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