Wang Yuchen

Wang Yuchen (born 5 August 1997 in Henan) is a Chinese former professional snooker player.

Wang Yuchen

Paul Hunter Classic 2017
Born	(1997-08-05) August 5, 1997 Henan
Sport country	China
Professional	2016–2018
Highest ranking	80 (June 2017)[1]
Career winnings	£36,000
Highest break	122: 2016 UK Championship
Century breaks	6
Best ranking finish	Last 32 (2013 Shanghai Masters)

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

Tournament	2012/ 13	2013/ 14	2015/ 16	2016/ 17	2017/ 18	2018/ 19
Ranking[5][nb 1]	[nb 2]	[nb 2]	[nb 2]	[nb 3]	81	[nb 2]
Ranking tournaments
Riga Masters[nb 4]	Not Held		MR	LQ	WD	A
World Open[nb 5]	WR	A	NH	1R	LQ	A
Paul Hunter Classic	Minor-Ranking			A	1R	A
China Championship	Not Held			NR	LQ	A
European Masters	Not Held			LQ	LQ	A
English Open	Not Held			1R	1R	A
International Championship	WR	A	WR	WR	LQ	A
Northern Ireland Open	Not Held			1R	2R	A
UK Championship	A	A	A	2R	1R	A
Scottish Open	MR	Not Held		1R	1R	A
German Masters	A	A	A	LQ	LQ	A
World Grand Prix	Not Held		DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
Welsh Open	A	A	A	2R	1R	A
Shoot-Out	Variant Event			1R	1R	A
Indian Open	NH	A	NH	LQ	1R	A
Players Championship[nb 6]	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
Gibraltar Open	Not Held		MR	1R	A	A
Tour Championship	Tournament Not Held					DNQ
China Open	WR	A	WR	LQ	LQ	A
World Championship	A	A	A	LQ	LQ	A
Non-ranking tournaments
Haining Open	Not Held		MR	3R	3R	4R
Former ranking tournaments
Shanghai Masters	WR	1R	WR	LQ	1R	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 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.

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.
4. The event was called the Riga Open (2014/2015–2015/2016)
5. The event was called the Haikou World Open (2012/2013–2013/2014)
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	Ratchayothin Yotharuck	6–5

References

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

External links

• Wang Yuchen at CueTracker.net: Snooker Results and Statistic Database