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Peng Yisong
Peng Yisong (, born 13 November 2001) is a Chinese professional snooker player. Peng turned professional in 2022 having earned his place through the CBSA China Tour and gained a two-year tour card for the 2022–23 The dash is a punctuation mark consisting of a long horizontal line. It is similar in appearance to the hyphen but is longer and sometimes higher from the baseline. The most common versions are the endash , generally longer than the hyphen b ... and 2023–24 snooker seasons. Performance and rankings timeline External links Peng Yisongat ''wst.tv'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Peng, Yisong 2001 births Living people Chinese snooker players 21st-century Chinese people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peng (surname)
Peng (Chinese: 彭; pinyin: Péng; alternative forms of romanization include Pang and Phang (Cantonese, Hakka), Pangestu or Pangestoe (Indonesian), and Bành (Vietnamese)) is a common Chinese family name, ranking 35th most common in 2006. It is the 47th name on the ''Hundred Family Surnames'' poem. Etymology The character (彭) is composed of (''zhǔ'' meaning "drum") and a pictograph (''shān'' representing "beats"). More commonly used as a surname, this character is also an adjective, meaning "big". Origin The surname Peng (彭) is traced to the legend of Peng Zu, God of Longevity, who legend tells lived 800 years. During the Shang dynasty, Jian Keng, a descendant of Zhuanxu, was granted the feudal territory Dapeng (Great Peng), and later adopted the name, Peng Zu. Distribution In 2019 it was the 31st most common surname in Mainland China. Of the top 30 cities in China, 彭 ranked 9th most common in the city of Changsha."https://www.douban.com/group/topic/23803598/"(Chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Open (snooker)
The English Open is a professional ranking snooker tournament. History On 29 April 2015 World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn announced that the event called English Open will be held for the first time in 2016 in Manchester, England, as part of a new Home Nations Series with the existing Welsh Open and new Northern Ireland Open and Scottish Open tournaments. The winner of the English Open is awarded the Davis Trophy which is named in honour of former world champion Steve Davis. The inaugural event took place between 10 and 16 October 2016, and was won by Liang Wenbo Liang Wenbo (; born 25 March 1987) is a Chinese professional snooker player based at the Oracle Snooker Club, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England. Liang, who plays left-handed, has reached one Triple Crown final, made three Masters appearances, and .... Winners References {{Snooker tournaments * 2016 establishments in England Snooker ranking tournaments Snooker competitions in England Recurring sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Six-red World Championship
The Six-red World Championship is a six-red snooker tournament, played with the six and six . Ding Junhui is the reigning champion. History The event was first held in the 2008/2009 season, and was known as the Six-red Snooker International. The event was organised by the Asian Confederation of Billiards Sports. Forty-eight players were divided in 8 round-robin groups. The top four from each group moved into the knock-out stage. In 2009 the event was renamed the Six-red World Grand Prix. In 2010, it replaced a rival tournament (sponsored by 888sport) as the official six red snooker world championship, after the other event—held once in 2009—was discontinued. The event was not held in the 2011/2012 season, but it returned for the 2012/2013 season with the backing of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. The event was held at the Montien Riverside Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand between 2008 and 2014. The following year it took place in the ''Fashion I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Snooker Championship
The World Snooker Championship is the longest-running and most prestigious tournament in professional snooker. It is also the wealthiest, with total prize money in 2022 of £2,395,000, including £500,000 for the winner. First held in 1927 World Snooker Championship, 1927, it is now one of the three tournaments (together with the UK Championship and the invitational Masters (snooker), Masters) that make up snooker's Triple Crown (snooker), Triple Crown Series. The reigning world champion is Ronnie O'Sullivan. Joe Davis dominated the tournament over its first two decades, winning the first 15 world championships before he retired undefeated after his final victory in 1946 World Snooker Championship, 1946. The distinctive World Championship trophy, topped by a Greek shepherdess figurine, was acquired by Davis in 1926 for £19 and continues in use to this day. No tournaments were held between 1941 and 1945 due to World War II, or between 1952 and 1963 due to a dispute between the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tour Championship (snooker)
The Tour Championship is a professional snooker tournament first held in 2019 Tour Championship, 2019. The event features eight participants, the highest ranked players from the one-year Snooker world rankings, ranking list beginning at the start of the season. The Tour Championship is the third and final tournament that makes up the Players Series. The event features a prize fund of around £380,000, with the winner receiving £150,000. The tournament is broadcast by ITV4 in the United Kingdom and Eurosport across the rest of Europe. The reigning champion is Australian Neil Robertson, who won the 2022 Tour Championship with a 10–9 win over John Higgins in the final. History The tournament was announced in April 2018, and was scheduled to be played for the first time in March 2019. The event was organised as the third and final event to make up the Coral Cup (now Players Series), tournaments sponsored by bookmakers Coral (bookmaker), Coral which use the rankings exclusively f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 WST Classic
The 2023 WST Classic was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 16 to 22 March 2023 at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England. It was the 13th Snooker world rankings, ranking event of the 2022–23 snooker season, 2022–23 season and the inaugural staging of the WST Classic, which the World Snooker Tour added to the calendar midway through the season to replace the cancelled 2023 Turkish Masters. The last qualifying event before the 2023 Tour Championship, the tournament was streamed on Matchroom Sport, Matchroom.live in all territories apart from China, Hong Kong, and Thailand, where it was carried by local broadcasters. The winner received £80,000 from a total prize fund of £427,000. Pang Junxu reached the first ranking final of his career, where he faced Mark Selby. Competing in his home city, Selby defeated Pang 6–2 to win his 22nd ranking title. There were 88 century breaks made during the event. Judd Trump made his 900th century break in professiona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WST Classic
The 2023 WST Classic was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 16 to 22 March 2023 at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England. It was the 13th ranking event of the 2022–23 season and the inaugural staging of the WST Classic, which the World Snooker Tour added to the calendar midway through the season to replace the cancelled 2023 Turkish Masters. The last qualifying event before the 2023 Tour Championship, the tournament was streamed on Matchroom.live in all territories apart from China, Hong Kong, and Thailand, where it was carried by local broadcasters. The winner received £80,000 from a total prize fund of £427,000. Pang Junxu reached the first ranking final of his career, where he faced Mark Selby. Competing in his home city, Selby defeated Pang 6–2 to win his 22nd ranking title. There were 88 century breaks made during the event. Judd Trump made his 900th century break in professional competition during his first-round match against David Lilley, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Players Championship (snooker)
The Players Championship is a professional ranking snooker tournament. Neil Robertson is the reigning champion. History After the establishment of the Players Tour Championship, the Players Tour Championship Finals was first held in 2011 at The Helix in Dublin, between the top 24 players of the Order of Merit, who played at least 6 events; 3 in Sheffield and 3 in mainland Europe. The event was sponsored by PartyCasino.com. In 2012 the event moved to the Bailey Allen Hall in Galway, and was sponsored by Betfair. In 2013 the event was sponsored by Dafabet, and the competition was expanded to 32 players. The field consisted of the top 25 players from the UK/European Order of Merit, the top four players from the Asian Order of Merit and the three APTC event winners. The seedings of the final was based on the combined list of both Order of Merits. In 2014 the event moved to the Guild Hall in Preston, England. It was originally planned that the event would take place in Bangkok, Tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Welsh Open (snooker)
The 2023 Welsh Open (officially the 2023 BetVictor Welsh Open) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 13 to 19 February 2023 at Venue Cymru in Llandudno, Wales, marking the first time since the event's inception in 1992 that it was staged elsewhere than Newport or Cardiff. Qualifiers took place from 11 to 13 January 2023 at the Metrodome in Barnsley, although matches involving the top 16 players in the world rankings, as well as matches involving two Welsh wild-card entrants, were held over and played at the final venue. Organised by the World Snooker Tour and sponsored by online betting company BetVictor, the tournament was broadcast by BBC Cymru Wales and the BBC Red Button domestically, by Eurosport in Europe, and by multiple other broadcasters internationally. The winner received £80,000 from a total prize fund of £427,000. The 11th ranking event of the 2022–23 season, the Welsh Open was the fourth and final tournament in the season's Home Nations S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welsh Open (snooker)
The Welsh Open is a professional ranking snooker tournament that has been held annually since 1992. It replaced the Welsh Professional Championship, which ran annually from 1980 to 1991 and was open only to Welsh players. The Welsh Open is now the longest running ranking event after the World Championship and the UK Championship. Since the 2016–17 season, it has been one of four tournaments in the Home Nations Series, alongside the Northern Ireland Open, the Scottish Open, and the English Open. Since 2017, the winner of the event has received the Ray Reardon Trophy, named after the Welsh six-time world champion. Reardon himself presented the newly named trophy to 2017 winner Stuart Bingham. Mark Williams is the only Welsh winner, having captured the title in 1996 and 1999. John Higgins holds the record for the most Welsh Open wins, claiming the title five times. Joe Perry is the reigning champion. History The tournament began as a ranking tournament in 1992. It is now ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 German Masters
The 2023 German Masters (officially the 2023 BetVictor German Masters) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 1 to 5 February 2023 at the Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany. Organised by the World Snooker Tour and sponsored by sports betting company BetVictor, the tournament was the tenth ranking event of the 2022–23 snooker season and the seventh of the eight events in the European Series. The 17th edition of the German Masters, first held in 1995 as the German Open, the tournament was broadcast by Eurosport in Europe and by multiple other broadcasters internationally. The winner received £80,000 from a total prize fund of £427,000. The reigning world champion and world number one Ronnie O'Sullivan withdrew from the tournament and was replaced by Ross Muir. Many other highly ranked players—including Mark Allen, Stuart Bingham, Ryan Day, Ding Junhui, Barry Hawkins, John Higgins, Shaun Murphy, Mark Selby, Judd Trump, and Mark Williams—lost in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Masters
The German Masters is a professional ranking snooker tournament held at the Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany since 2011. The 2021 event was held at Milton Keynes in England because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Zhao Xintong is the reigning champion, having won the event in 2022. An earlier ranking event, the German Open, was held in Germany from 1995 to 1997. This was followed by an invitation event, called the German Masters, in 1998. History The tournament started as the German Open and was a ranking tournament from 1995 to 1997. The first event was played in Frankfurt in December 1995, replacing the European Open in the December place in the calendar, the European Open being moved to early 1996. The tournament involved the top 16 players in the world ranking who were joined by 16 qualifiers and 4 wild-card players. The four lowest ranked qualifiers played the wild-card players, winning all their four matches and advancing to the last-32. John Higgins met Ken Doherty in the final. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
