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Xing Zihao
Xing Zihao () is a Chinese professional snooker player. He has achieved a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour, starting with the 2023-24 snooker season. Career Xing Zihao trains at the International Billiards Academy in Yushan, east China. He represented Yushan at the China Snooker Team Tournament in July 2022, alongside Bai Langning and Huang Jiahao. He won a place on the 2023-24 World Snooker Tour by successfully qualifying from the CBSA qualifying events held in Beijing in April 2023. His place was earned with a victory over former professional Lei Peifan in the final qualifying round. 2023/24 Xing Zihao made his debut in a professional draw at the 2023 Championship League held at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England from 26 June 2023. In his debut game he was defeated by experienced pro Anthony Hamilton but in the rest of the round-robin group stage drew with Ben Mertens and defeated Ryan Thomerson. At the 2023 Wuhan Open he benefited from a walkov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xing (surname)
Xing (Chinese: 邢) is a Chinese surname. There are two hypothesized sources for the extant catalogue of surnames: 1. According to the ''Yuanhe Xing Zuan'', Xing is originated from Ji ( 姬), the royal family of Zhou Dynasty in China. The fourth son of the Duke of Zhou, was appointed the ruler of the State of Xing (now Xingtai city of Hebei Province). The year 662 BC saw the State of Xing taken over by the State of Wei, and the noble descendants entitled themselves their former state name as their surnames. 2. According to ''Xing Kao'' ( :zh:姓考), or Surname Investigation, in the Spring and Autumn period, Dafu ( zh:大夫) Han Xuanzi of the State of Jin, along with his family and offspring resided in Xing county (now east of Wen county of Henan Province), and later his descendants had the surname Xing after the county name. Notable people * Xing Yong (; died 223), official of the state of Cao Wei in the Three Kingdoms period * Xing Wenwei (; died 690?), Tang Dynasty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Maguire
Stephen Maguire (born 13 March 1981) is a Scottish professional snooker player. He has won six major ranking tournaments, including the 2004 UK Championship, and has twice since reached the finals of that event. Maguire turned professional in 1998 after winning the IBSF World Snooker Championship. He was in the top 16 of the snooker world rankings for 11 consecutive years, from 2005 to 2016, twice reaching world no. 2. He is a prolific break-builder, having compiled more than 450 century breaks, including three maximums. Career Early career Maguire turned professional as a snooker player in 1998. He qualified for the 1999 UK Championship, where he was defeated 2–9 by Mark King in the first round. He played in qualifying for the 2000 World Championship, defeating Wayne Brown, Nick Walker and Bradley Jones to reach the final qualifying round, where he lost 9–10 to Joe Swail. Maguire qualified again for the 2002 UK Championship, going on to defeat Fergal O'Brien 9–4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024–25 Snooker Season
The 2024–25 snooker season is an upcoming professional snooker season with tournaments played between 2024 and 2025. Players New professional players The players listed below have received a two-year tour card so far, for the 2024–25 and 2025–26 seasons. ;Top 4 players from 2023–24 one year ranking list ;International champions ; Q Tour ;CBSA China Tour ;World Women's Snooker qualifiers ; Q School ;Event 1 ;Event 2 ;Asia-Oceania Event 1 ;Asia-Oceania Event 2 Calendar The following tables outline the dates and results for all the World Snooker Tour, World Women's Snooker Tour, World Seniors Tour The World Seniors Tour is the professional snooker tour for senior players aged 40 and over, running in parallel to the main World Snooker Tour. Founded in 2017 by Snooker Legends, it has been run since 2018 by World Seniors Snooker, a subsidiary ..., Q Tour, and other events in the season. World Snooker Tour Note: The calendar only inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters
The 2024 Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 30 August to 7 September 2024 at Green Halls in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was part of the 2024–25 snooker season. The tournament featured a total prize fund of £2,302,000, the second-highest after the World Championship. It is one of snooker's four major tournaments. Judd Trump won the tournament, defeating Mark Williams 109 in the final. There were 91 century breaks made in the event, the highest being a 147 by Noppon Saengkham. Format There were 17 amateur wildcard players from the Middle East included in the draw, including 7 from Saudi Arabia. Rounds 1, 2, and 3 were the best of 7 ; rounds 4 and 5 were the best of 9 frames; round 6, the quarterfinals and the semifinals were the best of 11 frames; and the final was a best of 19 frames match, played over two . The tournament was broadcast on Eurosport and Discovery+ in Eu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Wuhan Open (snooker)
The 2024 Wuhan Open (officially the 2024 Optics Valley of China Wuhan Open) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 6 to 12 October 2024 at the China Optics Valley Convention & Exhibition Center (COVCEC) in Wuhan, China. The sixth Snooker world rankings, ranking event of the 2024–25 snooker season, 202425 season, it followed the 2024 British Open and preceded the 2024 Northern Ireland Open. The winner received £140,000 from a total prize fund of £700,000. Qualifiers took place from 28 to 30 July 2024 at the Leicester Arena in Leicester, England. Qualifying matches featuring the defending champion (Judd Trump); the reigning 2024 World Snooker Championship, World Champion (Kyren Wilson); the two highest ranked Chinese players (Ding Junhui and Zhang Anda); four Chinese Wild card (sports), wildcards (Cai Wei, Wang Xinbo, Zhou Jinhao, and Huang Hao); and Mark Joyce were held over and played in Wuhan. Trump won the inaugural 2023 Wuhan Open (snooker), 2023 event, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |