Bi Zhu Qing (born 6 September 1988) is a professional

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and

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player from

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. She is best known as the winner of the

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in 2011.World Champions
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Biography

Bi started playing snooker in 2005, taking up

three years later, and was a member of Chinese government supported training programmes designed to manufacture winners. At her first world championship in 2010, Bi was ranked 81st in the world and had no notable

tournament wins, so her victory, including a 9–7 defeat of

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in the final, was a surprising result.

Tournament results

*2007

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– Women's Snooker Champion *2007 IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Champion *2009

Six-red snooker singles – silver medal *2009 East Asian Games six-red snooker singles – silver medal * 2010 Asian Games – Women's six-red snooker singles – bronze medal * 2010 Asian Games – Women's six-red snooker team – silver medal *2011 WPA Women's World Nine-ball Champion – beat

9–7 in the final.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bi, Zhu Qing Living people female pool players Chinese pool players 1988 births Asian Games medalists in cue sports Cue sports players at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for China Asian Games bronze medalists for China Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games