Niu Zhuang (, born 26 June 1994) is a

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former professional

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player.

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

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(4–3). He reached the same stage at the 2015 Xuzhou Open where he was defeated by

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4–1 in the last 64. He achieved a two-year world snooker tour card in May 2017 due to his performances on the Chinese professional tour.

Performance and rankings timeline

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References

External links

Niu Zhuang
at ''worldsnooker.com''
Niu Zhuang at ''CueTracker.net: Snooker Results and Statistic Database''Profile on Snooker.org
{{DEFAULTSORT:Niu, Zhuang 1994 births People from Fuyang Living people Chinese snooker players 21st-century Chinese people