Wang Yuchen (born 5 August 1997 in
Henan
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) is a
Chinese
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former professional
snooker
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player.
Career
Wang Yuchen first drew international attention in September 2013 at the
2013 Shanghai Masters
The 2013 Bank of Communications Shanghai Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 16 and 22 September 2013 at the Shanghai Grand Stage in Shanghai, China. It was the third ranking event of the 2013/2014 seas ...
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
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.
In March 2016, Wang won the
Asian Under-21 Snooker Championship, beating former professional
Ratchayothin Yotharuck
Ratchayothin Yotharuck ( th, รัชโยธิน โยธารักษ์, born 13 December 1995 in Nakhon Nayok province, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand) is a Thai former professional snooker player. Yotharuck has been playing snooker since he w ...
of
Thailand
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6–5 in the final. This win earned him a two-year professional card for the
2016–17 and
2017–18 seasons.
He secured a 6–5 victory over 2002 world champion
Peter Ebdon
Peter David Ebdon (born 27 August 1970) is an English former snooker player. The winner of the 2002 World Snooker Championship, Ebdon won nine world ranking events, placing twelfth on the all-time list of ranking tournament winners. In addit ...
in the opening round of the
2016 UK Championship, before losing 6–5 to
Liam Highfield
Liam Highfield (born 1 December 1990) is an English professional snooker player. He turned professional in 2010 after finishing second in the 2009/2010 PIOS rankings. He plays left-handed.
Career Amateur years
In the 2007/2008 season, Highfie ...
after having led 4–1. Wang also won a match at the
Welsh Open by edging past
Gareth Allen
Gareth Allen (born 9 September 1988 in Mynydd Isa, near Buckley, Flintshire) is a Welsh former professional snooker player.
Career
Allen started playing snooker aged three, joining his local snooker club and playing on full sized table at twelv ...
4–3, but lost 4–2 to
Stuart Carrington
Stuart Carrington (born 14 May 1990) is an English professional snooker player. He practises frequently with Steven Hallworth and Ian Glover in Grimsby.
In May 2011, Carrington qualified for the 2011–12 professional Main Tour as one of fou ...
in the second round.
Performance and rankings timeline
Career finals
Amateur finals: 1 (1 title)
References
External links
Wang Yuchenat ''CueTracker.net: Snooker Results and Statistic Database''
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1997 births
Chinese snooker players
Living people
Sportspeople from Henan
21st-century Chinese people