Wu Yize (; born 14 October 2003) is a Chinese professional

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player.

Career

Wu Yize won the IBSF U-21 World Championship in 2018 when he was just fourteen years old, defeating Pongsakorn Chongjairak from

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6–4 in the final. Wu Yize was given a wildcard entry to the 2019 International Championship in

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where he lost 6–5 to

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. Wu made the last 32 of the 2019 Six-red World Championship in

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, after progressing through the group stage. He then faced Higgins once again, this time losing out 6–4. At the 2019 World Open in Yushan, he faced

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losing 5-2 but impressing with a break of 85 and a century of 130. He was awarded a tour card for the 2021–22 and 2022–23

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seasons as a result of his performances on the 2021 CBSA China Tour. At the 2022 European Masters in August, 2022 Wu Yize defeated Luca Brecel, Rory McLeod and Ryan Day in a run through to the quarter-finals that was ended by

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Performance and rankings timeline

Career finals

Amateur finals: 1 (1 title)

References

Chinese snooker players Living people 2003 births 21st-century Chinese people {{Snooker-bio-stub