Wang Yuchen (snooker player)

{{family name hatnote|Wang ({{linktext|王}})|lang=Chinese}}

{{Infobox snooker player

| name = Wang Yuchen

| image = Wang Yuchen PHC 2017-2.jpg

| caption = Paul Hunter Classic 2017

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|8|5}}

| birth_place = Qingdao, Shandong, China

| Sport country = {{HKG}} (from 2019)
{{CHN}} (to 2018)

| Professional = 2016–2018, 2024–present

| High ranking = 80 (June 2017){{cite web|title=WORLD RANKINGS After 2017 Kaspersky Riga Masters|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/rankings/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703231319/http://www.worldsnooker.com/rankings/|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 July 2017|website=World Snooker|access-date=3 July 2017}}

| Official maximums =

| Best finish = Last 32 (x2)

| Ranking wins =

| Minor wins =

| World champ =

}}

Wang Yuchen ({{zh|s=王雨晨}}; born 5 August 1997) is a Hong Kong (previously Chinese) professional snooker player. Wang was born in Qingdao, Shandong Province and lived in Kaifeng, Henan Province.

Career

Wang Yuchen first drew international attention in September 2013 at the 2013 Shanghai Masters 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.{{cite web|title=Profile: Wang Yuchen|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/players/wang-yuchen/|publisher=World Snooker|access-date=29 November 2016}}

In March 2016, Wang won the Asian Under-21 Snooker Championship, beating former professional Ratchayothin Yotharuck of Thailand 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 in the opening round of the 2016 UK Championship, before losing 6–5 to Liam Highfield after having led 4–1.{{cite news|url=http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/sport/uk_snooker_championship/14939731.Birthday_boy_Liam_Highfield_seeks_icing_on_his_cake_at_Betway_UK_Snooker_Championship/|title=Birthday boy Liam Highfield seeks icing on his cake at Betway UK Snooker Championship|newspaper=The Press|access-date=11 April 2017}} Wang also won a match at the Welsh Open by edging past Gareth Allen 4–3, but lost 4–2 to Stuart Carrington in the second round.{{cite web|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?player=954&season=2016|title=Wang Yuchen 2016/2017|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=11 April 2017}}

Wang previously represented China, but moved to Hong Kong in 2019.{{cite news |title=Two Hong Kong snooker players fall at the final hurdle |url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3223963/two-hong-kong-snooker-players-fall-final-hurdle-and-miss-out-securing-pro-tour-spots |work=South China Morning Post |first=Kin-wa |last=Chan |date=13 June 2023 |access-date=13 June 2023 |archive-date=13 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613233521/https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3223963/two-hong-kong-snooker-players-fall-final-hurdle-and-miss-out-securing-pro-tour-spots |url-status=live}}

Performance and rankings timeline

class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"

! Tournament

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Ranking{{cite web |title=Ranking History |url=http://www.snooker.org/rnk/history.asp |publisher=Snooker.org |access-date=6 February 2011}}It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.

|align="center"|He was an amateur

|align="center"|

|align="center"|New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking

|align="center"|81

|align="center"|

colspan="10"|Ranking tournaments

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Championship League

|align="center" colspan="7" style="color:#555555;"|Non-Ranking Event

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Xi'an Grand Prix

|align="center" colspan="7" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Saudi Arabia Masters

|align="center" colspan="7" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|English Open

|align="center" colspan="4" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|British Open

|align="center" colspan="7" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Wuhan Open

|align="center" colspan="7" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Northern Ireland Open

|align="center" colspan="4" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|International Championship

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|WR

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|WR

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|UK Championship

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Shoot Out

|align="center" colspan="4" style="color:#555555;"|Non-Ranking Event

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Scottish Open

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|MR

|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|German Masters

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Welsh Open

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|World Open

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|WR

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|World Grand Prix

|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Players ChampionshipThe event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2012/2013–2015/2016)

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Tour Championship

|align="center" colspan="6" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|World Championship

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

colspan="10"|Former ranking tournaments

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Shanghai Masters

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|WR

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|WR

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Non-Ranking

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Riga MastersThe event was called the Riga Open (2014/2015–2015/2016)

|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held

|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Minor-Rank

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|WD

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Paul Hunter Classic

|align="center" colspan="4" style="color:#555555;"|Minor-Ranking Event

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|China Championship

|align="center" colspan="4" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|European Masters

|align="center" colspan="4" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Indian Open

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Gibraltar Open

|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|MR

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|China Open

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|WR

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|WR

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH

colspan="10"|Former non-ranking tournaments

style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Haining Open

|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held

|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Minor-Rank

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R

|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|4R

|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH

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bgcolor="#efefef"

! colspan="6" | Performance Table Legend

align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30" | LQ

| lost in the qualifying draw

| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | #R

| lost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)

| align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;" | QF

| lost in the quarter-finals

align="center" style="background:yellow;" | SF

| lost in the semi-finals

| align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;" | F

| lost in the final

| align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | W

| won the tournament

align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30" | DNQ

| did not qualify for the tournament

| align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30" | A

| did not participate in the tournament

| align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30" | WD

| withdrew from the tournament

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4" \| NH / Not Held	means an event was not held
style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4" \| NR / Non-Ranking Event	means an event is/was no longer a ranking event
style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4" \| R / Ranking Event	means an event is/was a ranking event
style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4" \| MR / Minor-Ranking Event	means an event is/was a minor-ranking event
style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4" \| PA / Pro-am Event	means an event is/was a pro-am event