Cheung Ka Wai

Cheung Ka-wai also as Ka Wai Cheung (Chinese: 張家瑋; born 17 February 1999) is a snooker player from Hong Kong.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Cheung (張).
Cheung Ka Wai
Born (1999-02-17) 17 February 1999
Sport country Hong Kong
Medal record
Men's snooker
Representing  Hong Kong
World Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham Singles

Career

Amateur

In 2015, Cheung won the IBSF World Under-18 Snooker Championship[1] On 4 March 2015 it was announced that Cheung was invited to play in the 2016 World Snooker Championship qualifiers.[2]

In 2022, Cheung won the gold medal at the World Games in Birmingham, Alabama, defeating Abdelrahman Shahin 3–1 in the final.

Performance and rankings timeline
Tournament 2015/
16		 2018/
19
Ranking[nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 2]
Ranking tournaments
Paul Hunter Classic MR LQ
World Grand Prix DNQ DNQ
Players Championship[nb 3] DNQ DNQ
Tour Championship NH DNQ
World Championship LQ A
Performance Table Legend
LQ lost in the qualifying draw #R lost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)		 QF lost in the quarter-finals
SF lost in the semi-finals F lost in the final W won the tournament
DNQ did not qualify for the tournament A did not participate in the tournament WD withdrew from the tournament
NH / Not Heldmeans an event was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
  1. It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
  2. He was an amateur
  3. The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2015/2016)

Career finals

Non-ranking finals: 1 (1 title)
Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. 2022 World Games Egypt Abdelrahman Shahin 3–1

Amateur finals: 3 (2 titles)
Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. 2015 IBSF World Under-18 Snooker Championship Hong Kong Ming Tung Chan 5–2
Runner-up 1. 2019 Asian Under-21 Championship China Zhao Jianbo 3–6
Winner 2. 2019 Challenge Tour – Event 1 England Oliver Brown 3–1

Team finals: 1 (1 title)
Outcome No. Year Championship Team/partner Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. 2016 World Mixed Doubles Championship Hong Kong Jaique Ip Israel Eden Sharav
England Maria Catalano		 4–3[3]

References
  1. "Ka Wai Cheung becomes World Under-18 Champion". International Billiards and Snooker Federation. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  2. "WPBSA Invites for World Qualifiers". 4 March 2016.
  3. "Player Profile – Jaique Ip Wan". womenssnooker.com. World Women's Snooker. Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
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