Wu Yize

Wu Yize (Chinese: 吴宜泽; pinyin: Wú Yízé; born 14 October 2003) is a Chinese professional snooker player. In May 2022 he was named the World Snooker Tour’s ‘Rookie of the Year’.

Wu Yize
Born (2003-10-14) 14 October 2003
Lanzhou, Gansu, China
Sport country China
Professional2021–present
Highest ranking37 (October 2023)
Current ranking 37 (as of 16 October 2023)
Best ranking finishSemi-finals (2023 Wuhan Open)

Career

Wu Yize won the IBSF U-21 World Championship in 2018 when he was just fourteen years old, defeating Pongsakorn Chongjairak from Thailand 6–4 in the final.[1]

He was given a wildcard entry to the 2019 International Championship in Daqing, where he lost 5–6 to John Higgins. He made the last 32 of the 2019 Six-red World Championship in Bangkok, after progressing through the group stage. He again faced Higgins, this time losing 4–6. At the 2019 World Open in Yushan, he faced Luca Brecel, losing 2–5 but making breaks of 85 and 130.[2]

As a result of his performances on the 2021 CBSA China Tour, Wu was awarded a tour card for the 2021–22 and 2022–23 snooker seasons.[3] In May 2022, at the end of his debut season, he was given the World Snooker Tour's 'Rookie of that Year' award following three last-32 ranking event appearances.[4]

At the 2022 European Masters in August 2022, he defeated Luca Brecel, Rory McLeod and Ryan Day in a run through to the quarter-finals that was ended by Ali Carter.[5] A relatively quiet season ensued, but during qualifying for the 2023 World Snooker Championship, Wu defeated Allan Taylor and compatriot Tian Pengfei, before facing the 2023 Snooker Shoot-Out champion Chris Wakelin. He came back from 1–5 and 4–7 down to beat Wakelin 10–8 in the final qualifying round to reach the televised stages, held at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, for the first time.[6]

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament 2017/
18
2018/
19
2019/
20
2021/
22
2022/
23
2023/
24
Ranking[7][nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 3] 69 49
Ranking tournaments
Championship League Non-Ranking Event A RR RR
European Masters A A A 2R QF 2R
British Open Not Held 2R LQ 1R
English Open A A A 1R 2R 1R
Wuhan Open Tournament Not Held SF
Northern Ireland Open A A A LQ LQ LQ
International Championship A A LQ Not Held LQ
UK Championship A A A 3R LQ
Shoot Out A A A A 1R
Scottish Open A A A 1R LQ
World Grand Prix DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
German Masters A A A LQ LQ
Welsh Open A A A LQ 1R
Players Championship DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
World Open A A LQ Not Held
Tour Championship NH DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
World Championship A A LQ LQ 1R
Non-ranking tournaments
Shanghai Masters R A 1R Not Held
Six-red World Championship A A 2R NH LQ
Former ranking tournaments
China Open A LQ Tournament Not Held
China Championship A A LQ Not Held
Turkish Masters Not Held 2R Not Held
Gibraltar Open A A A WD Not Held
WST Classic Tournament Not Held 2R NH
Former non-ranking tournaments
Haining Open 3R 1R 2R A Not Held
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. New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking

Career finals

Amateur finals: 1 (1 title)

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. 2018 IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship Thailand Pongsak Chongjairak 6–4

References

  1. Pathak, Vivek. "Wu Yize wins World Under-21 Snooker Championship". www.ibsf.info. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  2. "Ones To Watch – Wu Yize". World Snooker. 27 May 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  3. "CBSA Qualifiers 2021: Event One Results". WPBSA. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  4. "Robertson Named Player Of The Year". wst.tv. May 16, 2022. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  5. "China's players eliminated before Final Four at European Masters". china.org.cn. Xinhua. 20 August 2022. Archived from the original on 30 August 2022.
  6. "End Of An Era For Hawkins And Maguire". wst.tv. April 11, 2023. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  7. "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.


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