Xing Zihao
Xing Zihao (Chinese: 邢子豪) is a Chinese professional snooker player. He has achieved a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour, starting with the 2023-24 snooker season.
| Born | 6 November 2004[1] |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  China |
| Professional | 2023–present |
| Highest ranking | 97 (October 2023) |
| Current ranking | 97 (as of 16 October 2023) |
| Best ranking finish | Last 16 (2023 Northern Ireland Open) |
Career
Xing Zihao trains at the International Billiards Academy in Yushan, east China.[2] He represented Yushan at the China Snooker Team Tournament in July 2022, alongside Bai Langning and Huang Jiahao.[3]
He won a place on the 2023-24 World Snooker Tour by successfully qualifying from the CBSA qualifying events held in Beijing in April 2023. His place was earned with a victory over former professional Lei Peifan in the final qualifying round.[4]
2023/24
Xing Zihao made his debut in a professional draw at the 2023 Championship League held at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England from 26 June 2023. In his debut game he was defeated by experienced pro Anthony Hamilton but in the rest of the round-robin group stage drew with Ben Mertens and defeated Ryan Thomerson.[5][6]
At the 2023 Wuhan Open he benefited from a walkover when World Champion Luca Brecel pulled out of the event. However, he took advantage by defeating Michael White to reach the last-32 of a ranking event for the first time, where he was defeated by Stephen Maguire.[7][8] He qualified for the 2023 Northern Ireland Open with a 4-0 victory over David Grace.[9] He followed this by defeating former World Champion Graeme Dott to reach the last-32 at the second consecutive ranking event.[10]
Performance and rankings timeline
| Tournament | 2023/ 24 | ||||||||
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| Ranking[11][nb 1] | [nb 2] | ||||||||
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| Championship League | RR | ||||||||
| European Masters | LQ | ||||||||
| British Open | LQ | ||||||||
| English Open | LQ | ||||||||
| Wuhan Open | 2R | ||||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | |||||||||
| International Championship | LQ | ||||||||
| UK Championship | |||||||||
| Shoot Out | |||||||||
| Scottish Open | |||||||||
| World Grand Prix | |||||||||
| German Masters | |||||||||
| Welsh Open | |||||||||
| Players Championship | |||||||||
| World Open | |||||||||
| Tour Championship | |||||||||
| World Championship | |||||||||
| Non-ranking tournaments | |||||||||
| Six-red World Championship | |||||||||
| 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 Held | means an event was not held. | |||
| NR / Non-Ranking Event | means an event is/was no longer a ranking event. | |||
| R / Ranking Event | means an event is/was a ranking event. | |||
| MR / Minor-Ranking Event | means an event is/was a minor-ranking event. | |||
| PA / Pro-am Event | means an event is/was a pro-am event. | |||
- Shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
- New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking
References
- "Xing Zihao". snooker.org. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- "Professional colleges cultivate outstanding talents International Billiards Academy helps Xing Zihao realise dream of professional competition". xingpaibilliard.com. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- "The snooker team match is on!Ding Junhui is aiming for the championship!Browning's team is finalized!Fan Zhengyi can expect". Min.news. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- "Xing and Long Earn WST Places". wpbsa.com. 15 April 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- "CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE SNOOKER 2023". Championship League Snooker. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- "Stevens and Hamilton through". wst.tv. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- Livie, Alex (6 October 2023). "WUHAN OPEN 2023: MARK WILLIAMS, LUCA BRECEL AND GRAEME DOTT WITHDRAW FROM RANKING EVENT IN CHINA". Eurosport. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- "Wuhan Open snooker 2023: Draw, results, odds & TV coverage details". Sporting Life. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- "Marco Fu, Joe Perry and Graeme Dott Continue Golden Run of Victories in Northern Ireland Open Snooker Qualifying". Eurosport. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- Caulfield, David (24 October 2023). "Andres Petrov stuns Mark Allen in Belfast". SnookerHQ. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.