Zhao Jianbo

Zhao Jianbo (Chinese: 赵剑波; pinyin: Zhào Jiànbō, born 27 August 2003)[1] is a Chinese former professional snooker player who is currently banned from professional competition after engaging in match-fixing.

Not to be confused with Zhao Jianbo (footballer).
In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhao (赵).
Zhao Jianbo
Born (2003-08-27) 27 August 2003
Dazhou, Sichuan, China
Sport country China
Professional2020–2022
Highest ranking74 (August 2021)
Best ranking finishLast 32 (x4)

The WPBSA suspended Zhao from World Snooker Tour events in January 2022, amid a match-fixing investigation,[2] and subsequently charged him with fixing a match.[3] Following an independent disciplinary tribunal, Zhao was banned from professional competition for 2 years and 11 months, until 1 December 2025, and ordered to pay £7500 in costs.[4]

Career

As a result of Zhao's performances on the CBSA Tour, he was awarded a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour for the 2020–21 and 2021–22.[5]

Performance and rankings timeline
Tournament 2017/
18		 2018/
19		 2019/
20		 2020/
21		 2021/
22		 2022/
23
Ranking[6][nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 3] 73 [nb 2]
Ranking tournaments
Championship League Non-Ranking Event RR RR RR
European Masters A A A 1R LQ LQ
British Open Tournament Not Held 2R 2R
Northern Ireland Open A A A 3R LQ LQ
UK Championship A A A 1R 1R A
Scottish Open A A A 3R 1R LQ
English Open A A A 2R LQ A
World Grand Prix DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
Shoot Out A A A WD WD A
German Masters A A A LQ LQ WD
Welsh Open A A A 1R 1R A
Players Championship DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
WST Classic Tournament Not Held A
Tour Championship NH DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
World Championship A A A LQ LQ A
Former ranking tournaments
International Championship A A LQ Tournament Not Held
China Championship A A 1R Tournament Not Held
WST Pro Series Tournament Not Held RR Not Held
Turkish Masters Tournament Not Held LQ NH
Gibraltar Open A A A 3R 1R NH
Former non-ranking tournaments
Shanghai Masters R A 1R Tournament Not Held
Haining Open 3R 2R 4R NH A NH
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

Pro-am finals: 1
Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner–up 1. 2019 Xi'an Open China Zhang Anda 3–5[7]

Amateur finals: 2 (2 titles)
Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. 2019 ACBS Asian Under-21 Snooker Championship Hong Kong Cheung Ka Wai 6–3
Winner 2. 2019 IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship China Pang Junxu 6–1

References
  1. "Zhao Jianbo". snooker.org. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  2. "Zhao Xintong and Zhang Jiankang suspended from World Snooker Tour". The Guardian. 2023-01-03. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  3. Huart, Matt (2023-01-18). "WPBSA Statement | 18 January 2023". WPBSA. Retrieved 2023-01-18.
  4. Huart, Matt (2023-06-06). "WPBSA Statement | 6 June 2023". WPBSA. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  5. "SNOOKER CONTINUES TO LEAD SPORT'S RETURN WITH TOUR STRUCTURE PLANS". World Snooker Tour. 2020-06-08. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  6. "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  7. "Zhang On Top In Xi'an". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 9 June 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
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