Huang Jiahao

Huang Jiahao
Born17 August 1995
Yiwu, Zhejiang, China
Sport country China
Professional2024–present
Highest ranking108 (July 2024)
Current ranking 117 (as of 2 December 2024)

Huang Jiahao is a Chinese snooker player. In 2024, he won a place on the World Snooker Tour from the 2024–25 snooker season.

Career

Prior to turning professional, he was granted a number of wildcard appearances at international snooker tournaments in his native China. At the 2014 Shanghai Masters he played former World Champion Ken Doherty and lost 5-3.[1] He was beaten by Oliver Lines at the 2014 International Championship in Chengdu.[2] He reached the last 64 at the 2015 Xuzhou Open where he lost to eventual winner Joe Perry.[3] He defeated Hammad Miah in the wildcard round at the 2016 World Open to reach the main draw in Yushan County, where he lost to compatriot Zhou Yuelong.[4] He reached the last 16 of the 2016 Haining Open, recording wins over Tian Pengfei and Kurt Maflin before losing to Martin Gould.

Competing domestically, he was a member of The Guangdong team alongside Fang Xiongman and Bai Langning that won the 2020 CBSA Cup, beating Xinjiang in the final.[5] He was runner-up at the Haining Open in 2021. In the final he was defeated by compatriot He Guoqiang.[6] He represented Yushan at the China Snooker Team Tournament in July 2022, alongside Bai Langning and Xing Zihao.[7]

He reached the last 16 of CBSA Tour event, the Huangguoshu Open, in Anshun in August 2023, where he was beaten by Kyren Wilson.[8]

2024-25

Through his performances on the CBSA China Tour he earnt a place on the World Snooker Tour from the 2024–25 snooker season.[9] In June 2024, he made his precessional debut at the 2024 Championship League in Leicester.[10]

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament 2012/
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2014/
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2015/
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2016/
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2018/
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2019/
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2021/
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Ranking[nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 3]
Ranking tournaments
Championship League Non-Ranking Event A RR
Xi'an Grand Prix Tournament Not Held LQ
Saudi Arabia Masters Tournament Not Held 2R
English Open Tournament Not Held A A A A A LQ
British Open Tournament Not Held A LQ
Wuhan Open Tournament Not Held LQ
Northern Ireland Open Tournament Not Held A A A A A LQ
International Championship Not Held WR A A A A A NH LQ
UK Championship A A A A A A A A A LQ
Shoot Out Non-Ranking Event A A A A A
Scottish Open MR Not Held A A A A A LQ
German Masters A A A A A A A A A
Welsh Open A A A A A A A A A
World Open A A Not Held 1R A A A NH
World Grand Prix Not Held NR DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
Players Championship[nb 4] DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
Tour Championship Tournament Not Held DNQ DNQ DNQ
World Championship A A A A A A A A A
Former ranking tournaments
Shanghai Masters Not Held WR A A A Non-Ranking NH NR
Former non-ranking tournaments
Haining Open Not Held Minor-Ranking 4R 1R 1R 1R F 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 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
  1. ^ It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i He was an amateur
  3. ^ New players don't have a ranking
  4. ^ The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2012/2013–2015/2016)

Career finals

Non-ranking finals: 1

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 2021 Haining Open China He Guoqiang 0–5

References

  1. ^ "Ken Doherty and Fergal O'Brien progress at Shanghai Masters". RTE. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  2. ^ "International Championship". Snooker.org. 26 October 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Chatteris snooker star Perry wins Xuzhou Open, his second Asian Tour triumph". Cambridgeshire Times. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  4. ^ "World Open 2016: Ali Carter overcomes Joe Perry". Sporting Life. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  5. ^ "GUANGDONG WIN CBSA CUP". wpbsa.com. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  6. ^ "HE ON A HIGH IN HAINING". wpbsa. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  7. ^ "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 11 April 2024.
  8. ^ Caulfield, David (4 August 2023). "Star-studded lineup in CBSA Tour event semi-finals". Snooker HQ. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Announcement that Chinese Billiards Association". cbsa.org. 26 February 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  10. ^ "JOHN HIGGINS SUFFERS EARLY EXIT AT CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE SNOOKER, GARY WILSON REACHES LAST 32". Eurosport. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.