Shi Hanqing

Shi Hanqing
Born (1990-08-19) 19 August 1990 (age 34)
Tianjin, China
Sport country China
Professional2013/2014
Highest ranking121 (September–December 2013)

Shi Hanqing (Chinese: 石汉青, born 19 August 1990) is a Chinese pool player and former professional snooker player.

Snooker career

Shi first appeared at a ranking event at age of 19, playing Matthew Selt in the wildcard round of the 2009 Shanghai Masters in which he was whitewashed 0–5.[1]

In the 2012–13 season he appeared in the three Asian events in that year's Players Tour Championship In APTC Event 1, he reached the last 64 where he was knocked out by Stephen Lee by a scoreline of 1–4, and reached the last 16 in events 2 and 3, being defeated by professionals Barry Hawkins and Ken Doherty to scorelines of 2-4 and 0-4 respectively.[2]

He turned professional in time for the 2013–14 season by virtue of finishing 3rd in the APTC Order of Merit from the previous season.[3] However, Shi did not enter any ranking tournaments other than the three Asian PTC events he entered the previous season; his best finishes were the last 64 in events 1 and 2 where he lost Liam Highfield and Jin Long; he also entered event 3 but withdrew from the event.[4] He did not renew his WPBSA membership for the following season and dropped off the main tour.[5]

Pool career

Aside from snooker, Shi has had a successful pool career. In 2016, he was the winner of the WPA World Heyball Championship, defeating Mick Hill by a scoreline of 21–20.[6]

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament 2009/
10
2012/
13
2013/
14
Ranking[7][nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 3]
Ranking tournaments
Wuxi Classic NR A A
Australian Goldfields Open NH A A
Shanghai Masters WR A A
Indian Open Not Held A
International Championship NH A A
UK Championship A A A
German Masters NH A A
Welsh Open A A A
Players Tour Championship Finals NH DNQ DNQ
World Open A A A
China Open A A A
World Championship A A 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 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.
Notes
  1. ^ It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
  2. ^ a b He was an amateur.
  3. ^ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.

Pool titles

References

  1. ^ "Roewe Shanghai Masters". snooker.org. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Shi Hanqing 2012/2013". snooker.org. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Asian Order of Merit 2012/2013". snooker.org. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Asian Order of Merit 2012/2013". snooker.org. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Updated World Rankings". World Snooker. 1 July 2014. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ Alison Chang. "Shi Hanqing Comes out on Top in China Billiard World Championship". The Pool Scene. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 November 2017.