Huang Jiahao
| Born | 17 August 1995 Yiwu, Zhejiang, China |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  China |
| Professional | 2024–present |
| Highest ranking | 108 (July 2024) |
| Current ranking | 113 (as of 16 December 2024) |
| Best ranking finish | Quarter-final (2024 Shoot Out) |
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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]| Tournament | 2012/ 13 |
2013/ 14 |
2014/ 15 |
2015/ 16 |
2016/ 17 |
2017/ 18 |
2018/ 19 |
2019/ 20 |
2021/ 22 |
2024/ 25 | |||||||||
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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 | QF | ||||||||||||
| Scottish Open | MR | Not Held | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | |||||||||||
| German Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | |||||||||
| Welsh Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | ||||||||||
| World Open | A | A | Not Held | 1R | A | A | A | NH | LQ | ||||||||||
| 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 | |||
Career finals
[edit]Non-ranking finals: 1
[edit]| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 2021 | Haining Open | He Guoqiang
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0–5 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Ken Doherty and Fergal O'Brien progress at Shanghai Masters". RTE. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "International Championship". Snooker.org. 26 October 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "Chatteris snooker star Perry wins Xuzhou Open, his second Asian Tour triumph". Cambridgeshire Times. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "World Open 2016: Ali Carter overcomes Joe Perry". Sporting Life. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "GUANGDONG WIN CBSA CUP". wpbsa.com. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "HE ON A HIGH IN HAINING". wpbsa. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Caulfield, David (4 August 2023). "Star-studded lineup in CBSA Tour event semi-finals". Snooker HQ. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "Announcement that Chinese Billiards Association". cbsa.org. 26 February 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "JOHN HIGGINS SUFFERS EARLY EXIT AT CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE SNOOKER, GARY WILSON REACHES LAST 32". Eurosport. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
