Liu Wenwei
| Born | 8 December 2003[1] |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  China |
| Professional | 2025– |
| Highest ranking | 95 (July 2025) |
| Current ranking | 95 (as of 24 July 2025) |
Liu Wenwei (born 8 December 2003) is a Chinese snooker player. He earned a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour, starting with the 2025-26 snooker season.
Career
[edit]In March 2024, he was a semi-finalist in the U21 Asia Pacific Regional Snooker Championships in Sydney, Australia, won by Lei Peifan.[2]
Competing at the Asia-Oceania Q School Event 1 in Thailand in May 2025, he earned a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour after he recorded wins over former professionals Tian Pengfei and Manasawin Phetmalaikul before having 4-3 victoires over Nattanapong Chaikul and compatriot Luo Zetao. His eligibility is from the 2025-26 snooker season.[3][4][5][6]
2025–26 season
[edit]He started the 2025-26 season in June 2025 in the qualifying round for the Wuhan Open with a creditable 5-4 defeat against established professional Jamie Jones.[7]
He was drawn in the round-robin stage of the 2025 Championship League, a ranking tournament in Leicester in June 2025, against Jackson Page, Jordan Brown and English amateur champion Zachary Richardson.[8] He topped the group after a 3-0 win over Brown, beating Page 3-1 and coming away with a 2-2 draw against Richardson, from 0-2 down.[9]
Performance and rankings timeline
[edit]| 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. | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "Liu Wenwei". Snooker.org. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ^ "Asia Pacific Regional Snooker Championships Wrap Up". apsbf.com. 27 Mar 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ^ "NASA AIMS FOR LIFT-OFF IN THAILAND". wst.tv. 17 May 2025. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ^ "NASA AND LIU EARN TOUR CARDS IN THAILAND". wst.tv. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ^ Kane, Desmond (26 May 2025). "Alexander Ursenbacher and Liam Pullen reclaim spots on main World Snooker circuit with Q School success". TNT Sports. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ Caulfield, David (May 25, 2025). "Q School Asia & Oceania produces four snooker graduates". Snookerhq.com. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ Caulfield, David (June 25, 2025). "Full list of results at the 2025 Wuhan Open qualifiers". Snookerhq. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ "CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE SNOOKER 2025". championshipleaguesnooker.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ "Uh-Nooh blasts past minister of defence". wst.tv. 15 July 2025. Retrieved 16 July 2025.