Zhao Hanyang
| Born | 20 October 1999[1] |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  China |
| Professional | 2025– |
| Highest ranking | 123 (July 2025) |
| Current ranking | 123 (as of 24 July 2025) |
Zhao Hanyang (born 20 October 1999) is a Chinese professional snooker player. He won a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour starting with the 2025–26 snooker season.
Early life
[edit]He is from the city of Xi'an in Shaanxi province. He started playing snooker at the age of eight years-old. His family later moved to Guangdong province where he would practise with Zhou Yuelong and Zhao Xintong and was coached by Wu Wenzhong, who had previously mentored Ding Jinhui, amongst others.[2]
Career
[edit]In June 2021, at the Chinese national team championship he played as a member of Dongguan Team under coach Jin Di alongside team members Liu Hongyu and Liang Xiaolong.[3]
Competing at the Asia-Oceania Q School Event 1 in Thailand in May 2025, he lost to Chatchapong Nasa in the penultimate round. [4] At event two, Zhao defeated former professional Rory Thor on a deciding frame, and Narongdat Takantong of Thailand 4-1 in the final round to earn a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour from the 2025-26 snooker season.[5][6][7][8]
2025–26 season
[edit]He made a winning start to his professional career, recording a 5-1 win over Sanderson Lam in his first game as a professional in qualifying for the 2025 Wuhan Open.[9] His round-robin group in the 2025 Championship League in Leicester on 30 June 2025, saw him earn 2-2 draws against compatriot Yao Pengcheng and Welshman Jamie Jones, but have a 3-1 loss to Lyu Haotian.[10][11]
Performance and rankings timeline
[edit]| Tournament | 2013/ 14 |
2014/ 15 |
2015/ 16 |
2025/ 26 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking[nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | |||||
| Ranking tournaments | |||||||||
| Championship League | Not Held | RR | |||||||
| Saudi Arabia Masters | Not Held | ||||||||
| Wuhan Open | Not Held | ||||||||
| English Open | Not Held | ||||||||
| British Open | Not Held | LQ | |||||||
| Xi'an Grand Prix | Not Held | ||||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | Not Held | ||||||||
| International Championship | A | A | A | ||||||
| UK Championship | A | A | A | ||||||
| Shoot Out | Non-Ranking | ||||||||
| Scottish Open | Not Held | ||||||||
| German Masters | A | A | A | ||||||
| World Grand Prix | Not Held | NR | |||||||
| Welsh Open | A | A | A | ||||||
| Players Championship | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||
| World Open | A | Not Held | |||||||
| Tour Championship | Not Held | ||||||||
| 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. | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "Zhao Hanyang". Snooker.org. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ "MEET THE NEW PROS: ZHAO HANYANG". wst.tv. 30 June 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ "【台协杯】周跃龙、赵心童领衔旅英选手批量回归！四地排出「纯职业」强阵，三小组竞争惨烈！". Weixin.qq.com (in Chinese). 4 June 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ "NASA AIMS FOR LIFT-OFF IN THAILAND". wst.tv. 17 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.
- ^ "MASIH CONTINUES SUPERB RUN". wst.tv. 22 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ "CHINA'S XU AND ZHAO EARN TOUR CARDS". wpbsa.com. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ "Higgins earns Wuhan spot". wst.tv. 22 June 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ "CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE SNOOKER 2025". championshipleaguesnooker.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ^ Caulfield, David (July 1, 2025). "Stephen Maguire coasts through in Championship League". snookerhq. Retrieved 1 July 2025.