| Born | 26 August 2008 [1] |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  China |
| Professional | 2025–present |
| Highest ranking | 94 (August 2025) |
| Current ranking | 97 (as of 2 September 2025) |
| Best ranking finish | Last 48 (2025 Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters) |
Lan Yuhao (born 26 August 2008) is a Chinese snooker player. He was awarded a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour, from the start of the 2025-26 snooker season.
Growing up in China, his contemporaries that he would practise with included future women’s world champion snooker player Bai Yulu. [2] Coached by Li Jianbing, he won the Chinese youth tournament as a youngster. [3]
In March 2024, he was awarded a wildcard into the 2024 World Open where he lost to professional Jordan Brown. [4] In May 2024, he played at the Asia/Oceania Q School in Bangkok. In the first event he lost in the penultimate round to Sunny Akani. [5] In the second event, he had a 4-2 victory against compatriot Chen Qiyu to reach the final round, where he lost to Haris Tahir of Pakistan who gained a two-year professional place. [6] [7]
He finished as runner-up to Yao Pengchang on the CBSA China Tour in 2024. [8] He was awarded a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour, from the start of the 2025-26 snooker season. [9] At the age of 16 years-of-age he became the second youngest player on the tour after Polish player Michal Szubarczyk. [10]
On his debut tournament as a professional he was drawn against compatriot Zhou Yuelong at the 2025 Wuhan Open. At his second tournament, the 2025 British Open, with qualifiers also played in June 2025, he lost against Reanne Evans. [11] [12] He was drawn in the round-robin stage of the 2025 Championship League against Matthew Stevens, Ryan Day and compatriot Xu Yichen. His results including a win over Xu Yichen for his first professional win in a match that saw him make a break of 142, and a credible draw against eventual group-winner Stevens. [13] [14] [10]
| Tournament | 2023/ 24 | 2025/ 26 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking [nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | |||||||
| Ranking tournaments | |||||||||
| Championship League | A | RR | |||||||
| Saudi Arabia Masters | NH | 4R | |||||||
| Wuhan Open | A | LQ | |||||||
| English Open | A | LQ | |||||||
| British Open | A | LQ | |||||||
| Xi'an Grand Prix | NH | LQ | |||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | A | ||||||||
| International Championship | A | ||||||||
| UK Championship | A | ||||||||
| Shoot Out | A | ||||||||
| Scottish Open | A | ||||||||
| German Masters | A | ||||||||
| World Grand Prix | DNQ | ||||||||
| Players Championship | DNQ | ||||||||
| Welsh Open | A | ||||||||
| World Open | LQ | ||||||||
| Tour Championship | DNQ | ||||||||
| World Championship | 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. | |||