Liu Wenwei

Liu Wenwei

Born	(2003-12-08) 8 December 2003 (age 21) [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

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

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

Tournament	2025/ 26
Ranking [nb 1]	[nb 2]
Ranking tournaments
Championship League	2R
Saudi Arabia Masters	1R
Wuhan Open	LQ
English Open
British Open	LQ
Xi'an Grand Prix
Northern Ireland Open
International Championship
UK Championship
Shoot Out
Scottish Open
German Masters
World Grand Prix
Welsh Open
Players Championship
World Open
Tour Championship
World Championship

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.

1. It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
2. New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking

References

1. "Liu Wenwei". Snooker.org. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
2. "Asia Pacific Regional Snooker Championships Wrap Up". apsbf.com. 27 Mar 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
3. "NASA AIMS FOR LIFT-OFF IN THAILAND". wst.tv. 17 May 2025. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
4. "NASA AND LIU EARN TOUR CARDS IN THAILAND". wst.tv. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
5. 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.
6. Caulfield, David (May 25, 2025). "Q School Asia & Oceania produces four snooker graduates". Snookerhq.com. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
7. Caulfield, David (June 25, 2025). "Full list of results at the 2025 Wuhan Open qualifiers". Snookerhq. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
8. "CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE SNOOKER 2025". championshipleaguesnooker.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
9. "Uh-Nooh blasts past minister of defence". wst.tv. 15 July 2025. Retrieved 16 July 2025.