Career
Wu Yize won the IBSF U-21 World Championship in 2018 when he was just fourteen years old,defeating Pongsakorn Chongjairak from Thailand 6–4 in the final. [1]
He was given a wildcard entry to the 2019 International Championship in Daqing,where he lost 5–6 to John Higgins. He made the last 32 of the 2019 Six-red World Championship in Bangkok,after progressing through the group stage. He again faced Higgins,this time losing 4–6. At the 2019 World Open in Yushan,he faced Luca Brecel,losing 2–5 but making breaks of 85 and 130. [2]
2021-22:Turning professional and 'rookie of the year'
As a result of his performances on the 2021 CBSA China Tour,Wu was awarded a tour card for the 2021–22 and 2022–23 snooker seasons. [3] In May 2022,at the end of his debut season,he was given the World Snooker Tour's 'Rookie of that Year' award following three last-32 ranking event appearances. [4]
At the 2022 European Masters in August 2022,he defeated Luca Brecel,Rory McLeod and Ryan Day in a run through to the quarter-finals that was ended by Ali Carter. [5] A relatively quiet season ensued,but during qualifying for the 2023 World Snooker Championship,Wu defeated Allan Taylor and compatriot Tian Pengfei,before facing the 2023 Snooker Shoot-Out champion Chris Wakelin. He came back from 1–5 and 4–7 down to beat Wakelin 10–8 in the final qualifying round to reach the televised stages,held at the Crucible Theatre,Sheffield,for the first time. [6] In October 2023,he reached the semi-final of the 2023 Wuhan Open. [7]
On 18 June 2024,he topped his round robin group at the Championship League in Leicester. [8] he reached the last-32 at the 2024 Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters where he lost to Judd Trump on a deciding frame despite having a 4-0 lead. [9] [10] At the 2024 English Open in Brentwood in September 2024 he reached his first ranking final with wins over Judd Trump,Stuart Bingham and Ali Carter. [11] [12] In the final,he faced Neil Robertson and recovered from a 7-1 deficit to pull back to 8-7 before ultimately losing 9-7. [13] The following month he reached the last-16 of the Wuhan Open. [14]
In December 2024,he reached the semi-finals of the 2024 Snooker Shoot Out. [15] The following week,he reached the final of the 2024 Scottish Open. [16] [17] He concluded the 2024-25 season by qualifying for the 2025 World Snooker Championship with a 10-9 victory over Matthew Stevens in the final round of qualification. [18] In the first round at The Crucible,he was defeated 10-8 by Mark Williams. [19]
2026:Masters semi-finalist
With his ranking up to 13,he made his debut at the Masters in January 2026,and defeated defending champion Shaun Murphy 6-2 in the first round,before reaching the semi-finals with a 6-0 win over compatriot Xiao Guodong. In the semi-final he lost a deciding frame against Kyren Wilson,who won 6-5. [28] [29] [30]
On 21 January,at the 2026 Championship League in Leicester,Wu scored the first 147 maximum of his career in a 3-1 win over Oliver Lines. [31]
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