Xu Si

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Xu Si
Xu Si PHC 2017-7.jpg
Xu at the 2017 Paul Hunter Classic
Born (1998-01-24) 24 January 1998 (age 28)
Jieyang, Guangdong, China
Sport countryFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Professional2017–present
Highest ranking 37 (February 2026)
Current ranking 37 (as of 23 February 2026)
Maximum breaks 3
Best ranking finishSemi-final (x2)

Xu Si (Chinese :徐思; born 24 January 1998) is a Chinese professional snooker player.

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Career

Xu Si first started playing snooker aged 12 at his local club in Jieyang during the school holidays. After a few weeks he became determined to become a snooker player. [1]

Prior to turning professional, Xu began playing in minor-ranking Asian Players Tour Championship from age 15, and his first appearance at a ranking event was in the wildcard round of the 2014 Shanghai Masters where he was whitewashed 5-0 by Ryan Day. [2] He also made a wildcard appearance at the 2016 World Open where he defeated veteran James Wattana 5-3 or progress to the last 64, where he lost in the next round against Daniel Wells. [3] He made a further appearance at the 2016 Shanghai Masters wildcard round where he lost 5–1 to Michael Holt. He then won two matches at the 2016 International Championship, defeating professionals Wang Yuchen at the wildcard stage, and two-time world champion Mark Williams in the last 64 before losing to Wattana in the last 32. [4] He lost out in the first round of qualifying for the 2017 World Snooker Championship, losing 10–5 to Rod Lawler.

In August 2016 Xu won the 2016 IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship by defeating Alexander Ursenbacher 6-5 after being 5-3 down. [5] [6] This victory earned him a two-year World Snooker Tour card. [7]

2017/2018 season

Xu's first professional match was in qualifying for the Riga Masters where he lost 4–2 to Robbie Williams. However, in only his third tournament, the 2017 Indian Open, he beat Michael Georgiou, Robin Hull, Sean O'Sullivan, Ricky Walden and Dave Gilbert to reach the semi-final, where he lost to John Higgins 4–2.

Xu reached the 2nd round of the UK Championship beating Mark Davis 6–5, and also reached the 4th round of the Scottish Open and 3rd round of the Welsh Open. In the World Championship, he lost the first match to Chris Wakelin 10–4. Xu finished the season ranked 91, but was awarded the title 'Rookie of the Year'. [8]

2018/2019 season

Xu's second season saw a loss of form. He won only 6 matches and failed to win back-to-back matches in any tournament. His best win was a highly emotional match against Martin Gould in the China Championship qualifying round, which he won 5–4 on the final black. This result allowed him to play in the main event in Guangzhou, close to his hometown of Jieyang, allowing his relatives to see him play professional snooker for the first time. However, he lost to Noppon Saengkham.

In the World Championship Xu produced a magnificent display of scoring to beat Sean O'Sullivan, scoring ten 50+ breaks in successive frames to win the match 10–2. However, he could not repeat this form against Graeme Dott, losing 10–4. His ranking of 77 meant that he was relegated from the tour.

Xu Si came through the first event of the 2019 Q School by winning five matches to earn a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour for the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons.

2019/2020 season

Xu's third season was similar to his second, winning only 4 matches. It came to a premature end when the COVID-19 outbreak forced the suspension of the season. Xu returned to China and did not return for the resumption in July 2020, thereby missing the World Championship. His final ranking was 110.

2020/2021 season

For his fourth season, Xu made some technical changes, adopting the 'Sight Right' method. He also moved to the newly opened Ding Junhui Academy in Sheffield. His results were more consistent, reaching the 3rd round in the UK Championship and the English Open.

In World Championship qualification, Xu needed to win his first match to renew his professional tour card via the 1-year ranking list. His opponent was 7-times World Champion Stephen Hendry, in the third match of his comeback. After a nervous start, Xu won the last 6 frames of the match, with five 50+ breaks, to win 6–1. In the next round he came close to beating top seed Zhou Yuelong, but lost 6–5. He finished the season ranked 77.

2023/2024 season

In November 2023, he scored a maximum 147 break at the 2023 UK Championship in a 6-1 win over compatriot Ma Hailong. [9]

Personal life

During the season, Xu Si lives in Sheffield. In the years 2017-20 he was based at the Victoria Snooker Academy, before moving to the Ding Junhui Snooker Academy in 2020. He has been described as one of the hardest workers on tour. Aside from snooker, Xu enjoys movies and playing computer games. [10]

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament 2013/
14 		2014/
15 		2015/
16 		2016/
17 		2017/
18 		2018/
19 		2019/
20 		2020/
21 		2021/
22 		2022/
23 		2023/
24 		2024/
25 		2025/
26
Ranking [nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 3] 74 [nb 4] 84 [nb 5] 76 63 58 41
Ranking tournaments
Championship League Non-Ranking Event RR A RR RR RR 3R
Saudi Arabia Masters Tournament Not Held 2R 3R
Wuhan Open Tournament Not Held 2R 1R 1R
English Open Not HeldA 1R 2R 2R 3R 1R 1R LQ 2R 1R
British Open Tournament Not Held 3R 2R 1R 2R 1R
Xi'an Grand Prix Tournament Not Held QF 1R
Northern Ireland Open Not HeldA 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R LQ 1R LQLQ
International Championship AAA 2R LQLQLQNot HeldLQ SF 1R
UK Championship AAAA 2R 1R 1R 3R 1R 1R LQLQ 1R
Shoot Out Non-Ranking EventA 1R 1R 1R WD 1R 3R 3R 2R 1R
Scottish Open Not HeldA 4R 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R 1R 1R LQ
German Masters AAAALQLQLQLQLQLQ 3R 1R 2R
World Grand Prix NHNRDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ 2R DNQ
Players Championship [nb 6] DNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ
Welsh Open AAAA 3R 2R 1R 1R LQLQLQ 1R LQ
World Open AAA 1R LQLQ 1R Not Held 1R 3R
Tour Championship Tournament Not HeldDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ
World Championship AAALQLQLQALQLQLQLQLQ
Non-ranking tournaments
Championship League AAAAAAAAAAAA RR
Former ranking tournaments
Shanghai Masters A WR A WR LQNon-RankingNot HeldNon-Ranking
Paul Hunter Classic Minor-RankingA 1R ANRTournament Not Held
Indian Open AANHA SF LQTournament Not Held
China Open AAAALQ 1R Tournament Not Held
Riga Masters NHMinor-RankingALQ 1R LQTournament Not Held
China Championship Not HeldNRLQ 1R LQTournament Not Held
WST Pro Series Tournament Not Held RR Tournament Not Held
Turkish Masters Tournament Not HeldLQTournament Not Held
Gibraltar Open Not HeldMRA 1R 1R 2R 1R WDTournament Not Held
WST Classic Tournament Not Held 3R Not Held
European Masters Not HeldALQLQLQ 1R 1R LQ 1R Not Held
Former non-ranking tournaments
Six-red World Championship AAAAAAANot HeldLQNot Held
Haining Open NHMinor-Ranking 1R AA 2R NHAANot Held
Performance Table Legend
LQlost in the qualifying draw#Rlost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)		QFlost in the quarter-finals
SFlost in the semi-finalsFlost in the finalWwon the tournament
DNQdid not qualify for the tournamentAdid not participate in the tournamentWDwithdrew from the tournament
NH / Not Heldmeans an event was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
  1. ↑ It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
  2. 1 2 3 4 He was an amateur
  3. ↑ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking
  4. ↑ Players qualified through Q School started the season without ranking points
  5. ↑ Players qualified One Year Ranking List started the season without ranking points
  6. ↑ The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2013/2014–2015/2016)

Career finals

Amateur finals: 1 (1 title)

OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScore
Winner1. 2016 IBSF World Under-21 Championship Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Alexander Ursenbacher 6–5

References

  1. ↑ "Xu Si Q&A". 20 September 2017. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020.
  2. ↑ "Shanghai Masters 2014: Schedule & results". BBC Sport. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "World Open 2016: Schedule & results". BBC Sport. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "2016 International Championship". Cuetracker. 1 November 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Xu Si is 2016 IBSF World Under-21 boys champion". International Billiards and Snooker Federation. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Xu Si Wins World U-21 Championship". WPBSA. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  7. ↑ "Xu Si". World Snooker. 11 January 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "O'Sullivan and Williams Dominate Awards". 10 May 2018. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020.
  9. ↑ "UK CHAMPIONSHIP SNOOKER - MARCO FU HITS TWO CENTURIES TO ADVANCE, XU RECORDS MAGICAL 147 BREAK, MINK DEFEAT". Eurosport. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  10. ↑ "Xu Si Q&A". 20 September 2017. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020.
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