Yao Pengcheng

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Yao Pengcheng
Born (1997-01-03) 3 January 1997 (age 28) [1]
Sport countryFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Professional2025–present
Highest ranking 96 (July 2025)
Current ranking 122 (as of 2 September 2025)

Yao Pengcheng (born 3 January 1997) is a Chinese snooker player. He won a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour starting from the 2025-26 snooker season. [2]

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Career

He won the CBSA China Tour in 2024 ahead of compatriot Lan Yuhao. [3] He was awarded a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour, from the start of the 2025-26 snooker season. [4]

2025–26 season

He topped his round-robin group in the 2025 Championship League in Leicester on 30 June 2025, going unbeaten against compatriots Zhao Hanyang and Lyu Haotian, and recording his first win as a professional against Welshman Jamie Jones. [5] [6] He recorded a 5-1 win over Zak Surety at the 2025 Xi'an Grand Prix, which included a break of 137 in September 2025, and also recorded a 4-1 win over former world champion Ken Doherty that month at the 2025 Northern Ireland Open. [7] [8]

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament 2012/
13
2013/
14
2014/
15
2015/
16
2025/
26
Ranking [nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 3]
Ranking tournaments
Championship League Non-Ranking Event 2R
Saudi Arabia Masters Tournament Not Held 1R
Wuhan Open Tournament Not HeldLQ
English Open Tournament Not HeldLQ
British Open Tournament Not HeldLQ
Xi'an Grand Prix Tournament Not Held
Northern Ireland Open Tournament Not HeldLQ
International Championship AAAA
UK Championship AAAA
Shoot Out Non-Ranking Event
Scottish Open MRNot Held
German Masters AAAA
World Grand Prix Not HeldNRDNQ
Players Championship [nb 4] DNQDNQDNQDNQ
Welsh Open AAAA
World Open AANot Held
Tour Championship Tournament Not Held
World Championship AAAA
Former ranking tournaments
Shanghai Masters AAA WR NR
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. The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2012/2013–2015/2016)

References

  1. "Yao Pengcheng". World Snooker. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  2. "2025/26 WORLD SNOOKER TOUR PLAYERS". wst.tv. 9 Jun 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  3. "CBSA National Snooker Ranking Table". cbsa.org. 28 October 2024. Archived from the original on 17 May 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  4. Caulfield, David (June 11, 2025). "Who are the rookie snooker players this season?". Snookerhq.com. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  5. "CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE SNOOKER 2025". championshipleaguesnooker.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  6. Caulfield, David (July 1, 2025). "Stephen Maguire coasts through in Championship League". snookerhq. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  7. "SELBY SECURES XI'AN SPOT". wst.tv. 1 Sep 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  8. "Pengcheng floors Ken". wst.tv. 4 Sep 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.