Wu Yize (Chinese: 吴宜泽; pinyin: Wú Yízé; born 14 October 2003) is a Chinese professional snooker player. In May 2022 he was named the World Snooker Tour’s ‘Rookie of the Year’.
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| Born | 14 October 2003 Lanzhou, Gansu, China |
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| Sport country |  China |
| Professional | 2021–present |
| Highest ranking | 28 (December 2024) |
| Current ranking | 28 (as of 2 December 2024) |
| Best ranking finish | Runner-up (2024 English Open) |
Career
editWu 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]
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]
Performance and rankings timeline
edit| Tournament | 2017/ 18 |
2018/ 19 |
2019/ 20 |
2021/ 22 |
2022/ 23 |
2023/ 24 |
2024/ 25 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking[15][nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | 69 | 49 | 39 | ||||||
| Ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||
| Championship League | Non-Ranking Event | A | RR | RR | 2R | ||||||||
| Xi'an Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | LQ | |||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia Masters | Tournament Not Held | 5R | |||||||||||
| English Open | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | F | ||||||
| British Open | Not Held | 2R | LQ | 1R | 1R | ||||||||
| Wuhan Open | Tournament Not Held | SF | 3R | ||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | ||||||
| International Championship | A | A | LQ | Not Held | LQ | 2R | |||||||
| UK Championship | A | A | A | 3R | LQ | LQ | 2R | ||||||
| Shoot Out | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | |||||||
| Scottish Open | A | A | A | 1R | LQ | LQ | |||||||
| German Masters | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | |||||||
| Welsh Open | A | A | A | LQ | 1R | 1R | |||||||
| World Open | A | A | LQ | Not Held | 2R | ||||||||
| World Grand Prix | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 1R | |||||||
| Players Championship | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||
| Tour Championship | NH | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||
| World Championship | A | A | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | |||||||
| Non-ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||
| Shanghai Masters | R | A | 1R | Not Held | A | A | |||||||
| Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||
| China Open | A | LQ | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||
| China Championship | A | A | LQ | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||
| Turkish Masters | Not Held | 2R | Not Held | ||||||||||
| Gibraltar Open | A | A | A | WD | Not Held | ||||||||
| WST Classic | Tournament Not Held | 2R | Not Held | ||||||||||
| European Masters | A | A | A | 2R | QF | 2R | NH | ||||||
| Former non-ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||
| Six-red World Championship | A | A | 2R | NH | LQ | Not Held | |||||||
| Haining Open | 3R | 1R | 2R | A | NH | A | NH | ||||||
| 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. | |||
Career finals
edit| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 2024 | English Open |  Neil Robertson |
7–9 |
Amateur finals: 1 (1 title)
edit| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 2018 | IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship |  Pongsak Chongjairak
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6–4 |
References
edit- ^ Pathak, Vivek. "Wu Yize wins World Under-21 Snooker Championship". www.ibsf.info. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Ones To Watch – Wu Yize". World Snooker. 27 May 2020. Archived from the original on June 14, 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "CBSA Qualifiers 2021: Event One Results". WPBSA. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Robertson Named Player Of The Year". wst.tv. May 16, 2022. Archived from the original on May 6, 2022. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
- ^ "China's players eliminated before Final Four at European Masters". china.org.cn. Xinhua. 20 August 2022. Archived from the original on 30 August 2022.
- ^ "End Of An Era For Hawkins And Maguire". wst.tv. April 11, 2023. Archived from the original on April 11, 2023. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
- ^ "WUHAN OPEN 2023: JUDD TRUMP THRASHES WU YIZE TO REACH FINAL AND SET UP ALL-ENGLISH CLASH WITH ALI CARTER". Eurosport. 14 October 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "O'Donnell edges Walden with strong finish". wst.tv. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "WU TOPS TRUMP FOR FIRST TIME". wst.tv. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ "Trump looking for flights home before remarkable comeback". BBC SPORT. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "BETVICTOR ENGLISH OPEN MONDAY EVENING ROUNDUP". wst.tv. 16 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ Southby, Ben (20 September 2024). "ENGLISH OPEN 2024: JUDD TRUMP STUNNED IN BRENTWOOD AS WU YIZE REACHES SECOND CAREER RANKING SEMI-FINAL". Eurosport. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ "Robertson survives Wu comeback to win English Open". BBC Sport. 22 September 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ "WUHAN OPEN DAY THREE EVENING ROUNDUP". wst.tv. 8 October 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
External links
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- Wu Yize at the World Snooker Tour
- Wu Yize at snooker.org
