Huang Jiahao

Huang Jiahao
Born17 August 1995
Yiwu, Zhejiang, China
Sport country China
Professional2024–present
Highest ranking108 (July 2024)
Current ranking 115 (as of 5 May 2025)
Best ranking finishQuarter-final (2024 Shoot Out)

Huang Jiahao is a Chinese snooker player. In 2024, he won a place on the World Snooker Tour from the 2024–25 snooker season.

Career

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Prior to turning professional, he was granted a number of wildcard appearances at international snooker tournaments in his native China. At the 2014 Shanghai Masters he played former World Champion Ken Doherty and lost 5-3.[1] He was beaten by Oliver Lines at the 2014 International Championship in Chengdu.[2] He reached the last 64 at the 2015 Xuzhou Open where he lost to eventual winner Joe Perry.[3] He defeated Hammad Miah in the wildcard round at the 2016 World Open to reach the main draw in Yushan County, where he lost to compatriot Zhou Yuelong.[4] He reached the last 16 of the 2016 Haining Open, recording wins over Tian Pengfei and Kurt Maflin before losing to Martin Gould.

Competing domestically, he was a member of The Guangdong team alongside Fang Xiongman and Bai Langning that won the 2020 CBSA Cup, beating Xinjiang in the final.[5] He was runner-up at the Haining Open in 2021. In the final he was defeated by compatriot He Guoqiang.[6] He represented Yushan at the China Snooker Team Tournament in July 2022, alongside Bai Langning and Xing Zihao.[7]

He reached the last 16 of CBSA Tour event, the Huangguoshu Open, in Anshun in August 2023, where he was beaten by Kyren Wilson.[8]

Pro career

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Through his performances on the CBSA China Tour he earnt a place on the World Snooker Tour from the 2024–25 snooker season.[9] In June 2024, he made his precessional debut at the 2024 Championship League in Leicester.[10] In December 2024, he reached the quarter final of the 2024 Snooker Shoot Out his run including a win over David Gilbert, before being defeated by eventual winner Tom Ford.[11][12]

In June 2025, in the first round of qualifying for the 2025 Wuhan Open, he was defeated by former world champion John Higgins.[13][14] He was drawn in the round-robin stage of the 2025 Championship League against Ali Carter and Welsh pair Jack Bradford and Liam Davies.[15]

Performance and rankings timeline

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Tournament 2012/
13
2013/
14
2014/
15
2015/
16
2016/
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2017/
18
2018/
19
2019/
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2021/
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2024/
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Ranking[nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 3] 87
Ranking tournaments
Championship League Non-Ranking Event A RR RR
Saudi Arabia Masters Tournament Not Held 2R
Wuhan Open Tournament Not Held LQ LQ
English Open Tournament Not Held A A A A A LQ
British Open Tournament Not Held A LQ LQ
Xi'an Grand Prix Tournament Not Held LQ
Northern Ireland Open Tournament Not Held A A A A A LQ
International Championship Not Held WR A A A A A NH LQ
UK Championship A A A A A A A A A LQ
Shoot Out Non-Ranking Event A A A A A QF
Scottish Open MR Not Held A A A A A LQ
German Masters A A A A A A A A A LQ
World Grand Prix Not Held NR DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
Players Championship[nb 4] DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
Welsh Open A A A A A A A A A WD
World Open A A Not Held 1R A A A NH LQ
Tour Championship Tournament Not Held DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
World Championship A A A A A A A A A LQ
Former ranking tournaments
Shanghai Masters Not Held WR A A A Non-Ranking NH Non-Ranking
Former non-ranking tournaments
Haining Open Not Held Minor-Ranking 4R 1R 1R 1R F Not Held
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. ^ a b c d e f g h i He was an amateur
  3. ^ New players don't have a ranking
  4. ^ The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2012/2013–2015/2016)

Career finals

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Non-ranking finals: 1

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Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 2021 Haining Open China He Guoqiang 0–5

References

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  1. ^ "Ken Doherty and Fergal O'Brien progress at Shanghai Masters". RTE. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  2. ^ "International Championship". Snooker.org. 26 October 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Chatteris snooker star Perry wins Xuzhou Open, his second Asian Tour triumph". Cambridgeshire Times. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  4. ^ "World Open 2016: Ali Carter overcomes Joe Perry". Sporting Life. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  5. ^ "GUANGDONG WIN CBSA CUP". wpbsa.com. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  6. ^ "HE ON A HIGH IN HAINING". wpbsa. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  7. ^ "The snooker team match is on!Ding Junhui is aiming for the championship!Browning's team is finalized!Fan Zhengyi can expect". Min.news. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  8. ^ Caulfield, David (4 August 2023). "Star-studded lineup in CBSA Tour event semi-finals". Snooker HQ. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Announcement that Chinese Billiards Association". cbsa.org. 26 February 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  10. ^ "JOHN HIGGINS SUFFERS EARLY EXIT AT CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE SNOOKER, GARY WILSON REACHES LAST 32". Eurosport. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  11. ^ "Snooker Shoot Out 2024: Tom Ford beats Liam Graham to win maiden title in Leicester - 'I've won two games all season'". TNTsport. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  12. ^ "Graham stuns Carter to reach last 16". wst.tv. 7 December 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  13. ^ Kane, Desmond (23 June 2025). "Wuhan Open 2025: Luca Brecel fails to show up for first event of season as Mark Williams, John Higgins and Reanne Evans enjoy winning starts". tntsport. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  14. ^ "Higgins earns Wuhan spot". wst.tv. 22 June 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  15. ^ "CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE SNOOKER 2025". championshipleaguesnooker.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
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