Liu Hongyu (Chinese: 刘宏宇; born 21 April 2004) is a Chinese snooker player. He won the APBSF Asia-Pacific Championship on 1 May 2023 to qualify for the World Snooker Tour, on a two-year card, starting from the 2023–24 snooker season.
Born | Taishan, Guangdong, China[1] | April 21, 2004
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Sport country | |
Professional | 2023–present |
Highest ranking | 66 (July 2024) |
Current ranking | 66 (as of 16 July 2024) |
Best ranking finish | Semi-final (2023 English Open) |
Early life
editCareer
editAt the 2022 Q School first event defeated Belgian Ben Mertens which included a break of 137.[3] He also scored centuries in Q school against Alfie Lee, and a 134 against Andy Milliard.[4]
2022–23 season
editIn February 2023 he lost in the quarter finals to eventual winner Ma Hailong at the WSF Championship in Sydney, Australia.[5] During the tournament he had impressed with his high scoring, including breaks of 138 and 133.[6]
In April 2023 Liu lost in the final of the first CBSA World Snooker Tour qualifying tournament to Jiang Jun.[7] The following month he won the Asia-Pacific Championship with a 6-1 win in the final against Yuchen Wang to be the APBSF Asia Pacific qualifier on to the World Snooker Tour for the 2023-24 snooker season, on a two-year card.[8][9]
2023–24 season
editHe started the 2023-24 season with the 2023 Championship League held at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England from 26 June 2023.[10] With victories over Ricky Walden, David Lilley and Peng Yisong, Liu topped his group at the Championship League on his tour debut.[11] In the second stage round-robin, he lost to Noppon Saengkham before beating Ashley Carty and drawing with Daniel Wells to finish as runner-up in the group to Saengkham.[12] He earned another professional win on 17 August 2023, at the British Open qualifying in Leicester, with a 4-1 win over Baipat Siripaporn.[13] He qualified for the 2023 European Masters, held in Germany, but had to pull out of the event when an issue with his visa prevented his travel.[14]
In October 2023, at the English Open, he came from 3-1 down to defeat former World Champion Shaun Murphy 4-3.[15] He followed this up with credible wins over ranking event finalist Joe O'Connor and former snooker shoot-out winner Chris Wakelin before defeating another former world champion Mark Williams to reach his first ranking event quarter-final. He then triumphed over compatriot Ding Junhui to reach his first ranking semi-final,[16] before losing to Zhang Anda by 2-6.[17] In December 2023, he recorded a second win of the season over Shaun Murphy, winning 4-1 at the Scottish Open.[18] He qualified for the 2024 German Masters in Berlin with a 5-0 whitewash over the experienced Dominic Dale.[19]
In the qualifying round of the 2024 World Snooker Championship he defeated Jimmy White 10-3.[20][21]
Performance and rankings timeline
editTournament | 2023/ 24 |
2024/ 25 | |||||||
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Ranking[nb 1] | [nb 2] | 67 | |||||||
Ranking tournaments | |||||||||
Championship League | 2R | RR | |||||||
Xi'an Grand Prix | NH | LQ | |||||||
Saudi Arabia Masters | NH | ||||||||
English Open | SF | ||||||||
British Open | 1R | LQ | |||||||
Wuhan Open | LQ | LQ | |||||||
Northern Ireland Open | LQ | ||||||||
International Championship | LQ | ||||||||
UK Championship | LQ | ||||||||
Shoot Out | 1R | ||||||||
Scottish Open | 2R | ||||||||
German Masters | 1R | ||||||||
Welsh Open | LQ | ||||||||
World Open | 1R | ||||||||
World Grand Prix | DNQ | ||||||||
Players Championship | DNQ | ||||||||
Tour Championship | DNQ | ||||||||
World Championship | LQ | ||||||||
Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||
European Masters | WD | NH |
Performance Table Legend | |||||
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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. |
References
edit- ^ "RISING STAR LIU STUNS DING". WST. 6 October 2023. Archived from the original on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ "RISING STAR LIU STUNS DING". wst.tv. 6 October 2023. Archived from the original on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ Sternik, Seb (18 May 2022). "Former ranking event winner Michael Holt knocked out of first Q School event". Planet Sport. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "James Cahill Loses to Lukas Kleckers at Snooker Q School as Liu Hongyu Continues Heavy-Scoring Streak". Eurosport. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Ma Hailong earns professional main tour card". Snooker HQ. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "WSF Championship:The final 8". wst.tv. 9 January 2023. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Jiang Jun Wins CBSA Qualifier". wpbsa.com. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Player Hong Yu Liu's matches in the 2023 Asia Pacific Snooker Championship". Snookerscores.net. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Player profile:Hong Yu Liu". Snookerscores.net. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Championship League Snooker 2023". Championship League Snooker. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "Astley and Liu complete stage two line up". wst.tv. 14 July 2023. Archived from the original on 15 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ "Milkins and Saengkham top groups". wst.tv. 19 April 2023. Archived from the original on 19 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Graham Dott edges through in qualifiers". SnookerHQ. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "Neil Robertson Handed European Masters Snooker Boost After Liu Hongyu and Graeme Dott Withdraw From Ranking Event". 22 August 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "Lucky Luca avoids Moody upset". wst.tv. 2 October 2023. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ Livie, Alex (6 October 2023). "English Open 2023: Youngster Liu Hongyu Beats Ding Junhui To Set Up Zhang Anda Semi-Final". Eurosport. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ Livie, Alex (7 October 2023). "English Open 2023: Zhang Anda sinks Liu Hongyu, wants to 'make trouble' for Judd Trump in final". Eurosport. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ Caulfield, David (12 December 2023). "Several top 16 seeds lose on opening day of Scottish Open". Snooker HQ. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ Caulfield, David (18 December 2023). "German Masters: qualifiers draw and schedule". Snooker HQ. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "CRUCIBLE QUALIFYING DAY FOUR: HEATHCOTE WIN LEAVES LINES ON VERGE". WST. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "Jimmy White's World Championship hopes ended by Liu Hongyu in qualifying". Sky Sports. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
External links
edit- Liu Hongyu at the World Snooker Tour
- Liu Hongyu at snooker.org