# Zhao Jianbo

Zhao Jianbo (Chinese: 赵剑波; pinyin: Zhào Jiànbō, born 27 August 2003) is a Chinese former professional snooker player who is currently banned from professional competition after engaging in match-fixing.
The WPBSA suspended Zhao from World Snooker Tour events in January 2023, amid a match-fixing investigation, and subsequently charged him with fixing a match. Following an independent disciplinary tribunal, Zhao was banned from professional competition for 2 years and 4 months, until 7 April 2025, and ordered to pay £7500 in costs.

## Career

As a result of Zhao's performances on the CBSA Tour, he was awarded a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour for the 2020–21 and 2021–22.

## Performance and rankings timeline

| Tournament | 2017/ 18 | 2018/ 19 | 2019/ 20 | 2020/ 21 | 2021/ 22 | 2022/ 23 |
| Ranking | | | | | 73 | |
| Ranking tournaments |||||||
| Championship League | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | RR | RR | RR |
| European Masters | A | A | A | 1R | LQ | LQ |
| British Open | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | 2R | 2R |
| Northern Ireland Open | A | A | A | 3R | LQ | LQ |
| UK Championship | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A |
| Scottish Open | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | LQ |
| English Open | A | A | A | 2R | LQ | A |
| World Grand Prix | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ |
| Shoot Out | A | A | A | WD | WD | A |
| German Masters | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | WD |
| Welsh Open | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A |
| Players Championship | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ |
| WST Classic | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | A |
| Tour Championship | NH | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ |
| World Championship | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | A |
| Former ranking tournaments |||||||
| International Championship | A | A | LQ | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| China Championship | A | A | 1R | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| WST Pro Series | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | RR | Not Held | Not Held |
| Turkish Masters | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | LQ | NH |
| Gibraltar Open | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | NH |
| Former non-ranking tournaments |||||||
| Shanghai Masters | R | A | 1R | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| Haining Open | 3R | 2R | 4R | 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 | NH / Not Held | NH / Not Held | NH / Not Held | means an event was not held. |
| NR / Non-Ranking Event | NR / Non-Ranking Event | NR / Non-Ranking Event | NR / Non-Ranking Event | means an event is/was no longer a ranking event. |
| R / Ranking Event | R / Ranking Event | R / Ranking Event | R / Ranking Event | means an event is/was a ranking event. |
| MR / Minor-Ranking Event | MR / Minor-Ranking Event | MR / Minor-Ranking Event | MR / Minor-Ranking Event | means an event is/was a minor-ranking event. |
* ↑ It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
* 1 2 3 4 He was an amateur
* ↑ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking

## Career finals
### Pro-am finals: 1

| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Runner–up | 1. | 2019 | Xi'an Open | Zhang Anda | 3–5 |

### Amateur finals: 2 (2 titles)

| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 2019 | ACBS Asian Under-21 Snooker Championship | Cheung Ka Wai | 6–3 |
| Winner | 2. | 2019 | IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship | Pang Junxu | 6–1 |