# Niu Zhuang

Niu Zhuang (Chinese: 牛壮; born 26 June 1994) is a Chinese former professional snooker player.

## Career

Niu first received attention in world snooker when he entered APTC Event 2 in 2012, reaching the last 16 and defeating established professionals Mark King (4–0) and future World Champion Stuart Bingham (4–3). He reached the same stage at the 2015 Xuzhou Open where he was defeated by Alfie Burden. His most notable result was defeating Matthew Selt 4–1 in the last 64.
He achieved a two-year world snooker tour card in May 2017 due to his performances on the Chinese professional tour.

## Performance and rankings timeline

| Tournament | 2012/ 13 | 2013/ 14 | 2014/ 15 | 2015/ 16 | 2016/ 17 | 2017/ 18 | 2018/ 19 |
| Ranking | | | | | | | 83 |
| Ranking tournaments ||||||||
| Riga Masters | Not Held | Not Held | MR | MR | A | WD | 1R |
| World Open | A | A | A | NH | A | LQ | LQ |
| Paul Hunter Classic | Minor-Ranking | Minor-Ranking | Minor-Ranking | Minor-Ranking | A | A | 2R |
| China Championship | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | NR | LQ | LQ |
| European Masters | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | A | LQ | LQ |
| English Open | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | A | 1R | 1R |
| International Championship | WR | A | A | A | A | 1R | LQ |
| Northern Ireland Open | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | A | 2R | 2R |
| UK Championship | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R |
| Scottish Open | MR | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | A | 2R | 1R |
| German Masters | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | LQ |
| World Grand Prix | Not Held | Not Held | NR | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ |
| Welsh Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R |
| Shoot-Out | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | A | 1R | WD |
| Indian Open | NH | A | A | NH | A | 1R | LQ |
| Players Championship | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ |
| Gibraltar Open | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | MR | A | 2R | A |
| Tour Championship | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | DNQ |
| China Open | A | A | A | WR | 1R | LQ | LQ |
| World Championship | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ |
| Non-ranking tournaments ||||||||
| Haining Open | Not Held | Not Held | MR | MR | 4R | 3R | WD |
| Former ranking tournaments ||||||||
| Wuxi Classic | A | A | WR | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| Shanghai Masters | A | A | WR | WR | WR | LQ | NR |
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. |

### Notes

* ↑ It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
* 1 2 3 4 5 He was an amateur.
* ↑ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.