# Huang Jiahao

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

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. He was beaten by Oliver Lines at the 2014 International Championship in Chengdu. He reached the last 64 at the 2015 Xuzhou Open where he lost to eventual winner Joe Perry. 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. 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. He was runner-up at the Haining Open in 2021. In the final he was defeated by compatriot He Guoqiang. He represented Yushan at the China Snooker Team Tournament in July 2022, alongside Bai Langning and Xing Zihao.
He reached the last 16 of CBSA Tour event, the Huangguoshu Open, in Anshun in August 2023, where he was beaten by Kyren Wilson.

### 2024-25

Through his performances on the CBSA China Tour he earnt a place on the World Snooker Tour from the 2024–25 snooker season. In June 2024, he made his precessional debut at the 2024 Championship League in Leicester.

## Performance and rankings timeline

| Tournament | 2012/ 13 | 2013/ 14 | 2014/ 15 | 2015/ 16 | 2016/ 17 | 2017/ 18 | 2018/ 19 | 2019/ 20 | 2021/ 22 | 2024/ 25 |
| Ranking | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ranking tournaments |||||||||||
| Championship League | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | A | RR |
| Xi'an Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | LQ |
| Saudi Arabia Masters | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | 2R |
| English Open | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | A | A | A | A | A | LQ |
| British Open | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | A | LQ |
| Wuhan Open | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | LQ |
| Northern Ireland Open | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | A | A | A | A | A | LQ |
| International Championship | Not Held | 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 | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | A | A | A | A | A | QF |
| Scottish Open | MR | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | A | A | A | A | A | LQ |
| German Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | LQ |
| Welsh Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | WD |
| World Open | A | A | Not Held | Not Held | 1R | A | A | A | NH | LQ |
| World Grand Prix | Not Held | Not Held | NR | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ |
| Players Championship | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ |
| Tour Championship | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ |
| World Championship | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | |
| Former ranking tournaments |||||||||||
| Shanghai Masters | Not Held | Not Held | WR | A | A | A | Non-Ranking | Non-Ranking | NH | NR |
| Former non-ranking tournaments |||||||||||
| Haining Open | Not Held | Not Held | Minor-Ranking | Minor-Ranking | 4R | 1R | 1R | 1R | F | 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 5 6 7 8 9 He was an amateur
* ↑ New players don't have a ranking
* ↑ The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2012/2013–2015/2016)

## Career finals
### Non-ranking finals: 1

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