# Wang Yuchen (snooker player)

Wang Yuchen (Chinese: 王雨晨; born 5 August 1997) is a Hong Kong (previously Chinese) professional snooker player.

## Career

Wang Yuchen first drew international attention in September 2013 at the 2013 Shanghai Masters when competing as a wildcard he defeated Joe Perry to reach the last 32 of the tournament where he eventually lost to 3–5 Neil Robertson.
In March 2016, Wang won the Asian Under-21 Snooker Championship, beating former professional Ratchayothin Yotharuck of Thailand 6–5 in the final. This win earned him a two-year professional card for the 2016–17 and 2017–18 seasons. He secured a 6–5 victory over 2002 world champion Peter Ebdon in the opening round of the 2016 UK Championship, before losing 6–5 to Liam Highfield after having led 4–1. Wang also won a match at the Welsh Open by edging past Gareth Allen 4–3, but lost 4–2 to Stuart Carrington in the second round.
Wang previously represented China, but moved to Hong Kong in 2019.

## Performance and rankings timeline

| Tournament | 2012/ 13 | 2013/ 14 | 2014/ 15 | 2015/ 16 | 2016/ 17 | 2017/ 18 | 2018/ 19 | 2024/ 25 |
| Ranking | | | | | | 81 | | |
| 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 | A |
| 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 | 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 | 1R |
| English Open | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | 1R | 1R | 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 | LQ |
| Wuhan Open | 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 | 1R | 2R | A | 2R |
| International Championship | WR | A | A | WR | WR | LQ | A | LQ |
| UK Championship | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | LQ |
| Shoot Out | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | 1R | 1R | A | 1R |
| Scottish Open | MR | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | 1R | 1R | A | LQ |
| German Masters | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | A | LQ |
| Welsh Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | 1R |
| World Open | WR | A | Not Held | Not Held | 1R | LQ | A | LQ |
| World Grand Prix | Not Held | Not Held | NR | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ |
| Players Championship | 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 |
| World Championship | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | A | |
| Former ranking tournaments |||||||||
| Shanghai Masters | WR | 1R | A | WR | LQ | 1R | Non-Ranking | Non-Ranking |
| Riga Masters | Not Held | Not Held | Minor-Rank | Minor-Rank | LQ | WD | A | NH |
| Paul Hunter Classic | Minor-Ranking Event | Minor-Ranking Event | Minor-Ranking Event | Minor-Ranking Event | A | 1R | A | NH |
| China Championship | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | NR | LQ | A | NH |
| European Masters | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | LQ | LQ | A | NH |
| Indian Open | NH | A | A | NH | LQ | 1R | A | NH |
| Gibraltar Open | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | MR | 1R | A | A | NH |
| China Open | WR | A | A | WR | LQ | LQ | A | NH |
| Former non-ranking tournaments |||||||||
| Haining Open | Not Held | Not Held | Minor-Rank | Minor-Rank | 3R | 3R | 4R | 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 |
| PA / Pro-am Event | PA / Pro-am Event | PA / Pro-am Event | PA / Pro-am Event | means an event is/was a pro-am event |
* ↑ It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
* 1 2 3 4 5 He was an amateur
* 1 2 New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking
* ↑ The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2012/2013–2015/2016)
* ↑ The event was called the Riga Open (2014/2015–2015/2016)

## Career finals
### Amateur finals: 1 (1 title)

| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 2016 | Asian Under-21 Championship | Ratchayothin Yotharuck | 6–5 |