# Wu Yize

Wu Yize (Chinese: 吴宜泽; pinyin: Wú Yízé; born 14 October 2003) is a Chinese professional snooker player. In May 2022 he was named the World Snooker Tour’s ‘Rookie of the Year’.

## Career

Wu Yize won the IBSF U-21 World Championship in 2018 when he was just fourteen years old, defeating Pongsakorn Chongjairak from Thailand 6–4 in the final.
He was given a wildcard entry to the 2019 International Championship in Daqing, where he lost 5–6 to John Higgins. He made the last 32 of the 2019 Six-red World Championship in Bangkok, after progressing through the group stage. He again faced Higgins, this time losing 4–6. At the 2019 World Open in Yushan, he faced Luca Brecel, losing 2–5 but making breaks of 85 and 130.
As a result of his performances on the 2021 CBSA China Tour, Wu was awarded a tour card for the 2021–22 and 2022–23 snooker seasons. In May 2022, at the end of his debut season, he was given the World Snooker Tour's 'Rookie of that Year' award following three last-32 ranking event appearances.
At the 2022 European Masters in August 2022, he defeated Luca Brecel, Rory McLeod and Ryan Day in a run through to the quarter-finals that was ended by Ali Carter. A relatively quiet season ensued, but during qualifying for the 2023 World Snooker Championship, Wu defeated Allan Taylor and compatriot Tian Pengfei, before facing the 2023 Snooker Shoot-Out champion Chris Wakelin. He came back from 1–5 and 4–7 down to beat Wakelin 10–8 in the final qualifying round to reach the televised stages, held at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, for the first time. In October 2023, he reached the semi-final of the 2023 Wuhan Open.
On 18 June 2024, he topped his round robin group at the Championship League in Leicester. he reached the last-32 at the 2024 Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters where he lost to Judd Trump on a deciding frame despite having a 4-0 lead. At the 2024 English Open in Brentwood in September 2024 he reached his first ranking final with wins over Judd Trump, Stuart Bingham and Ali Carter. In the final, he faced Neil Robertson and recovered from a 7-1 deficit to pull back to 8-7 before ultimately losing 9-7. The following month he reached the last-16 of the Wuhan Open.
In December 2024, he reached the semi-finals of the 2024 Snooker Shoot Out. The following week, he reached the final of the 2024 Scottish Open.

## Performance and rankings timeline

| Tournament | 2017/ 18 | 2018/ 19 | 2019/ 20 | 2021/ 22 | 2022/ 23 | 2023/ 24 | 2024/ 25 |
| Ranking | | | | | 69 | 49 | 39 |
| Ranking tournaments ||||||||
| Championship League | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | A | RR | RR | 2R |
| Xi'an Grand Prix | 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 | 5R |
| English Open | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | F |
| British Open | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | 2R | LQ | 1R | 1R |
| Wuhan Open | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | SF | 3R |
| Northern Ireland Open | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R |
| International Championship | A | A | LQ | Not Held | Not Held | LQ | 2R |
| UK Championship | A | A | A | 3R | LQ | LQ | 2R |
| Shoot Out | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | SF |
| Scottish Open | A | A | A | 1R | LQ | LQ | F |
| German Masters | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | QF |
| Welsh Open | A | A | A | LQ | 1R | 1R | 2R |
| World Open | A | A | LQ | Not Held | Not Held | 2R | 2R |
| World Grand Prix | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 1R | 2R |
| Players Championship | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |
| Tour Championship | NH | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |
| World Championship | A | A | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | |
| Non-ranking tournaments ||||||||
| Shanghai Masters | R | A | 1R | Not Held | Not Held | A | A |
| Former ranking tournaments ||||||||
| China Open | A | LQ | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| China Championship | A | A | LQ | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| Turkish Masters | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | 2R | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held |
| Gibraltar Open | A | A | A | WD | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held |
| WST Classic | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | 2R | Not Held | Not Held |
| European Masters | A | A | A | 2R | QF | 2R | NH |
| Former non-ranking tournaments ||||||||
| Six-red World Championship | A | A | 2R | NH | LQ | Not Held | Not Held |
| Haining Open | 3R | 1R | 2R | A | 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 He was an amateur
* ↑ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking

## Career finals
### Ranking finals: 2

| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2024 | English Open | Neil Robertson | 7–9 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2024 | Scottish Open | Lei Peifan | 5–9 |

### Amateur finals: 1 (1 title)

| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 2018 | IBSF World Under-21 Championship | Pongsak Chongjairak | 6–4 |