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== Career ==
== Career ==
Si began playing snooker at a snooker club owned by his father, where he practiced for 13 hours a day. By age 10, he was capable of beating all other players at the club.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2023-04-28 |title=Si Jiahui: How bad-tempered child prodigy became snooker’s serene sensation |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/snooker/si-jiahui-world-snooker-championship-china-b2328812.html |access-date=2023-04-29 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> Aged 12, he began training at the Wiraka Billiard Academy in [[Foshan]]. When he was 14, Si defeated former world number one [[Ding Junhui]] 3–2 in a national tournament.<ref name=":0" />
Si began playing snooker as a child at a snooker club owned by his father, where he practiced for 13 hours a day. By age 10, he was capable of beating all other players at the club.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2023-04-28 |title=Si Jiahui: How bad-tempered child prodigy became snooker’s serene sensation |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/snooker/si-jiahui-world-snooker-championship-china-b2328812.html |access-date=2023-04-29 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> Aged 12, he began training at the Wiraka Billiard Academy in [[Foshan]]. When he was 14, Si defeated former world number one [[Ding Junhui]] 3–2 in a national tournament.<ref name=":0" />


When he was 16, Si moved to the United Kingdom. In May 2019, he received a two-year professional tour card through [[Q School (snooker)|Q School]] for the [[2019–20 snooker season|2019–20]] and [[2020–21 snooker season|2020–21]] seasons.<ref name="OoM">{{Cite news |title=Q School Order of Merit |work=World Snooker |url=https://wst.tv/rankings/q-school-order-of-merit/ |url-status=deviated |access-date=13 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131163500/https://wst.tv/rankings/q-school-order-of-merit/ |archive-date=2 July 2021}}</ref> However, he was relegated from the [[World Snooker Tour]] after finishing the 2020–21 season outside the top 64 of the [[snooker world rankings]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Huart |first=Matt |date=2021-04-12 |title=World Championship 2021: Tour Survival Blog |url=https://wpbsa.com/world-championship-2021-tour-survival-blog/ |access-date=2023-04-29 |website=WPBSA |language=en-GB}}</ref>
When he was 16, Si moved to the United Kingdom. In May 2019, he received a two-year professional tour card through [[Q School (snooker)|Q School]] for the [[2019–20 snooker season|2019–20]] and [[2020–21 snooker season|2020–21]] seasons.<ref name="OoM">{{Cite news |title=Q School Order of Merit |work=World Snooker |url=https://wst.tv/rankings/q-school-order-of-merit/ |url-status=deviated |access-date=13 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131163500/https://wst.tv/rankings/q-school-order-of-merit/ |archive-date=2 July 2021}}</ref> However, he was relegated from the [[World Snooker Tour]] after finishing the 2020–21 season outside the top 64 of the [[snooker world rankings]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Huart |first=Matt |date=2021-04-12 |title=World Championship 2021: Tour Survival Blog |url=https://wpbsa.com/world-championship-2021-tour-survival-blog/ |access-date=2023-04-29 |website=WPBSA |language=en-GB}}</ref>


Playing in the [[2021 UK Championship]] as an amateur competitor, Si beat former world champion [[Shaun Murphy]] 6–5 in the first round. Following his loss, Murphy complained about amateur players competing in professional events, saying that he had "lost to someone who shouldn’t even be in the building".<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2021-11-24 |title=‘It is not fair’: Murphy rails at amateurs in pro snooker … after defeat by amateur |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/nov/24/its-not-fair-shaun-murphy-rails-at-amateurs-in-pro-snooker-after-uk-championship-defeat-by-amateur |access-date=2023-04-29 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Murphy subsequently apologised for "taking the shine" off Si's win.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Murphy apologises for 'taking shine' off Si Jiahui's victory |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/av/snooker/59445282 |access-date=2023-04-29}}</ref> Towards the end of the season, Si won the 2022 World Snooker Federation Open, defeating Lee Stephens 5–0 in the final and earning a two-year professional tour card for the [[2022–23 snooker season|2022–23]] and [[2023–24 snooker season|2023–24]] seasons.<ref name="WST1">{{cite web|url=https://wst.tv/follow-wsf-open/|title=Si Beats Stephens in WSF Open Final|website=World Snooker Tour|date=26 February 2022|access-date=27 February 2022}}</ref>
Playing in the [[2021 UK Championship]] as an amateur competitor, Si defeated former world champion [[Shaun Murphy]] 6–5 in the first round. Following his loss, Murphy complained about amateur players competing in professional events, saying that he had "lost to someone who shouldn’t even be in the building".<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2021-11-24 |title=‘It is not fair’: Murphy rails at amateurs in pro snooker … after defeat by amateur |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/nov/24/its-not-fair-shaun-murphy-rails-at-amateurs-in-pro-snooker-after-uk-championship-defeat-by-amateur |access-date=2023-04-29 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Murphy subsequently apologised for "taking the shine" off Si's win.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Murphy apologises for 'taking shine' off Si Jiahui's victory |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/av/snooker/59445282 |access-date=2023-04-29}}</ref> Towards the end of the season, Si won the 2022 World Snooker Federation Open, defeating Lee Stephens 5–0 in the final and earning a two-year professional tour card for the [[2022–23 snooker season|2022–23]] and [[2023–24 snooker season|2023–24]] seasons.<ref name="WST1">{{cite web|url=https://wst.tv/follow-wsf-open/|title=Si Beats Stephens in WSF Open Final|website=World Snooker Tour|date=26 February 2022|access-date=27 February 2022}}</ref>


Si progressed past the opening rounds of a professional ranking event for the first time at the [[2022 European Masters (2022–23 season)|2022 European Masters]], defeating [[Anthony McGill]] and [[Daniel Wells]] before losing in the quarter-finals to [[Kyren Wilson]].<ref>https://wst.tv/rapid-williams-into-semis/</ref> Ranked 80th in the [[Snooker world rankings|world rankings]], he qualified for the main stage of the [[2023 World Snooker Championship]] after defeating [[Florian Nüßle]], [[Tom Ford (snooker player)|Tom Ford]], and [[Jordan Brown (snooker player)|Jordan Brown]] in the qualifying rounds.<ref>{{cite web |date=28 March 2023 |title=2023 Cazoo World Championship Qualifiers |url=https://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Draw/FullDraw/14623/cazoo-world-championship-2023-qualifiers |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230429113714/https://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Draw/FullDraw/14623/cazoo-world-championship-2023-qualifiers |archive-date=29 April 2023 |access-date=29 April 2023 |website=wst.tv |publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]]}}</ref> In the first round at the [[Crucible Theatre]], Si defeated Murphy 10–9. On this occasion, Murphy commented on how well Si had played, saying he had been "fabulous".<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |last2= |first2= |date=2023-04-20 |title=Si Jiahui returns to haunt Shaun Murphy in Crucible final-frame upset |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/apr/20/shaun-murphy-knocked-out-by-si-jiahui-in-world-championship-upset |access-date=2023-04-29 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Si then defeated [[Robert Milkins]] 13–7 in the second round and McGill 13–12 in the quarter-finals,<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/65377412</ref><ref>https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3218524/world-snooker-championship-chinas-si-jiahui-continues-stunning-run-reach-semis-after-anthony-mcgill</ref> becoming the first Crucible debutant to reach the World Championship semi-finals since [[Andy Hicks]] in [[1995 World Snooker Championship|1995]] and the youngest player to do so since [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]] in 1996.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Brecel to face Si in semis after stunning O'Sullivan |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/65403134 |access-date=2023-04-29}}</ref>
At the [[2022 European Masters (2022–23 season)|2022 European Masters]], Si defeated [[Anthony McGill]] and [[Daniel Wells]] to reach his first quarter-final at a ranking event, which he lost to [[Kyren Wilson]].<ref>https://wst.tv/rapid-williams-into-semis/</ref> Ranked 80th in the [[Snooker world rankings|world rankings]], he qualified for the main stage of the [[2023 World Snooker Championship]] after defeating [[Florian Nüßle]], [[Tom Ford (snooker player)|Tom Ford]], and [[Jordan Brown (snooker player)|Jordan Brown]] in the qualifying rounds.<ref>{{cite web |date=28 March 2023 |title=2023 Cazoo World Championship Qualifiers |url=https://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Draw/FullDraw/14623/cazoo-world-championship-2023-qualifiers |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230429113714/https://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/Draw/FullDraw/14623/cazoo-world-championship-2023-qualifiers |archive-date=29 April 2023 |access-date=29 April 2023 |website=wst.tv |publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]]}}</ref> In the first round at the [[Crucible Theatre]], Si defeated Murphy 10–9. On this occasion, Murphy commented on how well Si had played, saying he had been "fabulous".<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |last2= |first2= |date=2023-04-20 |title=Si Jiahui returns to haunt Shaun Murphy in Crucible final-frame upset |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/apr/20/shaun-murphy-knocked-out-by-si-jiahui-in-world-championship-upset |access-date=2023-04-29 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Si then defeated [[Robert Milkins]] 13–7 in the second round and McGill 13–12 in the quarter-finals,<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/65377412</ref><ref>https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3218524/world-snooker-championship-chinas-si-jiahui-continues-stunning-run-reach-semis-after-anthony-mcgill</ref> becoming the first Crucible debutant to reach the World Championship semi-finals since [[Andy Hicks]] in [[1995 World Snooker Championship|1995]] and the youngest player to do so since [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]] in 1996.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Brecel to face Si in semis after stunning O'Sullivan |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/65403134 |access-date=2023-04-29}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==

Revision as of 12:10, 29 April 2023

In this Chinese name, the family name is Si (斯).
Si Jiahui
Born (2002-07-11) 11 July 2002 (age 22)
Dongbaihu, Zhuji, Zhejiang[1]
Sport country China
Professional2019–2021, 2022–present
Highest ranking77 (September 2020)
Current ranking 13 (as of 11 November 2024)
Best ranking finishSemi-finals (x1)

Si Jiahui (Chinese: 斯佳辉; born 11 July 2002) is a Chinese professional snooker player.

Career

Si began playing snooker as a child at a snooker club owned by his father, where he practiced for 13 hours a day. By age 10, he was capable of beating all other players at the club.[2] Aged 12, he began training at the Wiraka Billiard Academy in Foshan. When he was 14, Si defeated former world number one Ding Junhui 3–2 in a national tournament.[2]

When he was 16, Si moved to the United Kingdom. In May 2019, he received a two-year professional tour card through Q School for the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons.[3] However, he was relegated from the World Snooker Tour after finishing the 2020–21 season outside the top 64 of the snooker world rankings.[4]

Playing in the 2021 UK Championship as an amateur competitor, Si defeated former world champion Shaun Murphy 6–5 in the first round. Following his loss, Murphy complained about amateur players competing in professional events, saying that he had "lost to someone who shouldn’t even be in the building".[5] Murphy subsequently apologised for "taking the shine" off Si's win.[6] Towards the end of the season, Si won the 2022 World Snooker Federation Open, defeating Lee Stephens 5–0 in the final and earning a two-year professional tour card for the 2022–23 and 2023–24 seasons.[7]

At the 2022 European Masters, Si defeated Anthony McGill and Daniel Wells to reach his first quarter-final at a ranking event, which he lost to Kyren Wilson.[8] Ranked 80th in the world rankings, he qualified for the main stage of the 2023 World Snooker Championship after defeating Florian Nüßle, Tom Ford, and Jordan Brown in the qualifying rounds.[9] In the first round at the Crucible Theatre, Si defeated Murphy 10–9. On this occasion, Murphy commented on how well Si had played, saying he had been "fabulous".[10] Si then defeated Robert Milkins 13–7 in the second round and McGill 13–12 in the quarter-finals,[11][12] becoming the first Crucible debutant to reach the World Championship semi-finals since Andy Hicks in 1995 and the youngest player to do so since Ronnie O'Sullivan in 1996.[13]

Personal life

Si lives in Sheffield and practices at Victoria’s Snooker Academy. He did not see his family or his girlfriend for three years during the COVID-19 pandemic; after the 2023 Welsh Open, he spent three weeks in China.[2] He enjoys music and movies. His favourite film is Green Book.[14]

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament 2016/
17 		2017/
18 		2018/
19 		2019/
20 		2020/
21 		2021/
22 		2022/
23
Ranking[15] [nb 1] [nb 1] [nb 1] [nb 2] 77 [nb 1] [nb 2]
Ranking tournaments
Championship League Non-Ranking Event RR RR RR
European Masters A A A LQ 1R LQ QF
British Open Tournament Not Held 1R LQ
Northern Ireland Open A A A 3R 1R LQ 1R
UK Championship A A A 1R 1R 2R LQ
Scottish Open A A A 2R 1R 1R LQ
English Open A A A 4R 1R LQ LQ
World Grand Prix DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
Shoot Out A A A 1R WD 1R 1R
German Masters A A A LQ LQ LQ 1R
Welsh Open A A A 2R 2R 2R 1R
Players Championship DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
WST Classic Tournament Not Held 3R
Tour Championship Not Held A DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
World Championship A A A LQ LQ LQ
Non-ranking tournaments
Six-red World Championship A A A A Not Held LQ
Former ranking tournaments
Riga Masters A A A LQ Tournament Not Held
International Championship A A A LQ Tournament Not Held
China Championship NR A A LQ Tournament Not Held
World Open A A A LQ Tournament Not Held
WST Pro Series Tournament Not Held RR Not Held
Turkish Masters Tournament Not Held 3R NH
Gibraltar Open A A A 1R 2R WD NH
Former non-ranking tournaments
Haining Open 1R 1R 3R 3R 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 means an event was not held.
NR / Non-ranking event means an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking event means an event is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-ranking event means an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
  1. ^ a b c d He was an amateur
  2. ^ a b new players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking

Career finals

Amateur finals: 3 (2 titles)

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 2021 Q Tour – Event 1 England David Lilley 1–5
Winner 1. 2021 Q Tour – Event 2 Wales Michael White 5–4
Winner 2. 2022 WSF Open England Lee Stephens 5–0[7]

References

  1. ^ "浙江世界斯诺克职业第一人、00后小将斯佳辉——梦想站上更高舞台" [No. 1 professional snooker player from Zhejiang and post-2000 youngster, Si Jiahui—dreams to stand on a higher stage]. news.hangzhou.com.cn. 1 April 2021. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Si Jiahui: How bad-tempered child prodigy became snooker's serene sensation". The Independent. 2023-04-28. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  3. ^ "Q School Order of Merit". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 2 July 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2020. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 31 January 2020 suggested (help)
  4. ^ Huart, Matt (2021-04-12). "World Championship 2021: Tour Survival Blog". WPBSA. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  5. ^ "'It is not fair': Murphy rails at amateurs in pro snooker … after defeat by amateur". The Guardian. 2021-11-24. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  6. ^ "Murphy apologises for 'taking shine' off Si Jiahui's victory". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  7. ^ a b "Si Beats Stephens in WSF Open Final". World Snooker Tour. 26 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  8. ^ https://wst.tv/rapid-williams-into-semis/
  9. ^ "2023 Cazoo World Championship Qualifiers". wst.tv. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 28 March 2023. Archived from the original on 29 April 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Si Jiahui returns to haunt Shaun Murphy in Crucible final-frame upset". The Guardian. 2023-04-20. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  11. ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/65377412
  12. ^ https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3218524/world-snooker-championship-chinas-si-jiahui-continues-stunning-run-reach-semis-after-anthony-mcgill
  13. ^ "Brecel to face Si in semis after stunning O'Sullivan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  14. ^ "Five Facts About Si Jiahui". World Snooker. 2023-04-28. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  15. ^ "Ranking History". snooker.org. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
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