Fang Xiongman
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 Paul Hunter Classic 2017 | |
| Born | 9 April 1993 |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  China |
| Professional | 2016–2018 |
| Highest ranking | 82 (June 2017)[1] |
| Best ranking finish | Last 16 (2018 Gibraltar Open) |
Fang Xiongman (born 9 April 1993) is a former Chinese professional snooker player.
Career
Fang began competing at professional events in 2012,[3][4] which included Asian Tour events as well as wildcard rounds of ranking tournaments.[3] His most notable win as an amateur came at the 2015 Shanghai Masters, where he defeated Jamie Jones 5–1 in the wildcard round,[3] but went on to get eliminated 5–2 by Stuart Bingham in the last 32.[5]
In 2016, Fang managed to receive a two-year tour card for the 2016/2017 and 2017/2018 seasons after successfully qualifying through Q School, beating Daniel Womersley 4–3 in the final round of the event.[3] The Riga Masters was the first ranking event of the year and he qualified for it by overcoming Stephen Maguire 4–2, before losing in the opening round 4–3 to Andy Hicks. Fang's first win of his career at the venue stage of a ranking was a 4–2 success over Martin O'Donnell at the Scottish Open. He exited the tournament 4–0 to Mark Allen in the second round.[6]
He dropped off the tour at the end of the 2017/18 season and did not succeed to win back a place through Q School.[7]
Performance and rankings timeline
| Tournament | 2012/ 13 |
2013/ 14 |
2014/ 15 |
2015/ 16 |
2016/ 17 |
2017/ 18 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking[8][nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | 80 | ||
| Ranking tournaments | ||||||||
| Riga Masters[nb 4] | Not Held | Minor-Rank. | 1R | LQ | ||||
| China Championship | Tournament Not Held | NR | LQ | |||||
| Paul Hunter Classic | Minor-Ranking Event | A | 2R | |||||
| Indian Open | NH | A | A | NH | WR | LQ | ||
| World Open | A | A | Not Held | LQ | LQ | |||
| European Masters | Tournament Not Held | LQ | 1R | |||||
| English Open | Tournament Not Held | A | 2R | |||||
| International Championship | A | A | A | WR | LQ | LQ | ||
| Shanghai Masters | A | WR | A | 1R | LQ | LQ | ||
| Northern Ireland Open | Tournament Not Held | 1R | 2R | |||||
| UK Championship | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | ||
| Scottish Open | Tournament Not Held | 2R | 2R | |||||
| German Masters | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | ||
| Shoot-Out | Variant Format Event | 2R | 1R | |||||
| World Grand Prix | Not Held | NR | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||
| Welsh Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | ||
| Gibraltar Open | Tournament Not Held | MR | 2R | 4R | ||||
| Players Championship[nb 5] | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||
| China Open | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | ||
| World Championship | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | ||
| 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. | |||
| VF / Variant Format Event | means an event is/was a variant format event. | |||
- ^ It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
- ^ a b c d He was an amateur.
- ^ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.
- ^ The event was called the Riga Open (2014/2015–2015/2016)
- ^ The event was called the Player Tour Championship Grand Finals (2012/2013) and the Players Championship Grand Final (2013/2014−2015/2016)
References
- ^ "WORLD RANKINGS After 2017 Kaspersky Riga Masters". World Snooker. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Career-total Statistics for Fang Xiongman". CueTracker.net: Snooker Results and Statistic Database. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Q School Event One Qualifiers". World Snooker. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ "Fang Xiongman 2012/2013". CueTracker.net: Snooker Results and Statistic Database. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ "Snooker World champion Stuart Bingham eases into last 16 of Shanghai Masters". Daily Express. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ "Fang Xiongman 2016/2017". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
- ^ http://www.worldsnooker.com/carty-and-hirani-earn-maiden-tour-cards/
- ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
External links
- Fang Xiongman at CueTracker.net: Snooker Results and Statistic Database