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He Guoqiang (snooker player)

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In this Chinese name, the family name is He (贺).

He Guoqiang
Born (2000-08-05) 5 August 2000 (age 24)
Leiyang, Hunan, China
Sport country China
Professional2023–present
Highest ranking53 (December 2024)
Current ranking 53 (as of 16 December 2024)
Best ranking finishQuarter-final (2023 British Open)

He Guoqiang (Chinese: 贺国强) is a Chinese professional snooker player. The IBSF World Under-18 Snooker Championship winner in 2018, Guoqiang has earned a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour from the 2023–24 snooker season.

Career

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In 2018, He won the IBSF World Under-18 Snooker Championship. In the final he defeated his compatriot Lei Peifan 5-4, on a deciding frame.[1] In 2018 he also scored his first competitive 147 break, during the under-21 IBSF Championship in Jinan.[2] That same year, playing as a wildcard, Guoqiang secured a 6-1 win over Gary Wilson at the International Championship held in Daqing, China. Guoqiang won the non-ranking invitation event 2021 Haining Snooker Open. In the final He beat Huang Jiahao 5-0.[3] In 2021 It was the first time players from the UK and around the world could not play in the event due to COVID-19 restrictions.

In the final round of the second Asia-Oceania Q School event held in Bangkok in June 2023, He came back from 3-1 down to win 4-3 against compatriot Wang Yuchen to earn a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour, starting with 2023–24 snooker season.[4]

2023-24 season

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He recorded his first win as a professional when he defeated Elliot Slessor at the British Open in August 2023.[5] He recorded a 5-4 win over world No. 8 Kyren Wilson in the first round of the Wuhan Open in September 2023, winning the deciding frame from 67-0 down.[6] That month, he reached the last-16 of a ranking event for the first time, at the 2023 British Open in Cheltenham, where he beat world No. 12 Barry Hawkins to reach the quarter-final.[7][8] The following week He recorded a notable win over Ryan Day at the English Open,[9] and recorded another victory over a top-16 player when he edged Hossein Vafaei 4-3 in the next round.[10] He qualified for the 2024 German Masters in Berlin with a win over the John Astley.[11] At the event, he defeated former World Champion Mark Williams 5-1.[12]

In the qualifying rounds of the 2024 World Snooker Championship he defeated world ranked number 25 Anthony McGill 10-5.[13]

2024-25 season

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He began the 2024-25 snooker season with a 3-0 win over Ronnie O'Sullivan to top his round-robin group at the 2024 Championship League.[14] At the 2024 English Open in Brentwood in September 2024 he defeated Ronnie O'Sullivan again, by a 4-2 margin.[15][16][17] He also defeated Stephen Maguire on his way to the last-16.[18] He reached the last-64 at the 2024 Northern Ireland Open.[19]

Performance and rankings timeline

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Tournament 2013/
14 		2014/
15 		2015/
16 		2016/
17 		2017/
18 		2018/
19 		2021/
22 		2023/
24 		2024/
25
Ranking[nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 3] 65
Ranking tournaments
Championship League Non-Ranking Event A A 2R
Xi'an Grand Prix Tournament Not Held 1R
Saudi Arabia Masters Tournament Not Held 2R
English Open Not Held A A A A 3R 3R
British Open Tournament Not Held A QF LQ
Wuhan Open Tournament Not Held 3R 1R
Northern Ireland Open Not Held A A A A LQ 1R
International Championship A A A A A 1R NH LQ 1R
UK Championship A A A A A A A LQ 1R
Shoot Out Non-Ranking Event A A A A 1R 2R
Scottish Open Not Held A A A A 1R 1R
German Masters A A A A A A A 2R
Welsh Open A A A A A A A LQ
World Open A Not Held A A LQ NH 2R
World Grand Prix NH NR DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
Players Championship[nb 4] DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
Tour Championship Tournament Not Held DNQ DNQ DNQ
World Championship A A A A A A A LQ
Former ranking tournaments
China Championship Not Held NR A LQ Not Held
European Masters Not Held A A A A LQ NH
Former non-ranking tournaments
Haining Open NH Minor-Rank 1R 4R 3R W 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. ^ It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
  2. ^ a b c d e f g He was an amateur
  3. ^ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking
  4. ^ The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2013/2014–2015/2016)

Career finals

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Non-ranking finals: 1 (1 title)

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Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. 2021 Haining Open China Huang Jiahao 5–0

References

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  1. ^ Pathak, Vivek (6 July 2018). "Guo Qiang He becomes 2018 World Under-18 Snooker Champion". ibsf. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  2. ^ Pathak, Vivek (7 July 2018). "Guo Qiang He hits 'The Maximum' 147". ibsf. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  3. ^ "HE ON A HIGH IN HAINING". wpbsa. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  4. ^ "FINAL DAY OF SNOOKER Q SCHOOL SEES ISHPREET SINGH CHADHA AND HE GUOQIANG CLAIM TOUR CARDS IN BANGKOK". Eurosport. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  5. ^ "BRITISH OPEN SNOOKER: HOSSEIN VAFAEI AND DAVID GILBERT REACH LAST 64 WITH QUALIFYING WINS". Eurosport.com. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  6. ^ "WUHAN OPEN SNOOKER: KYREN WILSON SUFFERS SHOCK EARLY EXIT TO HE GUOQIANG, MARK SELBY, MARK ALLEN AND NEIL ROBERTSON WIN". Eurosport. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  7. ^ "CAZOO BRITISH OPEN – LAST 16 DRAW". wst.tv. 27 September 2023. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  8. ^ "CAZOO BRITISH OPEN – QF DRAW". 28 September 2023. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  9. ^ Caulfield, David (4 October 2023). "English Open reign ends for Mark Selby". Snookerhq. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  10. ^ "DOTT DASHED BY WALDEN'S 'CAREER BEST' FIGHT BACK". wst.tv. 4 October 2023. Archived from the original on 5 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  11. ^ Caulfield, David (18 December 2023). "German Masters: qualifiers draw and schedule". Snooker HQ. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  12. ^ "Robertson vows to return to 'brutal' best". BBC Sport. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  13. ^ "World Snooker Championship 2024: Anthony McGill misses out on 10th consecutive Crucible slot". BBC Sport. 13 April 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  14. ^ "HE MAN POWERS PAST ROCKET". wst.tv. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  15. ^ Bray, Jonny (15 September 2024). "ENGLISH OPEN 2024: LATEST SCORES, RESULTS, ORDER OF PLAY AS JUDD TRUMP LOOKS TO DEFEND HIS TITLE AT THE BRENTWOOD CENTRE". Eurosport. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  16. ^ Hilsum, James (17 September 2024). "RONNIE O'SULLIVAN SUFFERS STUNNING DEFEAT TO HE GUOQIANG IN ANOTHER ENGLISH OPEN FIRST-ROUND UPSET". Eurosport. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  17. ^ "He Guoqiang stuns Ronnie O'Sullivan again at English Open". The Independent. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  18. ^ "ENGLISH OPEN: MARK ALLEN DEFEATS LYU HAOTIAN IN SPARKLING DISPLAY TO SET UP JOHN HIGGINS LAST 16 CLASH". Eurosport. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  19. ^ Caulfield, David (30 September 2024). "Full list of results at the Northern Ireland Open qualifiers". Snooker HQ. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
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