Wang Yuchen (; born 5 August 1997) is a Hong Kong (previously Chinese) professional snooker player. Wang was born in Qingdao, Shandong Province and lived in Kaifeng, Henan Province.
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 2025/26RankingIt shows the ranking at the beginning of the seasonHe was an amateurNew players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking8173Ranking tournamentsChampionship LeagueNon-Ranking EventARRSaudi Arabia MastersTournament Not Held1R3RWuhan OpenTournament Not HeldLQ1REnglish OpenTournament Not Held1R1RALQLQBritish OpenTournament Not HeldLQLQXi'an Grand PrixTournament Not HeldLQ1RNorthern Ireland OpenTournament Not Held1R2RA2RLQInternational ChampionshipWRAAWRWRLQALQ1RUK ChampionshipAAAA2R1RALQLQShoot OutNon-Ranking Event1R1RA1R1RScottish OpenMRNot Held1R1RALQ2RGerman MastersAAAALQLQALQLQWorld Grand PrixNot HeldNRDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQPlayers ChampionshipThe event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2012/2013–2015/2016)DNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQWelsh OpenAAAA2R1RA1RLQWorld OpenWRANot Held1RLQALQLQTour ChampionshipTournament Not HeldDNQDNQDNQWorld ChampionshipAAAALQLQALQLQFormer ranking tournamentsShanghai MastersWR1RAWRLQ1RNon-RankingRiga MastersThe event was called the Riga Open (2014/2015–2015/2016)Not HeldMinor-RankingLQWDANot HeldPaul Hunter ClassicMinor-Ranking EventA1RANot HeldChina ChampionshipTournament Not HeldNRLQANot HeldEuropean MastersTournament Not HeldLQLQANot HeldIndian OpenNHAANHLQ1RANot HeldGibraltar OpenNot HeldMR1RAANot HeldChina OpenWRAAWRLQLQANot HeldFormer non-ranking tournamentsHaining OpenNot HeldMinor-Rank3R3R4RNot Held 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 PA / Pro-am Event means an event is/was a pro-am event
Career finals Amateur finals: 1 (1 title) Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final ScoreWinner 1. 2016 Asian Under-21 Championship Ratchayothin Yotharuck 6–5
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