Wu Yize

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wu (吴).

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’.

Wu Yize

Born	(2003-10-14) 14 October 2003 (age 21) Lanzhou, Gansu, China
Sport country	China
Professional	2021–present
Highest ranking	22 (February 2025)
Current ranking	22 (as of 17 February 2025)
Best ranking finish	Runner-up (x2)

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

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.^[3] 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.^[4]

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.^[5] 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.^[6] In October 2023, he reached the semi-final of the 2023 Wuhan Open.^[7]

On 18 June 2024, he topped his round robin group at the Championship League in Leicester.^[8] 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.^[9][10] 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.^[11][12] 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.^[13] The following month he reached the last-16 of the Wuhan Open.^[14]

In December 2024, he reached the semi-finals of the 2024 Snooker Shoot Out.^[15] The following week, he reached the final of the 2024 Scottish Open.^[16][17]

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament	2017/ 18	2018/ 19	2019/ 20	2021/ 22	2022/ 23	2023/ 24	2024/ 25
Ranking[18][nb 1]	[nb 2]	[nb 2]	[nb 2]	[nb 3]	69	49	39
Ranking tournaments
Championship League	Non-Ranking Event			A	RR	RR	2R
Xi'an Grand Prix	Tournament Not Held						LQ
Saudi Arabia Masters	Tournament Not Held						5R
English Open	A	A	A	1R	2R	1R	F
British Open	Not Held			2R	LQ	1R	1R
Wuhan Open	Tournament Not Held					SF	3R
Northern Ireland Open	A	A	A	LQ	LQ	LQ	1R
International Championship	A	A	LQ	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		2R
World Grand Prix	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	1R
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		A	A
Former ranking tournaments
China Open	A	LQ	Tournament Not Held
China Championship	A	A	LQ	Tournament Not Held
Turkish Masters	Not Held			2R	Not Held
Gibraltar Open	A	A	A	WD	Not Held
WST Classic	Tournament Not Held				2R	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
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				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. He was an amateur
3. 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

References

1. Pathak, Vivek. "Wu Yize wins World Under-21 Snooker Championship". www.ibsf.info. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
2. "Ones To Watch – Wu Yize". World Snooker. 27 May 2020. Archived from the original on June 14, 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
3. "CBSA Qualifiers 2021: Event One Results". WPBSA. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
4. "Robertson Named Player Of The Year". wst.tv. May 16, 2022. Archived from the original on May 6, 2022. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
5. "China's players eliminated before Final Four at European Masters". china.org.cn. Xinhua. 20 August 2022. Archived from the original on 30 August 2022.
6. "End Of An Era For Hawkins And Maguire". wst.tv. April 11, 2023. Archived from the original on April 11, 2023. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
7. "WUHAN OPEN 2023: JUDD TRUMP THRASHES WU YIZE TO REACH FINAL AND SET UP ALL-ENGLISH CLASH WITH ALI CARTER". Eurosport. 14 October 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
8. "O'Donnell edges Walden with strong finish". wst.tv. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
9. "WU TOPS TRUMP FOR FIRST TIME". wst.tv. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
10. "Trump looking for flights home before remarkable comeback". BBC SPORT. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
11. "BETVICTOR ENGLISH OPEN MONDAY EVENING ROUNDUP". wst.tv. 16 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
12. Southby, Ben (20 September 2024). "ENGLISH OPEN 2024: JUDD TRUMP STUNNED IN BRENTWOOD AS WU YIZE REACHES SECOND CAREER RANKING SEMI-FINAL". Eurosport. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
13. "Robertson survives Wu comeback to win English Open". BBC Sport. 22 September 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
14. "WUHAN OPEN DAY THREE EVENING ROUNDUP". wst.tv. 8 October 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
15. "SNOOKER SHOOT OUT 2024: TOM FORD BEATS LIAM GRAHAM TO WIN MAIDEN TITLE IN LEICESTER - 'I'VE WON TWO GAMES ALL SEASON'". Eurosport. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
16. "SCOTTISH OPEN 2024: WU YIZE WINS FOUR FRAMES IN A ROW TO BEAT XIAO GUODONG AND REACH FINAL". Eurosport. 14 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
17. "SCOTTISH OPEN 2024: WU YIZE EDGES PAST CHRIS WAKELIN IN DECIDER, XIAO GUODONG SENDS LUCA BRECEL OUT IN BIZARRE CLASH". Eurosport. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
18. "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.

External links

• Cue sports portal

• Wu Yize at the World Snooker Tour
• Wu Yize at snooker.org