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{{Infobox snooker player
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| Sport country = {{CHN}}
| Sport country = {{CHN}}
| Professional = 2021–present
| Professional = 2021–present
| High ranking = 62 <small>(March 2023)</small>
| High ranking = 37 <small>(October 2023)</small>
| Official maximums =
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| Best finish = Quarter-finals (x1)
| Best finish = ''Semi-finals'' ([[2023 Wuhan Open (snooker)|2023 Wuhan Open]])
| World champ =
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'''Wu Yize''' ({{zh|s=吴宜泽|p=Wú Yízé}}; born 14 October 2003) is a Chinese professional [[snooker]] player.
'''Wu Yize''' ({{zh|s=吴宜泽|p=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’.


==Career==
==Career==
Wu Yize won the [[IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship|IBSF U-21 World Championship]] in 2018 when he was just fourteen years old, defeating Pongsakorn Chongjairak from [[Thailand]] 6–4 in the final.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pathak |first1=Vivek |title=Wu Yize wins World Under-21 Snooker Championship |url=http://www.ibsf.info/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=793%3Awu-yize-wins-world-under-21-snooker-championship&Itemid=181 |website=www.ibsf.info |access-date=15 April 2021 |language=en-gb}}</ref>
Wu Yize won the [[IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship|IBSF U-21 World Championship]] in 2018 when he was just fourteen years old, defeating Pongsakorn Chongjairak from [[Thailand]] 6–4 in the final.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pathak |first1=Vivek |title=Wu Yize wins World Under-21 Snooker Championship |url=http://www.ibsf.info/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=793%3Awu-yize-wins-world-under-21-snooker-championship&Itemid=181 |website=www.ibsf.info |access-date=15 April 2021 |language=en-gb}}</ref>


He was given a wildcard entry to the [[2019 International Championship]] in [[Daqing]], where he lost 6–5 to [[John Higgins]]. He made the last 32 of the [[2019 Six-red World Championship]] in [[Bangkok]], after progressing through the group stage. He then faced Higgins once again, this time losing 6–4. At the [[2019 World Open (snooker)|2019 World Open]] in [[Yushan County|Yushan]], he faced [[Luca Brecel]], losing 5-2 but making breaks of 85 and 130.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ones To Watch - Wu Yize |url=https://wst.tv/ones-to-watch-wu-yize/ |website=World Snooker |access-date=15 April 2021 |date=27 May 2020}}</ref>
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 (snooker)|2019 World Open]] in [[Yushan County|Yushan]], he faced [[Luca Brecel]], losing 2–5 but making breaks of 85 and 130.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ones To Watch Wu Yize |url=https://wst.tv/ones-to-watch-wu-yize/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614002114/https://wst.tv/ones-to-watch-wu-yize/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 14, 2020 |website=World Snooker |access-date=15 April 2021 |date=27 May 2020}}</ref>


He was awarded a tour card for the [[2021–22 snooker season|2021–22]] and 2022–23 [[World Snooker Tour]] seasons as a result of his performances on the 2021 CBSA China Tour.<ref>{{cite web |title=CBSA Qualifiers 2021: Event One Results |url=https://wpbsa.com/cbsa-qualifiers-2021-event-one-results |website=WPBSA |access-date=15 April 2021 |date=14 April 2021}}</ref>
As a result of his performances on the 2021 CBSA China Tour, Wu was awarded a tour card for the [[2021–22 snooker season|2021–22]] and [[2022–23 snooker season|2022–23]] snooker seasons.<ref>{{cite web |title=CBSA Qualifiers 2021: Event One Results |url=https://wpbsa.com/cbsa-qualifiers-2021-event-one-results |website=WPBSA |access-date=15 April 2021 |date=14 April 2021}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wst.tv/robertson-named-player-of-the-year/#:~:text=China%27s%2018%2Dyear%2Dold%20Wu,significant%20impact%20on%20our%20sport.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506110752/https://wst.tv/robertson-named-player-of-the-year/#:~:text=China%27s%2018%2Dyear%2Dold%20Wu,significant%20impact%20on%20our%20sport.|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 6, 2022|access-date=April 12, 2023|title=Robertson Named Player Of The Year|website=wst.tv|date=May 16, 2022}}</ref>


At the [[2022 European Masters (2022–23 season)|2022 European Masters]] in August, 2022 Wu Yize defeated Luca Brecel, [[Rory McLeod (snooker player)|Rory McLeod]] and [[Ryan Day (snooker player)|Ryan Day]] in a run through to the quarter-finals that was ended by [[Ali Carter]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://t.m.china.org.cn/convert/c_qaGeBG7K.html|title= China's players eliminated before Final Four at European Masters|website= t.m.china.org}}</ref>
At the [[2022 European Masters (2022–23 season)|2022 European Masters]] in August 2022, he defeated Luca Brecel, [[Rory McLeod (snooker player)|Rory McLeod]] and [[Ryan Day (snooker player)|Ryan Day]] in a run through to the quarter-finals that was ended by [[Ali Carter]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.china.org.cn/sports/2022-08/20/content_78380918.htm|title= China's players eliminated before Final Four at European Masters|website=china.org.cn |agency=Xinhua |date=20 August 2022 |url-status=live |archive-date=30 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830002011/http://www.china.org.cn/sports/2022-08/20/content_78380918.htm}}</ref> A relatively quiet season ensued, but during qualifying for the [[2023 World Snooker Championship]], Wu defeated [[Allan Taylor (snooker player)|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wst.tv/end-of-an-era-for-hawkins-and-maguire/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411205107/https://wst.tv/end-of-an-era-for-hawkins-and-maguire/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 11, 2023|title=End Of An Era For Hawkins And Maguire|website=wst.tv|date=April 11, 2023|access-date=April 12, 2023}}</ref>


==Performance and rankings timeline==
==Performance and rankings timeline==
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
! Tournament
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! '''Tournament'''
! [[2017–18 snooker season|2017/<br/>18]]
! [[2017–18 snooker season|2017/<br/>18]]
! [[2018–19 snooker season|2018/<br/>19]]
! [[2018–19 snooker season|2018/<br/>19]]
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! [[2021–22 snooker season|2021/<br/>22]]
! [[2021–22 snooker season|2021/<br/>22]]
! [[2022–23 snooker season|2022/<br/>23]]
! [[2022–23 snooker season|2022/<br/>23]]
! [[2023–24 snooker season|2023/<br/>24]]
|-
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Snooker world rankings|Ranking]]<ref name="Ranking history">{{cite web|title=Ranking History|url=http://www.snooker.org/rnk/history.asp|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=6 February 2011}}</ref><ref group="nb">It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season</ref>
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Snooker world rankings|Ranking]]<ref name="Ranking history">{{cite web|title=Ranking History|url=http://www.snooker.org/rnk/history.asp|publisher=Snooker.org|access-date=6 February 2011}}</ref><ref group="nb">It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season</ref>
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|align="center"|<ref group="nb" name="UR">New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking</ref>
|align="center"|<ref group="nb" name="UR">New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking</ref>
|align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 2022/2023|69]]
|align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 2022/2023|69]]
|align="center"|[[Snooker world rankings 2023/2024|49]]
|-
|-
|colspan="10"|'''Ranking tournaments'''
|colspan="10"|'''Ranking tournaments'''
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2022 Championship League (ranking)|RR]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2022 Championship League (ranking)|RR]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2023 Championship League (ranking)|RR]]
|-
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[European Masters (snooker)|European Masters]]
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[European Masters (snooker)|European Masters]]
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2022 European Masters (2021–22 season)|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2022 European Masters (2021–22 season)|2R]]
| align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2022 European Masters (2022–23 season)|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2022 European Masters (2022–23 season)|QF]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2023 European Masters|2R]]
|-
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[British Open (snooker)|British Open]]
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[British Open (snooker)|British Open]]
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2021 British Open|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2021 British Open|2R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2023 British Open|1R]]
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[English Open (snooker)|English Open]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2021 English Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2022 English Open (snooker)|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2023 English Open (snooker)|1R]]
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Wuhan Open (snooker)|Wuhan Open]]
|align="center" colspan="5" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|[[2023 Wuhan Open (snooker)|SF]]
|-
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Northern Ireland Open (snooker)|Northern Ireland Open]]
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Northern Ireland Open (snooker)|Northern Ireland Open]]
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[International Championship]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|-
|-
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2021 UK Championship|3R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2021 UK Championship|3R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|-
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Scottish Open (snooker)|Scottish Open]]
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Snooker Shoot Out|Shoot Out]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2021 Scottish Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2023 Snooker Shoot Out (2022–23 season)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2023 Snooker Shoot Out (2023–24 season)|1R]]
|-
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[English Open (snooker)|English Open]]
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Scottish Open (snooker)|Scottish Open]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2021 English Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2021 Scottish Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2022 English Open (snooker)|2R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|-
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[World Grand Prix (snooker)|World Grand Prix]]
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[World Grand Prix (snooker)|World Grand Prix]]
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2024 World Grand Prix|1R]]
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Snooker Shoot Out|Shoot Out]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2023 Snooker Shoot Out|1R]]
|-
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[German Masters]]
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[German Masters]]
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2023 Welsh Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2023 Welsh Open (snooker)|1R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2024 Welsh Open (snooker)|1R]]
|-
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Players Championship (snooker)|Players Championship]]
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Players Championship (snooker)|Players Championship]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|-
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[WST Classic]]
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[World Open (snooker)|World Open]]
|align="center" colspan="4" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2023 WST Classic|2R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2024 World Open (snooker)|2R]]
|-
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Tour Championship (snooker)|Tour Championship]]
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Tour Championship (snooker)|Tour Championship]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2023 World Snooker Championship|1R]]
|
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|-
|-
|colspan="10"|'''Non-ranking tournaments'''
|colspan="10"|'''Non-ranking tournaments'''
|-
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Six-red World Championship]]
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Shanghai Masters (snooker)|Shanghai Masters]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|R
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2019 Shanghai Masters|1R]]
|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2019 Six-red World Championship|2R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|-
|-
|colspan="10"|'''Former ranking tournaments'''
|colspan="10"|'''Former ranking tournaments'''
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" colspan="30" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[International Championship]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|-
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[China Championship (snooker)|China Championship]]
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[China Championship (snooker)|China Championship]]
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[World Open (snooker)|World Open]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|-
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Turkish Masters]]
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Turkish Masters]]
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2022 Turkish Masters|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2022 Turkish Masters|2R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH
|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|-
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Gibraltar Open]]
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Gibraltar Open]]
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|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|WD
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|WD
|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[WST Classic]]
|align="center" colspan="4" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2023 WST Classic|2R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH
|-
|-
|colspan="10"|'''Former non-ranking tournaments'''
|colspan="10"|'''Former non-ranking tournaments'''
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Shanghai Masters (snooker)|Shanghai Masters]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|R
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2019 Shanghai Masters|1R]]
|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|-
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Haining Open]]
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Haining Open]]
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|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2019 Haining Open|2R]]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2019 Haining Open|2R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[[Six-red World Championship]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2019 Six-red World Championship|2R]]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH
|}
|}
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===Amateur finals: 1 (1 title)===
===Amateur finals: 1 (1 title)===
{| class="sortable wikitable"
{| class="sortable wikitable"
!width="100"| Outcome
|-
|width="100"|'''Outcome'''
!width="20"| No.
|width="20"|'''No.'''
!width="50"| Year
|width="50"|'''Year'''
!width="300"| Championship
|width="300"|'''Championship'''
!width="200"| Opponent in the final
|width="200"|'''Opponent in the final'''
!width="100"| Score
|width="100"|'''Score'''
|-
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner
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==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{portal|Cue sports}}
* {{WST player}}
* {{snooker.org player}}


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Latest revision as of 19:22, 27 April 2024

Wu Yize
Born (2003-10-14) 14 October 2003 (age 20)
Lanzhou, Gansu, China
Sport country China
Professional2021–present
Highest ranking37 (October 2023)
Current ranking 39 (as of 7 May 2024)
Best ranking finishSemi-finals (2023 Wuhan Open)

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’.

Career[edit]

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]

Performance and rankings timeline[edit]

Tournament 2017/
18
2018/
19
2019/
20
2021/
22
2022/
23
2023/
24
Ranking[7][nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 3] 69 49
Ranking tournaments
Championship League Non-Ranking Event A RR RR
European Masters A A A 2R QF 2R
British Open Not Held 2R LQ 1R
English Open A A A 1R 2R 1R
Wuhan Open Tournament Not Held SF
Northern Ireland Open A A A LQ LQ LQ
International Championship A A LQ Not Held LQ
UK Championship A A A 3R LQ LQ
Shoot Out A A A A 1R 1R
Scottish Open A A A 1R LQ LQ
World Grand Prix DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 1R
German Masters A A A LQ LQ LQ
Welsh Open A A A LQ 1R 1R
Players Championship DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
World Open A A LQ Not Held 2R
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
Former ranking tournaments
China Open A LQ Tournament Not Held
China Championship A A LQ Not Held
Turkish Masters Not Held 2R Not Held
Gibraltar Open A A A WD Not Held
WST Classic Tournament Not Held 2R NH
Former non-ranking tournaments
Haining Open 3R 1R 2R A Not Held
Six-red World Championship A A 2R NH LQ 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 He was an amateur
  3. ^ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking

Career finals[edit]

Amateur finals: 1 (1 title)[edit]

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. 2018 IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship Thailand Pongsak Chongjairak 6–4

References[edit]

  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. ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.

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