Lan Yuhao (born 26 August 2008) is a Chinese snooker player. He was awarded a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour, from the start of the 2025-26 snooker season.
| Born | 26 August 2008[1] |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  China |
| Professional | 2025–present |
| Highest ranking | 94 (August 2025) |
| Current ranking | 100 (as of 5 May 2026) |
| Best ranking finish | Last 32 (2025 Scottish Open) |
Career
editGrowing up in China, his contemporaries that he would practise with included future women’s world champion snooker player Bai Yulu.[2] Coached by Li Jianbing, he won the Chinese youth tournament as a youngster.[3]
In March 2024, he was awarded a wildcard into the 2024 World Open where he lost to professional Jordan Brown.[4] In May 2024, he played at the Asia/Oceania Q School in Bangkok. In the first event he lost in the penultimate round to Sunny Akani.[5] In the second event, he had a 4-2 victory against compatriot Chen Qiyu to reach the final round, where he lost to Haris Tahir of Pakistan who gained a two-year professional place.[6][7]
He finished as runner-up to Yao Pengchang on the CBSA China Tour in 2024.[8] He was awarded a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour, from the start of the 2025-26 snooker season.[9] At the age of 16 years-of-age he became the second youngest player on the tour after Polish player Michal Szubarczyk.[10]
2025–26 season
editOn his debut tournament as a professional he was drawn against compatriot Zhou Yuelong at the 2025 Wuhan Open. At his second tournament, the 2025 British Open, with qualifiers also played in June 2025, he lost against Reanne Evans.[11][12] He was drawn in the round-robin stage of the 2025 Championship League against Matthew Stevens, Ryan Day and compatriot Xu Yichen. His results including a win over Xu Yichen for his first professional win in a match that saw him make a break of 142, and a credible draw against eventual group-winner Stevens.[13][14][10] Later that season, he won three matches at the 2025 Saudi Arabia Masters before coming through two qualifying rounds to reach the main draw at the 2025 Northern Ireland Open.[15] He reached the last-32 of the 2025 Scottish Open with a win over Gary Wilson, before losing to compatriot Wu Yize.[16] In April 2026, he scored three century breaks to defeat Chatchapong Nasa 10-5 in the first round of qualifying for the 2026 World Snooker Championship, and came close to a 147 in the final frame but missed the 15th red to breakdown on 112.[17] He suffered defeat in the second round to compatriot Fan Zhengyi.[18]
Performance and rankings timeline
edit| Tournament | 2023/ 24 |
2025/ 26 |
2026/ 27 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking[nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | 78 | ||||||
| Ranking tournaments | |||||||||
| Championship League | A | RR | |||||||
| China Open | Not Held | LQ | |||||||
| Wuhan Open | A | LQ | LQ | ||||||
| British Open | A | LQ | |||||||
| English Open | A | LQ | |||||||
| Xi'an Grand Prix | NH | LQ | |||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | A | 1R | |||||||
| International Championship | A | LQ | |||||||
| UK Championship | A | LQ | |||||||
| Shoot Out | A | 2R | |||||||
| Scottish Open | A | 2R | |||||||
| German Masters | A | LQ | |||||||
| Welsh Open | A | LQ | |||||||
| World Grand Prix | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||
| Players Championship | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||
| World Open | LQ | LQ | |||||||
| Tour Championship | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||
| World Championship | A | LQ | |||||||
| Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||
| Saudi Arabia Masters | NH | 4R | 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. | |||
References
edit- ↑ "Lan Yuhao". World Snooker Tour. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ↑ "Bai Yulu Q+A". wst.tv. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ↑ ""Brothers", Gong Chenzhi and Lan Yuhao received wild cards for the World Open, young and promising players strive for a breakthrough". xingpaibilliard.com. March 12, 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ↑ "Allen crashes out of World Open as Brown advances". RTE. 18 Mar 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ↑ Day, Michael (27 May 2024). "Sunny Akani and Lim Kok Leong graduate from Asia-Oceania Q School". Totally Snookered. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ↑ "2023/24 Snooker Season Ends at Q School in Bangkok with 12 Players Earning Place on Main Tour". Eurosport. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
- ↑ "FINAL FOUR SET IN BANGKOK". wst.tv. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ↑ "CBSA National Snooker Ranking Table". cbsa.org. 28 October 2024. Archived from the original on 17 May 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ↑ Caulfield, David (June 11, 2025). "Who are the rookie snooker players this season?". Snookerhq.com. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- 1 2 Haigh, Phil (2 July 2025). "Snooker icon warns rivals about 16-year-old rookie with huge future ahead of him". Metro. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ↑ Haigh, Phil (June 9, 2025). "Wuhan Open and British Open draws made as Ronnie O'Sullivan enters both". Metro. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ↑ "Evans continues perfect start to season". wst.tv. 28 June 2025. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ↑ "CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE SNOOKER 2025". championshipleaguesnooker.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
- ↑ "Stevens pips Day to top spot". wst.tv. 3 July 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ↑ Haigh, Phil (September 11, 2025). "Why teenage wonderkid Lan Yuhao stands out after brilliant start to snooker career". Retrieved 8 April 2026.
- ↑ Wright, Andrew (21 Dec 2025). "Scottish Open: Latest scores, results, order of play, prize money, format as Chris Wakelin beats Chang Bingyu for title". TNT Sports. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
- ↑ "REJUVENATED CLARKE OFF TO WINNING START". wst.tv. 8 April 2026. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
- ↑ "HALO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFYING DAY SIX: LIVE UPDATES". wst.tv. 11 April 2026. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
