| Born | 17 August 1995 Yiwu, Zhejiang, China |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  China |
| Professional | 2024–present |
| Highest ranking | 108 (July 2024) |
| Current ranking | 113 (as of 16 December 2024) |
| Best ranking finish | Quarter-final (2024 Shoot Out) |
Huang Jiahao is a Chinese snooker player. In 2024, he won a place on the World Snooker Tour from the 2024–25 snooker season.
Career
Prior to turning professional, he was granted a number of wildcard appearances at international snooker tournaments in his native China. At the 2014 Shanghai Masters he played former World Champion Ken Doherty and lost 5-3. He was beaten by Oliver Lines at the 2014 International Championship in Chengdu. He reached the last 64 at the 2015 Xuzhou Open where he lost to eventual winner Joe Perry. He defeated Hammad Miah in the wildcard round at the 2016 World Open to reach the main draw in Yushan County, where he lost to compatriot Zhou Yuelong. He reached the last 16 of the 2016 Haining Open, recording wins over Tian Pengfei and Kurt Maflin before losing to Martin Gould.
Competing domestically, he was a member of The Guangdong team alongside Fang Xiongman and Bai Langning that won the 2020 CBSA Cup, beating Xinjiang in the final. He was runner-up at the Haining Open in 2021. In the final he was defeated by compatriot He Guoqiang. He represented Yushan at the China Snooker Team Tournament in July 2022, alongside Bai Langning and Xing Zihao.
He reached the last 16 of CBSA Tour event, the Huangguoshu Open, in Anshun in August 2023, where he was beaten by Kyren Wilson.
2024-25
Through his performances on the CBSA China Tour he earnt a place on the World Snooker Tour from the 2024–25 snooker season. In June 2024, he made his precessional debut at the 2024 Championship League in Leicester.
Performance and rankings timeline
| Tournament | 2012/ 13 |
2013/ 14 |
2014/ 15 |
2015/ 16 |
2016/ 17 |
2017/ 18 |
2018/ 19 |
2019/ 20 |
2021/ 22 |
2024/ 25 | |||||||||
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| Ranking | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
| Championship League | Non-Ranking Event | A | RR | ||||||||||||||||
| Xi'an Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | LQ | |||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia Masters | Tournament Not Held | 2R | |||||||||||||||||
| English Open | Tournament Not Held | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | ||||||||||||
| British Open | Tournament Not Held | A | LQ | ||||||||||||||||
| Wuhan Open | Tournament Not Held | LQ | |||||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | Tournament Not Held | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | ||||||||||||
| International Championship | Not Held | WR | A | A | A | A | A | NH | LQ | ||||||||||
| UK Championship | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | |||||||||
| Shoot Out | Non-Ranking Event | A | A | A | A | A | QF | ||||||||||||
| Scottish Open | MR | Not Held | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | |||||||||||
| German Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | |||||||||
| Welsh Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | ||||||||||
| World Open | A | A | Not Held | 1R | A | A | A | NH | LQ | ||||||||||
| World Grand Prix | Not Held | NR | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||
| Players Championship | DNQ | 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 | A | A | ||||||||||
| Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
| Shanghai Masters | Not Held | WR | A | A | A | Non-Ranking | NH | NR | |||||||||||
| Former non-ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
| Haining Open | Not Held | Minor-Ranking | 4R | 1R | 1R | 1R | F | NH | |||||||||||
| Performance Table Legend | |||||
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| 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 | |||
- It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
- ^ He was an amateur
- New players don't have a ranking
- The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2012/2013–2015/2016)
Career finals
Non-ranking finals: 1
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 2021 | Haining Open | He Guoqiang
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0–5 |
References
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- "International Championship". Snooker.org. 26 October 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- "Chatteris snooker star Perry wins Xuzhou Open, his second Asian Tour triumph". Cambridgeshire Times. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- "World Open 2016: Ali Carter overcomes Joe Perry". Sporting Life. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- "GUANGDONG WIN CBSA CUP". wpbsa.com. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- "HE ON A HIGH IN HAINING". wpbsa. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- "The snooker team match is on!Ding Junhui is aiming for the championship!Browning's team is finalized!Fan Zhengyi can expect". Min.news. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- Caulfield, David (4 August 2023). "Star-studded lineup in CBSA Tour event semi-finals". Snooker HQ. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- "Announcement that Chinese Billiards Association". cbsa.org. 26 February 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- "JOHN HIGGINS SUFFERS EARLY EXIT AT CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE SNOOKER, GARY WILSON REACHES LAST 32". Eurosport. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
