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Revision as of 11:53, 13 November 2017

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Lyu Haotian
Paul Hunter Classic 2014
Born (1997-11-29) 29 November 1997 (age 27)
Tongzhou, Beijing, China
Sport country China
Professional2013–2015, 2017–
Highest ranking71 (June 2014)
Current ranking 34 (as of 16 December 2024)
Century breaks106 (as of 3 January 2025)
Best ranking finishQuarter-final (2012 International Championship)
Medal record
Representing  China
Men's Nine-ball
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Ashgabat Scotch doubles

Lyu Haotian (Chinese: 吕昊天; pinyin: Lǚ Hàotiān) is a snooker player from the People's Republic of China, notable for being one of the youngest snooker players to have played in professional tournaments, aged only 14.[2]

Lyu Haotian was the first to turn professional in a generation of Chinese players which includes Zhao Xintong, Zhou Yuelong, Wang Yuchen and Xu Si.

Career

Lyu first broke onto the professional snooker scene as a wildcard in the 2012 Haikou World Open, losing 4–5 to Tom Ford in the wildcard round.[3] In his next tournament, the 2012 China Open, he lost again in the wildcard round 2–5 to Peter Ebdon.[4]

2012/2013 season

At the start of the 2012/2013 season Lyu won his first ever competitive match in a professional tournament by beating Qiu Yalong 4–1 in the first Asian Players Tour Championship. He then narrowly lost 3–4 to Tom Ford in the last 64.[5] In the 2012 Shanghai Masters, at the age of 14, he became the youngest ever player to win a televised match by beating Marco Fu 5–4 in the wildcard round.[6] He then lost 2–5 to Mark Allen in the first round.[7]

At the 2012 International Championship in China he reached the quarter-finals with a 6–5 defeat of Dominic Dale of Wales in the last 16,[6] before losing 2–6 to former world champion Neil Robertson.[8] In February 2013, he reached the first round of the 2013 World Open beating professional player Simon Bedford 5–2 in the wildcard round before losing 0–5 to Mark Selby. Lyu also reached the first round of the 2013 China Open courtesy of the withdrawal of Mark Joyce in the wildcard round. He lost 2–5 to Mark Williams.[9] In July, Lyu won the IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship to receive a two-year card for the 2013/14 and 2014/15 seasons.[10]

Professional debut

Lyu started his first season as a professional by beating Rod Lawler 5–2 to qualify for the Wuxi Classic where he faced Craig Steadman and won 5–3 to progress into the last 32.[11] He was then whitewashed 5–0 by Ali Carter in the subsequent round.[12] He also qualified for the Indian Open, but lost 4–1 to Thanawat Thirapongpaiboonin the first round.[11] In October, Lyu reached the first final of his career at the minor-ranking Zhengzhou Open in his homeland. He beat the likes of 2006 world champion Graeme Dott and 2013 Shanghai Masters runner-up Xiao Guodong, before losing 4–0 to Liang Wenbo having been edged out of the opening two frames.[13] Lyu was narrowly beaten 6–5 by Marcus Campbell in the first round of the UK Championship despite leading 3–1 at the interval.[14] His final in Asia saw him qualify for the Players Tour Championship Finals for the first time and he lost 4–1 to Mark Williams in the opening round.[11] Lyu ended his debut season on the main tour ranked world number 93.[15]

2014/2015 season

At the UK Championship, Lyu defeated Cao Yupeng 6–4 before losing 6–1 to Marco Fu in the second round.[16] He qualified for the Indian Open thanks to a 4–2 win over Dominic Dale and, after coming through a wildcard match in New Delhi, he was eliminated 4–1 in the first round by Tian Pengfei. Overall, Lyu could not recapture his form of last season as he won just two matches in three Asian Tour events and none in five European Tour events which contributed to his relegation from the snooker tour at the end of the season as he finished it 81st in the world rankings.[16][17] In a subsequent interview he reflected he had been too young, and had become lonely and disoriented living in England without speaking much English.[18]

2015/2016 season

After relegation from the main tour, Lyu stopped playing snooker for 6 months, making a return in the Haining Open, where he overcame Mike Dunn 4–2, Sanderson Lam 4–1 and Ma Bing 4–2, before losing 4–1 to Ricky Walden in the fourth round.

In December 2015 Lyu played in the Chinese Youth Tour, losing to Zhou Yuelong in the quarter-finals. [19]

In January, Lyu won the China City Snooker Club League singles title, beating Luo Honghao 5-0 in the final. [20]

He entered Q School, but failed to win enough games to rejoin the tour.[21]

2016/2017 season

Lyu continued to achieve strong results in domestic snooker and 9-ball pool. On 12 January, Lyu made a maximum 147 break in a China City Snooker Club League match, playing for Zhejiang Jiaxing club. [22] [23]

Encouraged by his long-time coach Pang Weiguo, Lyu entered the 2017 Asian Championship, and on 28 April 2017 won the ACBS Asian Snooker Championship held in Doha, beating Pankaj Advani in the final 6-3.[24] As a result, he qualified for the 2017-18 tour.

2017/2018 season

Lyu's first wins came in qualifying rounds for the European Masters and the Shanghai Masters. [25]

Lyu won a Gold Medal in the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, playing 9-ball pool scotch doubles with experienced partner Liu Haitao. [26] Lyu also played in six-reds events in Ashgabat and Bangkok.

Returning to snooker, he narrowly lost 4-3 in the second round of the European Masters to world champion Mark Selby.

Personal

Lyu Haotian lives and practices at the Victoria Academy in Sheffield, with Zhou Yuelong and Zhao Xintong.

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament 2011/
12 		2012/
13 		2013/
14 		2014/
15 		2015/
16 		2016/
17 		2017/
18
Ranking[27][nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 3] 93 [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 3]
Ranking tournaments
Riga Masters[nb 4] Not Held MR A LQ
China Championship Tournament Not Held NR LQ
Paul Hunter Classic Minor-Ranking Event A A
Indian Open Not Held 1R 1R NH A LQ
World Open WR 1R LQ Not Held A A
European Masters Tournament Not Held A 2R
English Open Tournament Not Held A 2R
International Championship NH QF LQ LQ A A LQ
Shanghai Masters A 1R LQ LQ A A
Northern Ireland Open Tournament Not Held A
UK Championship A A 1R 2R A A
Scottish Open Tournament Not Held A
German Masters A A LQ LQ A A
Shoot-Out Variant-Format Event A
World Grand Prix Not Held NR DNQ DNQ
Welsh Open A A 1R 1R A A
Gibraltar Open Tournament Not Held MR A
Players Championship[nb 5] A DNQ 1R DNQ DNQ DNQ
China Open WR 1R LQ LQ A A
World Championship A A LQ LQ A A
Non-ranking tournaments
Haining Open Not Held Minor-Rank. 3R 4R
Variant format tournaments
Six-red World Championship NH A A A A A RR
Former ranking tournaments
Wuxi Classic NR WR 2R LQ Not Held
Australian Goldfields Open A A LQ LQ A Not 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.
  1. ^ It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
  2. ^ a b c d He was an amateur.
  3. ^ a b New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.
  4. ^ The event was called the Riga Open (2014/2015–2015/2016)
  5. ^ The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Finals (2011/2012–2012/2013)

Career finals

Minor-ranking event finals: 1 (1 runner-up)

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1 2013 Zhengzhou Open China Liang Wenbo 0–4

Amateur finals: 2 (2 titles)

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1 2012 World Under-21 Snooker Championship China Zhu Yinghui 9–6
Winner 2 2017 Asian Amateur Championship India Pankaj Advani 6–3

References

  1. ^ a b "Career-total Statistics for Lu Haotian – Professional". CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Judd Trump to face Peter Ebdon in International Championship semis". BBC Sport. 1 November 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  3. ^ "Snooker Database - 2012 World Open". CueTracker. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  4. ^ "Snooker Database - 2012 China Open". CueTracker. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  5. ^ "Snooker Database - 2012 Asian PTC 1". CueTracker. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  6. ^ a b "Snooker - Lu Haotian stuns Dale to reach International Championship quarters". Eurosport. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  7. ^ "Snooker Database - 2012 Shanghai Masters". CueTracker. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  8. ^ "Snooker Database - 2012 International Championship". CueTracker. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  9. ^ "Lu Haotian 2012/2013". Snooker.org. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  10. ^ "World Under 21 Snooker Championship 2012". International Billiards and Snooker Federation. Archived from the original on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2013.(registration required)
  11. ^ a b c "Lu Haotian 2013/2014". Snooker.org. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  12. ^ "Hawkins, Ding beaten at Wuxi Classic". Eurosport. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  13. ^ "Wonderful Wenbo Wins In Zhengzhou". World Snooker. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  14. ^ "UK Snooker: Marcus Campbell hails 15-year-old Lyu Haotian". The Press. Retrieved 3 December 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  15. ^ "World Snooker Rankings After the 2014 World Championship" (PDF). World Snooker. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ a b "Lü Haotian 2014/2015". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  17. ^ "World Rankings After 2015 World Championship". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 7 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  18. ^ "Interview with Lyu Haotian". sina.com. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  19. ^ "Chinese Youth Tour Results 2015/2016". www.weixinnu.com. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  20. ^ "China City Snooker Club League Results 2015/2016". top147.com. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  21. ^ "Lü Haotian 2015/2016". Snooker.org. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  22. ^ "China City Snooker Club League Results 2016/2017". cbsa.org. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  23. ^ "China City Snooker Club League Results 2016/2017". top147.com. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  24. ^ "Lü Haotian ACBS Champion 2017". acbs.qa. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  25. ^ "Lyu Haotian Snooker Results 2017/2018". snooker.org. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  26. ^ "Ashgabat 2017 Results". ashgabat2017.com. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  27. ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
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