Huang Jiahao
| Born | 17 August 1995 Yiwu, Zhejiang, China |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  China |
| Professional | 2024–present |
| Highest ranking | 85 (August 2025) |
| Current ranking | 85 (as of 18 August 2025) |
| 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.[1] He was beaten by Oliver Lines at the 2014 International Championship in Chengdu.[2] He reached the last 64 at the 2015 Xuzhou Open where he lost to eventual winner Joe Perry.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5] He was runner-up at the Haining Open in 2021. In the final he was defeated by compatriot He Guoqiang.[6] He represented Yushan at the China Snooker Team Tournament in July 2022, alongside Bai Langning and Xing Zihao.[7]
He reached the last 16 of CBSA Tour event, the Huangguoshu Open, in Anshun in August 2023, where he was beaten by Kyren Wilson.[8]
Pro career
Through his performances on the CBSA China Tour he earnt a place on the World Snooker Tour from the 2024–25 snooker season.[9] In June 2024, he made his precessional debut at the 2024 Championship League in Leicester.[10] In December 2024, he reached the quarter final of the 2024 Snooker Shoot Out his run including a win over David Gilbert, before being defeated by eventual winner Tom Ford.[11][12]
In June 2025, in the first round of qualifying for the 2025 Wuhan Open, he was defeated by former world champion John Higgins.[13][14] He was drawn in the round-robin stage of the 2025 Championship League against Ali Carter and Welsh pair Jack Bradford and Liam Davies.[15]
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 | 2025/ 26 | ||||||||
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| Ranking[nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | 87 | ||||||||
| Ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
| Championship League | Non-Ranking Event | A | RR | RR | |||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia Masters | Tournament Not Held | 2R | 3R | ||||||||||||||||
| Wuhan Open | Tournament Not Held | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||||||
| English Open | Tournament Not Held | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | ||||||||||||
| British Open | Tournament Not Held | A | LQ | LQ | |||||||||||||||
| Xi'an Grand Prix | 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 | |||||||||
| World Grand Prix | Not Held | NR | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||
| Players Championship[nb 4] | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||
| Welsh Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | WD | |||||||||
| World Open | A | A | Not Held | 1R | A | A | A | NH | LQ | ||||||||||
| Tour Championship | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||
| World Championship | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | |||||||||
| Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
| Shanghai Masters | Not Held | WR | A | A | A | Non-Ranking | NH | Non-Ranking | |||||||||||
| Former non-ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
| Haining Open | Not Held | Minor-Ranking | 4R | 1R | 1R | 1R | F | 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 | |||
Career finals
Non-ranking finals: 1
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 2021 | Haining Open | He Guoqiang | 0–5 |
References
- ^ "Ken Doherty and Fergal O'Brien progress at Shanghai Masters". RTE. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Snooker Shoot Out 2024: Tom Ford beats Liam Graham to win maiden title in Leicester - 'I've won two games all season'". TNTsport. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ "Graham stuns Carter to reach last 16". wst.tv. 7 December 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ Kane, Desmond (23 June 2025). "Wuhan Open 2025: Luca Brecel fails to show up for first event of season as Mark Williams, John Higgins and Reanne Evans enjoy winning starts". tntsport. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ "Higgins earns Wuhan spot". wst.tv. 22 June 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ "CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE SNOOKER 2025". championshipleaguesnooker.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2025.