Cao Xinlong (Chinese: 曹新龙; pinyin: Cáo Xīnlóng; born 16 August 1981) is a former professional snooker player from the People's Republic of China.
 Paul Hunter Classic 2014 | |
| Born | 16 August 1981 Xinjiang, China |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  China |
| Professional | 2013–2015 |
| Highest ranking | 92 (June–July 2014)[1] |
| Best ranking finish | Last 32 (x1) |
Cao turned professional in 2013 after finished fourth highest ranked amateur on the APTC Order of Merit, winning a tour card for 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons.[2]
Career edit
2013/14 season edit
Cao's best performances during the debut season came at the Asian Tour events where he reached last 32 stage twice. Elsewhere he was to struggle, winning just two matches in the full ranking tournaments.[3] He finished the season ranked 115.[4]
2014/2015 season edit
Cao failed to win a match in any ranking event qualifier or European Tour event during the 2014–15 season.[5] His only victories came on the Asian Tour where two last 32 exits out of the three events saw him placed 30th on the Order of Merit.[6] Cao dropped off the tour at the end of the season as he was the world number 112.[7]
Performance and rankings timeline edit
| Tournaments | 2004/ 05 |
2007/ 08 |
2008/ 09 |
2011/ 12 |
2012/ 13 |
2013/ 14 |
2014/ 15 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rankings[8][nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | 115 | ||||||||||||
| Ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
| Wuxi Classic[nb 4] | Not held | Non-ranking | A | A | LQ | ||||||||||||||
| Australian Goldfields Open | Not held | A | A | A | LQ | ||||||||||||||
| Shanghai Masters | NH | WR | WR | WR | A | WD | LQ | ||||||||||||
| International Championship | Not held | A | LQ | LQ | |||||||||||||||
| UK Championship | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | ||||||||||||
| German Masters | Not held | A | A | WD | LQ | ||||||||||||||
| Welsh Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | ||||||||||||
| Indian Open | Not held | A | LQ | ||||||||||||||||
| Players Championship Grand Final[nb 5] | Not held | A | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||
| China Open | WR | WR | 1R | A | A | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||
| World Championship | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | A | ||||||||||||
| Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
| World Open[nb 6] | A | A | A | A | A | 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. | |||
- ^ From the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
- ^ a b c d e He was an amateur.
- ^ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.
- ^ The event was called the Jiangsu Classic (2008/2009)
- ^ The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Finals (2011/2012–2012/2013)
- ^ The event was called the Grand Prix (2004/2005–2008/2009)
References edit
- ^ "World Rankings after the 2014 Wuxi Classic" (PDF). World Snooker. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 30 June 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ "Tour Players 2013/2014" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- ^ "Cao Xinlong 2013/2014". Snooker.org. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ "Prize Money Rankings after the World Championship 2014" (PDF). World Snooker. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ^ "Cao Xinlong 2014/2015". Snooker.org. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ "Asian Order of Merit". Snooker.org. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ "World Rankings After 2015 World Championship". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 7 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
External links edit
- Profile at World Snooker at the Wayback Machine (archived 13 July 2013)
- Cao Xinlong at snooker.org
