He Guoqiang (Chinese: 贺国强) is a Chinese professional snooker player. The IBSF World Under-18 Snooker Championship winner in 2018, Guoqiang has earned a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour from the 2023–24 snooker season.
| Born | 5 August 2000 Leiyang, Hunan, China |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  China |
| Professional | 2023–present |
| Highest ranking | 72 (March 2024) |
| Current ranking | 72 (as of 8 April 2024) |
| Best ranking finish | Quarter-final (2023 British Open) |
Career edit
In 2018, He won the IBSF World Under-18 Snooker Championship. In the final he defeated his compatriot Lei Peifan 5-4, on a deciding frame.[1] In 2018 he also scored his first competitive 147 break, during the under-21 IBSF Championship in Jinan.[2] That same year, playing as a wildcard, Guoqiang secured a 6-1 win over Gary Wilson at the International Championship held in Daqing, China. Guoqiang won the non-ranking invitation event 2021 Haining Snooker Open. In the final He beat Huang Jiahao 5-0.[3] In 2021 It was the first time players from the UK and around the world could not play in the event due to COVID-19 restrictions.
In the final round of the second Asia-Oceania Q School event held in Bangkok in June 2023, He came back from 3-1 down to win 4-3 against compatriot Wang Yuchen to earn a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour, starting with 2023–24 snooker season.[4]
2023-24 season edit
He recorded his first win as a professional when he defeated Elliot Slessor at the British Open in August 2023.[5] He recorded a 5-4 win over world No. 8 Kyren Wilson in the first round of the Wuhan Open in September 2023, winning the deciding frame from 67-0 down.[6] That month, he reached the last-16 of a ranking event for the first time, at the 2023 British Open in Cheltenham, where he beat world No. 12 Barry Hawkins to reach the quarter-final.[7][8] The following week He recorded a notable win over Ryan Day at the English Open,[9] and recorded another victory over a top-16 player when he edged Hossein Vafaei 4-3 in the next round.[10] He qualified for the 2024 German Masters in Berlin with a win over the John Astley.[11] At the event, he defeated former World Champion Mark Williams 5-1.[12]
In the qualifying rounds of the 2024 World Snooker Championship he defeated world ranked number 25 Anthony McGill 10-5.[13]
Performance and rankings timeline edit
| Tournament | 2018/ 19 |
2023/ 24 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking[nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | |||||||
| Ranking tournaments | |||||||||
| Championship League | NR | A | |||||||
| European Masters | A | LQ | |||||||
| British Open | NH | QF | |||||||
| English Open | A | 3R | |||||||
| Wuhan Open | NH | 3R | |||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | A | LQ | |||||||
| International Championship | 1R | LQ | |||||||
| UK Championship | A | LQ | |||||||
| Shoot Out | A | 1R | |||||||
| Scottish Open | A | 1R | |||||||
| World Grand Prix | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||
| German Masters | A | 2R | |||||||
| Welsh Open | A | LQ | |||||||
| Players Championship | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||
| World Open | LQ | 2R | |||||||
| Tour Championship | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||
| World Championship | A | LQ | |||||||
| Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||
| China Championship | 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. | |||
References edit
- ^ Pathak, Vivek (6 July 2018). "Guo Qiang He becomes 2018 World Under-18 Snooker Champion". ibsf. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ Pathak, Vivek (7 July 2018). "Guo Qiang He hits 'The Maximum' 147". ibsf. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ "HE ON A HIGH IN HAINING". wpbsa. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "FINAL DAY OF SNOOKER Q SCHOOL SEES ISHPREET SINGH CHADHA AND HE GUOQIANG CLAIM TOUR CARDS IN BANGKOK". Eurosport. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ "BRITISH OPEN SNOOKER: HOSSEIN VAFAEI AND DAVID GILBERT REACH LAST 64 WITH QUALIFYING WINS". Eurosport.com. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ "WUHAN OPEN SNOOKER: KYREN WILSON SUFFERS SHOCK EARLY EXIT TO HE GUOQIANG, MARK SELBY, MARK ALLEN AND NEIL ROBERTSON WIN". Eurosport. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "CAZOO BRITISH OPEN – LAST 16 DRAW". wst.tv. 27 September 2023. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "CAZOO BRITISH OPEN – QF DRAW". 28 September 2023. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ Caulfield, David (4 October 2023). "English Open reign ends for Mark Selby". Snookerhq. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ "DOTT DASHED BY WALDEN'S 'CAREER BEST' FIGHT BACK". wst.tv. 4 October 2023. Archived from the original on 5 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ Caulfield, David (18 December 2023). "German Masters: qualifiers draw and schedule". Snooker HQ. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Robertson vows to return to 'brutal' best". BBC Sport. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "World Snooker Championship 2024: Anthony McGill misses out on 10th consecutive Crucible slot". BBC Sport. 13 April 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
External links edit
- He Guoqiang at the World Snooker Tour
- He Guoqiang at snooker.org
