Huang Jiahao
Chinese snooker player
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Huang Jiahao (Chinese: 黄佳浩, born 17 August 1995) is a Chinese snooker player. In 2024, he won a place on the World Snooker Tour from the 2024–25 snooker season.
| Born | 17 August 1995 (age 30) Yiwu, Zhejiang, China |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  China |
| Professional | 2024–present |
| Highest ranking | 83 (November 2025) |
| Current ranking | 95 (as of 5 May 2026) |
| Best ranking finish | Quarter-final (2024 Shoot Out) |
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] He defeated Jimmy White 4-2 in the first qualifying round of the 2025 Northern Ireland Open.[16]
After dropping off the tour at the end of the 2025-26 season, he entered Asia Oceania Q School in May 2026 in Thailand, and won a new two-year card, reaching the final round of event two with a win over fellow former professional Ma Hailong, before he defeated compatriot Liang Xiaolong 4-2 in the final round.[17][18]
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 | LQ | |||||||||||
| British Open | Tournament Not Held | A | LQ | LQ | |||||||||||||||
| Xi'an Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | LQ | 1R | ||||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | Tournament Not Held | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | |||||||||||
| International Championship | Not Held | WR | A | A | A | A | A | NH | LQ | 1R | |||||||||
| UK Championship | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | ||||||||
| Shoot Out | Non-Ranking Event | A | A | A | A | A | QF | 1R | |||||||||||
| Scottish Open | MR | Not Held | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||
| German Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | ||||||||
| World Grand Prix | Not Held | NR | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||
| Players Championship[nb 4] | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||
| Welsh Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | WD | LQ | ||||||||
| World Open | A | A | Not Held | 1R | A | A | A | NH | LQ | LQ | |||||||||
| Tour Championship | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||
| World Championship | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | 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 |
