Huang Jiahao

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Huang Jiahao
Born17 August 1995 (1995-08-17) (age 30)
Yiwu, Zhejiang, China
Sport country China
Professional2024–present
Highest ranking83 (November 2025)
Current ranking 95 (as of 5 May 2026)
Best ranking finishQuarter-final (2024 Shoot Out)

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.

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		 2026/
27
Ranking[nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 3] 87 [nb 4]
Ranking tournaments
Championship League Non-Ranking Event A RR RR
China Open A A A A A A A Tournament Not Held LQ
Wuhan Open Tournament Not Held LQ LQ
British Open Tournament Not Held A LQ LQ
English Open Tournament Not Held A A A A 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
Welsh Open A A A A A A A A A WD LQ
World Grand Prix Not Held NR DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
Players Championship[nb 5] DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
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 Event
Saudi Arabia Masters Tournament Not Held 2R 3R NH
Former non-ranking tournaments
Haining Open Not Held MR 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 Heldmeans an event was not held
NR / Non-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was no longer a ranking event
R / Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a ranking event
MR / Minor-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a minor-ranking event
  1. It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
  2. He was an amateur
  3. New players don't have a ranking
  4. Players qualified through Q School started the season without ranking points
  5. The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2012/2013–2015/2016)

Career finals

Non-ranking finals: 1

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 2021 Haining Open China He Guoqiang 0–5

References

  1. "Ken Doherty and Fergal O'Brien progress at Shanghai Masters". RTE. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  2. "International Championship". Snooker.org. 26 October 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  3. "Chatteris snooker star Perry wins Xuzhou Open, his second Asian Tour triumph". Cambridgeshire Times. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  4. "World Open 2016: Ali Carter overcomes Joe Perry". Sporting Life. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  5. "GUANGDONG WIN CBSA CUP". wpbsa.com. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  6. "HE ON A HIGH IN HAINING". wpbsa. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  7. "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.
  8. Caulfield, David (4 August 2023). "Star-studded lineup in CBSA Tour event semi-finals". Snooker HQ. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  9. "Announcement that Chinese Billiards Association". cbsa.org. 26 February 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  10. "JOHN HIGGINS SUFFERS EARLY EXIT AT CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE SNOOKER, GARY WILSON REACHES LAST 32". Eurosport. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  11. "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.
  12. "Graham stuns Carter to reach last 16". wst.tv. 7 December 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  13. 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.
  14. "Higgins earns Wuhan spot". wst.tv. 22 June 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  15. "CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE SNOOKER 2025". championshipleaguesnooker.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  16. "QUINN WINS DERBY TO BOOST BELFAST HOPES". wst.tv. 5 September 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  17. "CHINESE DOMINATE IN THAILAND". wst.tv. 23 May 2026. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
  18. "HUANG EARNS IMMEDIATE TOUR RETURN". wst.tv. 24 May 2026. Retrieved 24 May 2026.