Xiao Guodong
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Xiao Guodong is a Chinese
professional snooker player, who turned professional for in 2007 by winning the Asian Under-21 Championships.
5-3, before losing 0-5 to Matthew Stevens
.
In his first ranking tournament, the 2007 Grand Prix he finished 4th in his qualifying group by winning 3 out his 7 matches. In the 2007 Northern Ireland Trophy he beat Leo Fernandez
5-1 and Jimmy White
5-0, in perhaps his best win to date, before he lost to David Gilbert
2-5.
He lost his first match in the 2007 UK Championship to Kurt Maflin
and to the same player in the 2008 China Open qualfiers too. In the Welsh Open
he lost to fellow Chinese player Liu Song 2-5.
A victory over Munraj Pal
in the 2008 World Championship qualifiers set up a match with David Roe
, which he lost 5-10.
He won the Paul Hunter English Open in 2008.
In the 2009 China Open he beat Michael Holt
5-3 in the wild-card round, progressing to the first round proper where he beat fellow Chinese player Ding Junhui
5-3. This victory earned him the biggest match of his career so far, a second round match against Ronnie O'Sullivan
. Despite going 1-3 down in the mid-session interval, he battled back in the next frame, where a controversial 28 points were awarded to him from fouls from one snooker, putting himself just one frame behind O'Sullivan at 2-3. Despite losing the following frame, Xiao won a breathtaking black ball game in the 7th frame to again go just one frame behind at 3-4. However, despite pulling himself back into the match, he lost the next frame and consequentally the match, as O'Sullivan made a 96 break.
On 10 July 2009, on the World Snooker
website, he was voted in the top 5 players to watch out for in the 2009/2010 season
.
China
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professional snooker player, who turned professional for in 2007 by winning the Asian Under-21 Championships.
Career
He appeared as a wildcard in the 2007 China Open, and beat the then world number 50 Tom FordTom Ford
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5-3, before losing 0-5 to Matthew Stevens
Matthew Stevens
Matthew Stevens is a Welsh professional snooker player. Stevens has won two of the game's most prestigious events, the Benson and Hedges Masters in 2000 and the UK Championship in 2003. He has also been the runner-up in the World Snooker Championship on two occasions, in 2000 and 2005...
.
In his first ranking tournament, the 2007 Grand Prix he finished 4th in his qualifying group by winning 3 out his 7 matches. In the 2007 Northern Ireland Trophy he beat Leo Fernandez
Leo Fernandez
Leo Fernandez is a current amateur and former professional snooker player born in Limerick, Ireland and living in London, England. He is currently competing on the Pontins International Tour , attempting to gain promotion to the Main Tour to regain professional status...
5-1 and Jimmy White
Jimmy White
James Warren "Jimmy" White MBE is an English professional snooker player. Nicknamed the "Whirlwind" and popularly referred to as the "People's Champion", White is a multiple World Championship finalist renowned for losing each of the six finals he contested.White's extensive list of achievements,...
5-0, in perhaps his best win to date, before he lost to David Gilbert
David Gilbert (snooker player)
David Gilbert is an English professional snooker player. Gilbert is a former World Snooker Young Player of Distinction. Gilbert practices in Tamworth, Staffordshire at 'Tamworth Cue Sports Leisure Club'.-Career:...
2-5.
He lost his first match in the 2007 UK Championship to Kurt Maflin
Kurt Maflin
Kurt Maflin , is a Norwegian professional snooker player.-Career:He began playing snooker at the age of four, achieving a high break of 25 by the time he was five. He increased his time spent at the table practising...
and to the same player in the 2008 China Open qualfiers too. In the Welsh Open
Welsh Open (snooker)
The Welsh Open is a professional ranking snooker tournament. It replaced the Welsh Professional Championship, which started in 1980 and was only open to Welsh players.- History :...
he lost to fellow Chinese player Liu Song 2-5.
A victory over Munraj Pal
Munraj Pal
Munraj Pal is a professional snooker player who lives in Derby. He got back onto the professional Tour in 2007/2008 by finishing fifth on the Pontin’s International Open Series Order of Merit. In the 2000 World Championship he reached the 6th qualifying round, eventually losing 10–8 to David Gray...
in the 2008 World Championship qualifiers set up a match with David Roe
David Roe
David Roe is a former English professional snooker player, and a four-time ranking tournament quarter-finalist.Roe began his professional career for the 1986/1987 season...
, which he lost 5-10.
He won the Paul Hunter English Open in 2008.
In the 2009 China Open he beat Michael Holt
Michael Holt (snooker player)
Michael Holt is a professional snooker player from Nottingham, England. , he has reached the quarter finals of three ranking tournaments – the 1999 UK Championship, the 2003 LG Cup, and the 2005 Grand Prix.-Career:...
5-3 in the wild-card round, progressing to the first round proper where he beat fellow Chinese player Ding Junhui
Ding Junhui
Ding Junhui is a Chinese professional snooker player. Ding Junhui is China's most successful player ever, having become only the second teenager, after John Higgins, to win three ranking titles...
5-3. This victory earned him the biggest match of his career so far, a second round match against Ronnie O'Sullivan
Ronnie O'Sullivan
Ronald Antonio "Ronnie" O'Sullivan , is an English professional snooker player known for his rapid playing style and nicknamed "The Rocket". He has been World Champion on three occasions , and is second on the all-time prize-money list, with career earnings of over £6 million, behind only Stephen...
. Despite going 1-3 down in the mid-session interval, he battled back in the next frame, where a controversial 28 points were awarded to him from fouls from one snooker, putting himself just one frame behind O'Sullivan at 2-3. Despite losing the following frame, Xiao won a breathtaking black ball game in the 7th frame to again go just one frame behind at 3-4. However, despite pulling himself back into the match, he lost the next frame and consequentally the match, as O'Sullivan made a 96 break.
On 10 July 2009, on the World Snooker
World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association
The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association, often abbreviated to the WPBSA, founded in 1968 and based in Bristol, England, United Kingdom is the governing body of professional snooker and English billiards...
website, he was voted in the top 5 players to watch out for in the 2009/2010 season
Snooker season 2009/2010
The snooker season 2009/10 was a series of snooker tournaments played during 2009 and 2010. The following table outlines the results and dates for all the ranking and major invitational events.- Calendar :- Official rankings :...
.
Performance and rankings timeline
| Tournaments | 2005/ 06 Snooker season 2004/2005 The snooker season 2004/2005 was a series of snooker tournaments played during the years 2004 and 2005. The following table outlines the results for ranking events and the invitational events.-Calendar:- Official rankings :... |
2006/ 07 Snooker season 2006/2007 The snooker season 2006/2007 was a series of snooker tournaments played during 2006 and 2007. The following table outlines the results and dates for all the ranking and major invitational events.-Calendar:- Official rankings :... |
2007/ 08 Snooker season 2007/2008 The Snooker Season 2007/2008 was a series of snooker tournaments played during 2007 and 2008. The following table outlines the results and dates for all the ranking and major invitational events... |
2008/ 09 |
2009/ 10 Snooker season 2009/2010 The snooker season 2009/10 was a series of snooker tournaments played during 2009 and 2010. The following table outlines the results and dates for all the ranking and major invitational events.- Calendar :- Official rankings :... |
2010/ 11 Snooker season 2010/2011 The 2010/11 snooker season is a series of snooker tournaments played during 2010 and 2011. The following table outlines the results and dates for all the ranking and major invitational events.- Calendar :-New professional players:... |
2011/ 12 Snooker season 2011/2012 The 2011/12 snooker season is a series of snooker tournaments played during 2011 and 2012. The following table outlines the results and dates for all the ranking and major invitational events.- Calendar :-New professional players:... |
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| Rankings Snooker world rankings The snooker world rankings are the official system of ranking professional snooker players to determine automatic qualification and seeding for tournaments on the World Snooker Tour. They are maintained by the sport's governing body, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association... |
UR Snooker world rankings 2004/2005 Snooker world rankings 2004/2005: The professional world rankings for the top 64 snooker players in the 2004/2005 season are listed below. This was Chris Small's only top 16 season, and Paul Hunter's only appearance in the top 4.-References:... |
UR Snooker world rankings 2006/2007 Snooker world rankings 2006/2007: The professional world rankings for the top 64 snooker players in the 2006/2007 season are listed below.-Notes:... |
UR Snooker world rankings 2007/2008 Snooker world rankings 2007/2008: The professional world rankings for the top 75 snooker players in the 2007/2008 season are listed below... New players on the tour do not have a ranking. |
84 Snooker world rankings 2008/2009 Snooker world rankings 2007/2008: The official world ranking points for the 96 professional snooker players in the 2007/2008 season are listed below. The total points from the seasons 2006/2007 and 2007/2008 were used to determine the rankings for the season 2008/2009.- Ranking points :... |
UR Snooker world rankings 2009/2010 Snooker world ranking points 2008/2009: The official world ranking points for the 96 professional snooker players in the 2008/2009 season are listed below. The total points from the seasons 2007/2008 and 2008/2009 were used to determine the ranking for the season 2009/2010.- Ranking points :... New players on the tour do not have a ranking. |
75 Snooker world rankings 2010/2011 Snooker world rankings 2010/2011: The professional world rankings for all the professional snooker players who qualified for the 2010/2011 season are listed below. The rankings worked as a two-year rolling list. The points for each tournament two years ago were removed, when the corresponding... |
64 Snooker world rankings 2011/2012 Snooker world rankings 2011/2012: The professional world rankings for all the professional snooker players who qualified for the 2011/2012 season are listed below. The rankings work as a two-year rolling list. The points for each tournament two years ago will be removed, when the corresponding... |
| Ranking tournaments | |||||||
| Australian Goldfields Open | Not Held | LQ | |||||
| Shanghai Masters | Not Held | 1R | WR | LQ | LQ | LQ | |
| World OpenThe event run under different name as LG Cup (2003/2004) and Grand Prix (2004/2005-2009/2010) | A | A | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | |
| UK Championship UK Championship (snooker) The UK Championship is a professional ranking snooker tournament. It is the second biggest ranking tournament after the World Championship and is one of the Triple Crown events.-History:... |
A | A | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | |
| German Masters | Not Held | LQ | |||||
| Welsh Open Welsh Open (snooker) The Welsh Open is a professional ranking snooker tournament. It replaced the Welsh Professional Championship, which started in 1980 and was only open to Welsh players.- History :... |
A | A | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | |
| China Open China Open (snooker) The China Open is a professional snooker tournament. It is one of a number of ranking tournaments and began in 1997.-History:The first international snooker tournament in China was the China International in September 1997, a non-ranking tournament for the top 16 players and local players. The... |
WR | 1R | LQ | 2R | LQ | LQ | |
| World Championship World Snooker Championship The World Snooker Championship is the leading professional snooker tournament in terms of both prize money and ranking points. The first championship was held in 1927; since 1977, it has been played at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England... |
A | A | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | |
| Non-Ranking Tournaments | |||||||
| The Masters Masters (snooker) The Masters is a professional snooker tournament and the second longest running tournament outside the World Championship. Although not a ranking event, it is regarded as one of the most prestigious tournaments on the circuit, earning the second biggest prize money.-History:The tournament was held... |
A | A | A | A | A | A | |
| Premier League Snooker | A | A | A | A | A | A | A |
| Championship League Snooker Championship League Championship League is a non-ranking snooker tournament, devised by Matchroom Sport. All tournaments have been held at the Crondon Park Golf Club since its debut in 2008.- History and format :... |
Not Held | A | A | A | A | ||
| Former Ranking Tournaments | |||||||
| Malta Cup Malta Cup The Malta Cup was a professional snooker tournament that has been on the World Snooker calendar since the 1988/89 season. It was previously known as the European Open as the sole ranking tournament in Europe, outside the British Isles.- History :Prior to the 1988/89 season, there were no ranking... The event run under different name as European Open (2001/2002-2003/2004) |
A | A | NR | Not Held | |||
| Northern Ireland Trophy Northern Ireland Trophy - History :First contested in 1981 and named Northern Ireland Classic. It was an invitational event held at Ulster Hall, Belfast, and Jimmy White beat Steve Davis in the final.... |
NR | A | LQ | LQ | Not Held | ||
| Bahrain Championship 2008 Bahrain Championship The 2008 Bahrain Championship professional ranking snooker tournament took place between 8 November and 15 November 2008 at the Bahrain International Exhibition Centre, Manama, Bahrain... |
Not Held | A | Not Held | ||||
| Performance Table Legend | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| LQ | lost in qualifying draw | #R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) |
| QF | advanced to but not past the quarterfinals | SF | advanced to but not past the semifinals |
| F | advanced to the final, tournament runner-up | W | won the tournament |
| DQ | disqualified from the tournament | A | did not participate in 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. | |||