Fergal O'Brien Back On Tour!

Zhou Yuelong

  • Title

    2015 World Cup winner

  • Nationality

    Chinese

  • Turned Pro

    2014

  • Highest Tournament Break

    147 twice

  • Location

    China

  • D.O.B

    24 January 1998

  • Money List Earnings

    £164,000

  • Nickname

    The Jumping Dragon
Season Stats

  • Frames Played

    218

  • Frames Won

    119

  • Frames Lost

    99

  • Frames Won Percentage

    54.59%

  • Shots Played

    5043

  • Shots Per Frame

    23.13

  • Breaks Over 50

    83

  • 50 Break Rate

    2.63

  • Breaks Over 100

    10

  • 100 Break Rate

    21.8

Best ranking performance: Runner-up, 2020 European Masters, 2020 Shoot Out

Career highlights

2013: Wins the World Amateur Championship at the age of 15.
2015: At the age of 17, wins the World Cup for China’s B Team alongside Yan Bingtao. They beat Scotland in the final in Wuxi.
2016: Reaches the last 16 of the UK Championship.
2017: Reaches the semi-finals of a ranking event for the first time at the European Masters in Belgium, losing 6-4 to Stuart Bingham. Climbs into the world’s top 32.
2019: After qualifying for the final stages of the World Championship, wins a match at the Crucible for the first time, beating Mark Allen 10-7. Makes his first 147 at the Indian Open. Reaches the final of the World Cup for China B alongside Liang Wenbo, before losing to Scotland.
2020: Reaches his maiden ranking final at the European Masters, only to suffer a whitewash 9-0 defeat to Neil Robertson. Makes the Shoot Out final, losing out to Michael Holt. Enjoys a fine run to the semi-finals of the UK Championship before losing to Neil Robertson.