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Cao Yupeng

  • Title

    2011 Asian Under-21 Championship

  • Nationality

    Chinese

  • Turned Pro

    2011

  • Highest Tournament Break

    147

  • Location

    Guangzhou, China

  • D.O.B

    27 October 1990

  • Money List Earnings

    £65,000

  • Nickname

    -
Season Stats

  • Frames Played

    58

  • Frames Won

    29

  • Frames Lost

    29

  • Frames Won Percentage

    50%

  • Shots Played

    1322

  • Shots Per Frame

    22.79

  • Breaks Over 50

    21

  • 50 Break Rate

    2.76

  • Breaks Over 100

    2

  • 100 Break Rate

    29

Best ranking event performance: Runner-up, 2017 Scottish Open and 2018 Gibraltar Open

Career highlights:

2011: Qualifies for the pro tour for the first time by winning the 2011 Asian Under-21 Championship, beating Hossein Vafaei in the final.
2012: Reaches the last 16 of the World Championship, beating Mark Allen at the Crucible before losing to Ryan Day.
2013: Reaches the quarter-finals of the Wuxi Classic.
2017: Reaches the semi-finals of the European Masters in Belgium. Then goes one step further at the Scottish Open in Glasgow, reaching the final and making a 147 on the way. In the final he leads Neil Robertson 8-4, only to miss several title-winning chances and eventually lose 9-8.
2018: Reaches his second ranking event final at the Gibraltar Open, but loses 4-0 to Ryan Day.

In May 2018, Cao Yupeng was suspended from the World Snooker Tour. For details click here. He was banned from the tour for 30 months.

2021: Regains his place on the pro tour via the CBSA China Tour.

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