Pang Junxu
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Title
2021 Rookie of the Year -
Nationality
Chinese -
Turned Pro
2020 -
Highest Tournament Break
144 -
Location
Jiangsu Province, China -
D.O.B
15 February 2000 -
Money List Earnings
£84,000 -
Nickname
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Frames Played
226 -
Frames Won
130 -
Frames Lost
96 -
Frames Won Percentage
57.52% -
Shots Played
5990 -
Shots Per Frame
26.5 -
Breaks Over 50
72 -
50 Break Rate
3.14 -
Breaks Over 100
13 -
100 Break Rate
17.38
Best ranking performance: Runner-up
Career highlights:
2014: Reaches the last 32 of an Asian Tour event at the age of just 14 before losing 4-1 to Ken Doherty.
2019: Plays in the World Championship qualifying rounds as an amateur, and beats Stuart Carrington in the first round before losing to Kurt Maflin.
2020: Awarded a spot on the World Snooker Tour for the first time, having earned a place via the CBSA China Tour. Reaches the last 16 of three ranking events in his debut season – the European Masters, UK Championship and Welsh Open. Scores wins over the likes of Barry Hawkins, Stephen Maguire, Mark Allen and Ding Junhui.
2021: Named Rookie of the Year after an excellent debut season.
2022: Knocks out Neil Robertson on his way to the last 16 of the European Masters.
2023: Reaches his first ranking event quarter-final at the German Masters before losing to Ali Carter. Then goes one better at the Welsh Open, reaching the semi-finals before losing to Shaun Murphy. And makes another breakthrough at the WST Classic, reaching the final before losing 6-2 to Mark Selby.