Fang Xiongman

Fang Xiongman
Born (1993-04-09) 9 April 1993
Sport country  China
Professional 2016–
Highest ranking 99
Current ranking 114 (as of 31 October 2016)
Career winnings £5,725[1]
Highest break 142 (Q-School 2016/17 – Event 1)
Century breaks 8[1]
Best ranking finish Last 32 (2015 Shanghai Masters)

Fang Xiongman (born 9 April 1993) is a Chinese professional snooker player.

Career

Fang began competing at professional events in 2012,[2][3] which included Asian Tour events as well as wildcard rounds of ranking tournaments.[2] His most notable win as an amateur came at the 2015 Shanghai Masters, where he defeated Jamie Jones 5–1 in the wildcard round,[2] but went on to get eliminated 5–2 by Stuart Bingham in the last 32.[4]

In 2016, Fang managed to receive a two-year tour card for the 2016/2017 and 2017/2018 seasons after successfully qualifying through Q School, beating Daniel Womersley 4–3 in the final round of the event.[2]

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament 2012/
13
2013/
14
2014/
15
2015/
16
2016/
17
Ranking[5][nb 1] UR[nb 2] UR[nb 2] UR[nb 2] UR[nb 2] UR[nb 3]
Ranking tournaments
Riga Masters[nb 4] Not Held Minor-Ranking 1R
Indian Open NH A A NH WR
World Open A A Not Held LQ
Paul Hunter Classic Minor-Ranking Event A
Shanghai Masters A WR A 1R LQ
European Masters Tournament Not Held LQ
English Open Tournament Not Held A
International Championship A A A WR LQ
Northern Ireland Open Tournament Not Held 1R
UK Championship A A A A 1R
Scottish Open Tournament Not Held
German Masters A A A A
World Grand Prix Not Held NR DNQ
Welsh Open A A A A
Gibraltar Open Tournament Not Held MR
Players Championship[nb 5] DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
China Open A A A A
World Championship A A A A
Ranking & variant format tournaments
Shoot-Out Variant Format Event
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 Held means an event was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Event means an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Event means an event is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Event means an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
VF / Variant Format Event means an event is/was a variant format event.
  1. It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
  2. 1 2 3 4 He was an amateur.
  3. New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.
  4. The event was called the Riga Open (2014/2015–2015/2016)
  5. The event was called the Player Tour Championship Grand Finals (2012/2013) and the Players Championship Grand Final (2013/2014−2015/2016)

References

  1. 1 2 "Career-total Statistics for Fang Xiongman". CueTracker.net: Snooker Results and Statistic Database. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Q School Event One Qualifiers". World Snooker. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  3. "Fang Xiongman 2012/2013". CueTracker.net: Snooker Results and Statistic Database. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  4. "Snooker World champion Stuart Bingham eases into last 16 of Shanghai Masters". Daily Express. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  5. "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.

External links

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