Cao Yupeng

Cao Yupeng (born 27 October 1990) is a Chinese snooker player.

Career

Cao Yupeng received as one of the most talented young players in China in 2009 and 2011 a wildcard for the China Open. However, he lost both times his first round game ( against Stuart Pettman or Kurt Maflin ).

By winning the U21 Asia Championship 2011, he was finally able to qualify for the Main Tour 2011/12, on which he lay down a decent start. At the Shanghai Masters 2011 and the UK Championship in 2011 he won the first two qualifying rounds. His previous best placement on the PTC series was a place among the 32 best in the Warsaw Classic 2011.

With victories over Kurt Maflin, Dave Harold, Nigel Bond and Tom Ford, he qualified for the finals of the World Snooker Championship in 2012., Where he defeated surprisingly the set at 10 Ulsterman Mark Allen with 10:6. He stood at the Crucible Theatre for the first time in the second round, where he defeated the Welsh Ryan Day 7:13.

Nevertheless ranged points obtained by him at the end of the season to remain on the main tour is not enough. However, Cao received one of the four Asian wild cards and was able to participate in the 2012/13 season. At the Australian Goldfields Open 2012 he moved again to the knockout stages of a ranking tournament; the Wuxi Classic in 2013, he even made it to the quarterfinals for the first time a full ranking tournament.

At the 4th Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games 2013 in Incheon, he won the final in singles against his compatriot and favorites Ding Junhui 4-2 and thus won the gold medal.

Achievements

  • 2013: Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games - Finalist / Gold Medal ( Single)
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