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He Guoqiang (snooker player)

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He Guoqiang
Personal information
NicknameHe-Man[1]
Born (2000-08-05) 5 August 2000 (age 26)
Leiyang, Hunan, China
Sport
CountryImage China
SportSnooker
Professional2023–present
Highest ranking44 (December 2025)
Current ranking 46 (as of 26 October 2026)
Best ranking finishQuarter-final (2023 British Open)

He Guoqiang (Chinese: 贺国强) is a Chinese professional snooker player. The IBSF World Under-18 Snooker Championship winner in 2018, Guoqiang earned a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour from the 2023–24 snooker season and reached the quarter-final of the 2023 British Open.

Career

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In 2018, He won the IBSF World Under-18 Snooker Championship. In the final he defeated his compatriot Lei Peifan 5-4, on a deciding frame.[2] In 2018 he also scored his first competitive 147 break, during the under-21 IBSF Championship in Jinan.[3] That same year, playing as a wildcard, Guoqiang secured a 6-1 win over Gary Wilson at the International Championship held in Daqing, China. Guoqiang won the non-ranking invitation event 2021 Haining Snooker Open. In the final He beat Huang Jiahao 5-0.[4] In 2021 It was the first time players from the UK and around the world could not play in the event due to COVID-19 restrictions.

In the final round of the second Asia-Oceania Q School event held in Bangkok in June 2023, He came back from 3-1 down to win 4-3 against compatriot Wang Yuchen to earn a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour, starting with 2023–24 snooker season.[5]

2023-24 season

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He recorded his first win as a professional when he defeated Elliot Slessor at the British Open in August 2023.[6] He recorded a 5-4 win over world No. 8 Kyren Wilson in the first round of the Wuhan Open in September 2023, winning the deciding frame from 67-0 down.[7] That month, he reached the last-16 of a ranking event for the first time, at the 2023 British Open in Cheltenham, where he beat world No. 12 Barry Hawkins to reach the quarter-final.[8][9] The following week He recorded a notable win over Ryan Day at the English Open,[10] and recorded another victory over a top-16 player when he edged Hossein Vafaei 4-3 in the next round.[11] He qualified for the 2024 German Masters in Berlin with a win over the John Astley.[12] At the event, he defeated former World Champion Mark Williams 5-1.[13]

In the qualifying rounds of the 2024 World Snooker Championship he defeated world ranked number 25 Anthony McGill 10-5.[14]

2024-25 season

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He began the 2024-25 snooker season with a 3-0 win over Ronnie O'Sullivan to top his round-robin group at the 2024 Championship League.[15] At the 2024 English Open in Brentwood in September 2024 he defeated Ronnie O'Sullivan again, by a 4-2 margin.[16][17][18] He also defeated Stephen Maguire on his way to the last-16.[19] He reached the last-64 at the 2024 Northern Ireland Open.[20] He defeated Scott Donaldson to reach the final round of qualifying for 2025 World Championships where he lost 5-10 to Ali Carter.[21][22]

2025-26 season

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He entered the 2025-26 snooker season with the world ranking of no. 45. In June 2025, he recorded a 4-0 whitewash win over Farakh Ajaib in the 2025 British Open qualifying round whilst wearing a glove on his bridging hand while playing.[23] He was drawn in the round-robin stage of the 2025 Championship League against Daniel Wells, Ng On Yee and Leone Crowley.[24]

In October 2025, He reached the last-16 of the 2025 Xi'an Grand Prix with a 5-4 win over Neil Robertson.[25] He also reached the last-16 of the 2025 Northern Ireland Open following a win over compatriot Wu Yize.[26] In November, he reached the fourth round of qualifying at the 2025 UK Championship, scoring centuries of 129 and 110 in a win over Stan Moody.[27]

In the penultimate round of qualifying for the 2026 World Snooker Championship he defeated his compatriot Long Zehuang 10-8 to set up a final round match against world number 18 Jack Lisowski, winning 10-5 to qualify for his debut at The Crucible.[28][29] He was defeated in the first round of the main draw by Ronnie O'Sullivan.[30]

Performance and rankings timeline

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Tournament 2013/
14		 2014/
15		 2015/
16		 2016/
17		 2017/
18		 2018/
19		 2021/
22		 2022/
23		 2023/
24		 2024/
25		 2025/
26		 2026/
27
Ranking[nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 3] 65 45 47
Ranking tournaments
Championship League Non-Ranking Event A A A 2R RR 2R
China Open A A A A A A Tournament Not Held LQ
Wuhan Open Tournament Not Held 3R 1R LQ 1R
British Open Tournament Not Held A A QF LQ 1R 2R
English Open Not Held A A A A A 3R 3R 1R LQ
Shenzhen Open[nb 4] Tournament Not Held 1R 3R LQ
Northern Ireland Open Not Held A A A A A LQ 1R 3R WD
International Championship A A A A A 1R Not Held LQ 1R 2R LQ
UK Championship A A A A A A A A LQ 1R LQ
Shoot Out Non-Ranking Event A A A A A 1R 2R 1R
Scottish Open Not Held A A A A A 1R 1R 2R LQ
German Masters A A A A A A A A 2R WD LQ
Welsh Open A A A A A A A A LQ LQ LQ
World Grand Prix NH NR DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
Players Championship[nb 5] DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
World Open A Not Held A A LQ Not Held 2R 1R 1R
Tour Championship Tournament Not Held DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
World Championship A A A A A A A A LQ LQ 1R
Former ranking tournaments
China Championship Not Held NR A LQ Tournament Not Held
European Masters Not Held A A A A A LQ Not Held
Saudi Arabia Masters Tournament Not Held 2R 3R NH
Former non-ranking tournaments
Haining Open NH Minor-Rank 1R 4R 3R W A Tournament Not Held
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 Heldmeans an event was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
  1. ↑ It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 He was an amateur
  3. ↑ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking
  4. ↑ The event was called the Xi'an Grand Prix (2024/2025–2025/2026)
  5. ↑ The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2013/2014–2015/2016)

Career finals

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Non-ranking finals: 1 (1 title)

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Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. 2021 Haining Open China Huang Jiahao 5–0

References

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  1. ↑ "He Guoqiang". World Snooker Tour. Archived from the original on 10 July 2026. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
  2. ↑ Pathak, Vivek (6 July 2018). "Guo Qiang He becomes 2018 World Under-18 Snooker Champion". ibsf. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  3. ↑ Pathak, Vivek (7 July 2018). "Guo Qiang He hits 'The Maximum' 147". ibsf. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "HE ON A HIGH IN HAINING". wpbsa. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  5. ↑ "FINAL DAY OF SNOOKER Q SCHOOL SEES ISHPREET SINGH CHADHA AND HE GUOQIANG CLAIM TOUR CARDS IN BANGKOK". Eurosport. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  6. ↑ "BRITISH OPEN SNOOKER: HOSSEIN VAFAEI AND DAVID GILBERT REACH LAST 64 WITH QUALIFYING WINS". Eurosport.com. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "WUHAN OPEN SNOOKER: KYREN WILSON SUFFERS SHOCK EARLY EXIT TO HE GUOQIANG, MARK SELBY, MARK ALLEN AND NEIL ROBERTSON WIN". Eurosport. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "CAZOO BRITISH OPEN – LAST 16 DRAW". wst.tv. 27 September 2023. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  9. ↑ "CAZOO BRITISH OPEN – QF DRAW". 28 September 2023. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  10. ↑ Caulfield, David (4 October 2023). "English Open reign ends for Mark Selby". Snookerhq. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  11. ↑ "DOTT DASHED BY WALDEN'S 'CAREER BEST' FIGHT BACK". wst.tv. 4 October 2023. Archived from the original on 5 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  12. ↑ Caulfield, David (18 December 2023). "German Masters: qualifiers draw and schedule". Snooker HQ. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  13. ↑ "Robertson vows to return to 'brutal' best". BBC Sport. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  14. ↑ "World Snooker Championship 2024: Anthony McGill misses out on 10th consecutive Crucible slot". BBC Sport. 13 April 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  15. ↑ "HE MAN POWERS PAST ROCKET". wst.tv. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  16. ↑ Bray, Jonny (15 September 2024). "ENGLISH OPEN 2024: LATEST SCORES, RESULTS, ORDER OF PLAY AS JUDD TRUMP LOOKS TO DEFEND HIS TITLE AT THE BRENTWOOD CENTRE". Eurosport. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  17. ↑ Hilsum, James (17 September 2024). "RONNIE O'SULLIVAN SUFFERS STUNNING DEFEAT TO HE GUOQIANG IN ANOTHER ENGLISH OPEN FIRST-ROUND UPSET". Eurosport. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  18. ↑ "He Guoqiang stuns Ronnie O'Sullivan again at English Open". The Independent. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  19. ↑ "ENGLISH OPEN: MARK ALLEN DEFEATS LYU HAOTIAN IN SPARKLING DISPLAY TO SET UP JOHN HIGGINS LAST 16 CLASH". Eurosport. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  20. ↑ Caulfield, David (30 September 2024). "Full list of results at the Northern Ireland Open qualifiers". Snooker HQ. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  21. ↑ Kane, Desmond (14 April 2025). "World Championship 2025: Stuart Bingham and Stephen Maguire suffer early exit as Ali Carter, Matthew Stevens reach final qualifying round". tnt sports. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  22. ↑ "WU BEATS STEVENS IN THRILLER TO REACH CRUCIBLE". wst.tv. 16 April 2025. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  23. ↑ Kane, Desmond (26 June 2025). "Why do snooker players wear a glove during summer as former world champion Stuart Bingham joins He Guoqiang in qualifying for British Open?". TNT Sports. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  24. ↑ "CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE SNOOKER 2025". championshipleaguesnooker.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  25. ↑ "Neil Robertson withdraws from 2025 Northern Ireland Open due to 'brutal' respiratory virus - 'One of the worst experiences I've gone through". TNT Sports. 18 October 2025. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  26. ↑ "Allen and Brown progress to the last-16 in Belfast". BBC Sport. 22 October 2025. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  27. ↑ Day, Michael (26 November 2025). "Star names exit UK Championship qualifying as full Judgement Day line-up revealed". Totally Snookered. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  28. ↑ "BRECEL OUTLASTS CHANG IN CLASSIC". wst. 13 April 2026. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
  29. ↑ "BRECEL AND LISOWSKI MISS OUT ON CRUCIBLE". wst. 15 April 2026. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
  30. ↑ Emons, Michael (22 April 2026). "O'Sullivan and Selby ease into last 16 at Crucible". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
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