Yuan Sijun
- January 6, 2024
- Snooker Player
Quick Facts
Full Name | Yuan Sijun |
Occupation | Snooker Player |
Date Of Birth | May 29, 2000(2000-05-29) |
Age | 24 |
Birthplace | Nanchang |
Country | China |
Horoscope | Taurus |
Yuan Sijun Biography
Name | Yuan Sijun |
Birthday | May 29 |
Birth Year | 2000 |
Place Of Birth | Nanchang |
Birth Country | China |
Birth Sign | Taurus |
Yuan Sijun is one of the most popular and richest Snooker Player who was born on May 29, 2000 in Nanchang, China. Yuan Sijun (pinyin: Yuan Si Jun ) is a professional snooker player from China. He was born 29 May 2000 in Nanchang.
Yuan began snooker when he was 10 years old. He played as a wildcard at many professional tournaments, ranging in age from 13 to 16. Yuan was first noticed in 2016 when he beat world number 13 Martin Gould with a 5-0 whitewash. He then lost 2-5 to Graeme Dott. He produced the same result in the 2016 Shanghai Masters, where he faced Martin Gould, with a 5-0 win.
At the start of the 2018/2019 season, Yuan Sijun moved to Darlington and is based at the Q House Academy, managed by Chusak Phetmalaikul.
Yuan’s solid results in the first half of the 2018/19 season lifted him into the top-32 on the 1-year rankings, thus qualifying for the World Grand Prix in Cheltenham. He beat World Champion Mark Williams 4-3 and Stephen Maguire 4–2 to reach his second quarter-final, losing to flatmate Xiao Guodong 5–4. He attracted praise from commentators Jimmy White, Ronnie O’Sullivan and Stephen Hendry, who described him as ‘the best 18-year old since Ronnie O’Sullivan’.
Yuan participated in the 2015 ACBS Asian Under-21 Snooker Championship. He reached the final but was defeated by Akani Songsermsawad. Yuan reached the final again two years later. He defeated Fan Zhengyi, 6-2, to win the Asian Under-21 Championship. As a result, Yuan was granted a two-year card to the professional World Snooker Tour in 2017-18 and 2018-19. Yuan was the youngest professional player in 2017-18.
Yuan Sijun Net Worth
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Source Of Income | Snooker Player |
House | Living in own house. |
Yuan Sijun is one of the richest Snooker Player from China. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Yuan Sijun 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Yuan lost the International Championship to Shaun Murphy 6-5. Yuan had made 8 breaks over 50. This led to a decline in form and Yuan was unable to reach the Northern Ireland Open final 16 once.
Yuan won over Ricky Walden and Alexander Ursenbacher. Ding Junhui was also a winner. He lost to Mark Selby, the World No.1 in China. He continued to improve steadily over the next few months and beat the likes Mark Allen, Kyren Wilson, and others. He beat John Higgins, 4-time World Champion, 5-4 in the German Masters. The cue-ball appeared not to touch the rest, which was controversial after they had shaken hands.
Yuan’s first match as a professional was a narrow loss to Oliver Lines in the 2017 Riga Masters qualifiers on 31 May 2017, two days after his 17th birthday. His first win was a 4–2 defeat of Allan Taylor in the European Masters qualifiers. Yuan’s best wins were 4–1 against Joe Perry in the English Open (which included two centuries), and 5–4 against Shaun Murphy in the Shanghai Masters. In the World Championship, he beat Fergal O’Brien 10–5, before losing 10–9 to Matthew Stevens, despite leading 9-7 and missing several chances to win. In total Yuan managed only 8 wins in his first season, and ended the season ranked 92.
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Facts & Trivia
Yuan Ranked on the list of most popular Snooker Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in China. Yuan Sijun celebrates birthday on May 29 of every year.