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Chinese snooker player
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
27 August 2003(Dazhou, Sichuan, People's Republic of China)
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The details
Biography
Introduction
Zhao Jianbo (Chinese: 赵剑波; pinyin: Zhào Jiànbō, born 27 August 2003) is a Chinese former professional snooker player who is currently banned from professional competition after engaging in match-fixing.
The WPBSA suspended Zhao from World Snooker Tour events in January 2023, amid a match-fixing investigation, and subsequently charged him with fixing a match. Following an independent disciplinary tribunal, Zhao was banned from professional competition for 2 years and 4 months, until 7 April 2025, and ordered to pay £7500 in costs.
Career
As a result of Zhao's performances on the CBSA Tour, he was awarded a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour for the 2020–21 and 2021–22.
Performance and rankings timeline
| Tournament | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking | 73 | ||||||||
| Ranking tournaments | |||||||||
| Championship League | Non-Ranking Event | RR | RR | RR | |||||
| European Masters | A | A | A | 1R | LQ | LQ | |||
| British Open | Tournament Not Held | 2R | 2R | ||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | A | A | A | 3R | LQ | LQ | |||
| UK Championship | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | |||
| Scottish Open | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | LQ | |||
| English Open | A | A | A | 2R | LQ | A | |||
| World Grand Prix | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||
| Shoot Out | A | A | A | WD | WD | A | |||
| German Masters | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | WD | |||
| Welsh Open | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | |||
| Players Championship | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||
| WST Classic | Tournament Not Held | A | |||||||
| Tour Championship | NH | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||
| World Championship | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | A | |||
| Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||
| International Championship | A | A | LQ | Tournament Not Held | |||||
| China Championship | A | A | 1R | Tournament Not Held | |||||
| WST Pro Series | Tournament Not Held | RR | Not Held | ||||||
| Turkish Masters | Tournament Not Held | LQ | NH | ||||||
| Gibraltar Open | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | NH | |||
| Former non-ranking tournaments | |||||||||
| Shanghai Masters | R | A | 1R | Tournament Not Held | |||||
| Haining Open | 3R | 2R | 4R | NH | A | NH | |||
| 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. | |||
Career finals
Pro-am finals: 1
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner–up | 1. | 2019 | Xi'an Open | Zhang Anda | 3–5 |
Amateur finals: 2 (2 titles)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 2019 | ACBS Asian Under-21 Snooker Championship | Cheung Ka Wai | 6–3 |
| Winner | 2. | 2019 | IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship | Pang Junxu | 6–1 |