Han Yu (pool player)
Born | 1992 (age 28–29) |
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Sport country | ![]() |
Pool games | nine-ball |
Tournament wins | |
World Champion | WPA World Nine-ball Championship (2013, 2016, 2018) |
Ranking info | |
Highest WPA ranking | 1 |
Han Yu (born 1992) is a Chinese professional pool player. She is a three time WPA World Nine-ball Championship women's champion, winning the event in 2013, 2016 and 2018. Han is also a semi-finalist in three further world championships, in 2017 in the nine-ball event, and 2011 and 2014 in ten-ball.[1]
Career[]
Han first appeared at a pool event in 2007, and reached the semi-finals of the All Japan Championship, before winning the event in 2009.[2][3][4] In 2011, Han reached the semi-final of the WPA World Ten-ball Championship, losing to winner Kelly Fisher 9–4,[5] and later in the year lost again in the semi-final of the All Japan Championship to .[6]
In 2013, Han became a world champion for the first time, winning the WPA World Nine-ball Championship. She defeated Fisher and Tan Ho-yun to reach the final, where she defeated 9–1.[7][8][9] After winning the championships, Han began to pack up her cue, and did not celebrate.[10] Han was then surrounded by fans asking for autographs and photographs, and broke into tears when her mother arrived.[10] The following year, Han reached the semi-finals of the WPA World Ten-ball Championship, but lost to Kelly Fisher again.[11]
In 2016, Han reached the semi-finals of the and was defeated 8–9 there by the eventual champion, Chezka Centeno.[12] Two months later, she completed a 9-8 final victory over Liu Shasha in the China Open. In December 2016, Han won her second world championship with a 9–7 victory in the final against .[13] Han won her third world championship in 2018, winning the nine-ball final over .[13][14]
Han Yu was picked as eighth seed for the 2019 World Pool Masters, missing the preliminary round but lost 6–7 to Shane Van Boening in the first round.[15]
Achievements[]
- WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship
- China Open
- Winner: 2014, 2016[18]
References[]
- ^ "Players: Han Yu :: ProPool.info". propool.info. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "All Japan Championship". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 25 September 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ "Han Yu". Billiard Walker. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ "All Japan Championship « Asian Pocket Billiard Union". cuesports.org.tw. Archived from the original on 4 March 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ "Kelly Fisher to Finals: China Stopped". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 20 September 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ Ted Lerner (25 September 2011). "The Prodigy vs. the Upstart". wpa-pool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- ^ "Famous Pool Sharks". thehypertexts.com. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
Han Yu
- ^ Ted Lerner (12 August 2013). "Hands down for Han!". wpa-pool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- ^ "Billiards Buzz – Jan 2017". Issuu. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Hands Down For Han!". pro9.co.uk. Archived from the original on 13 September 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ^ "2013 Women's 10-ball World Championship". Billiard Walker. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ "Centeno becomes youngest player to ever win Amway Cup". kozoom.com. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Han Yu Wins WPA Women's World 9-Ball Championship". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "2018 Women's World 9Ball Champion – Han Yu!! – WPA Pool". WPA Pool. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ "World Pool Masters 2019". azbilliards.com. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Hands Down For Han! – WPA Pool". WPA Pool. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Han Yu Wins WPA Women's World 9-Ball Championship". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "China World 9-Ball Open". azbilliards.com. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
External links[]
- Chinese pool players
- Female pool players
- Living people
- 1992 births