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Cheung Ka Wai
Born (1999-02-17) 17 February 1999 (age 25)
Sport country Hong Kong
Professional2024–present
Highest ranking94 (July 2024)
Current ranking 104 (as of 8 December 2024)
Best ranking finishLast 64 (x2)
Medal record

Cheung Ka Wai (Chinese: 張家瑋; born 17 February 1999[1]), also known as Ka Wai Cheung, is a professional snooker player from Hong Kong. In February 2024 he won the 2024 WSF Open Championship, earning a two-year tour card on the World Snooker Tour starting with the 2024–25 snooker season.[2]

Career

Amateur

In 2015, Cheung won the IBSF World Under-18 Snooker Championship[3] On 4 March 2015 it was announced that Cheung was invited to play in the 2016 World Snooker Championship qualifiers.[4]

In 2022, Cheung won the gold medal at the World Games in Birmingham, Alabama, defeating Abdelrahman Shahin 3–1 in the final.

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament 2015/
16
2018/
19
2023/
24
2024/
25
Ranking[nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 3]
Ranking tournaments
Championship League Non-Ranking A RR
Xi'an Grand Prix Not Held LQ
Saudi Arabia Masters Not Held 2R
English Open NH A A LQ
British Open Not Held A 1R
Wuhan Open Not Held A 1R
Northern Ireland Open NH A A LQ
International Championship A A A LQ
UK Championship A A A LQ
Shoot Out NR A A 1R
Scottish Open NH A A LQ
German Masters A A A
Welsh Open A A A
World Open NH A A
World Grand Prix DNQ DNQ DNQ
Players Championship[nb 4] DNQ DNQ DNQ
Tour Championship NH DNQ DNQ
World Championship LQ A LQ
Former ranking tournaments
Paul Hunter Classic MR LQ 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 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.
  1. ^ It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
  2. ^ a b c He was an amateur
  3. ^ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking
  4. ^ The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2015/2016)

Career finals

Non-ranking finals: 1 (1 title)

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. 2022 World Games Egypt Abdelrahman Shahin 3–1

Amateur finals: 5 (3 titles)

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. 2015 IBSF World Under-18 Snooker Championship Hong Kong Ming Tung Chan 5–2
Runner-up 1. 2019 Asian Under-21 Championship China Zhao Jianbo 3–6
Winner 2. 2019 Challenge Tour – Event 1 England Oliver Brown 3–1
Runner-up 2. 2023 World Amateur Championship Qatar Ali Alobaidli 1–6
Winner 3. 2024 WSF Open China Gao Yang 5–0

Team finals: 1 (1 title)

Outcome No. Year Championship Team/partner Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. 2016 World Mixed Doubles Championship Hong Kong Jaique Ip Israel Eden Sharav
England Maria Catalano
4–3[5]

References

  1. ^ "Cheung Ka Wai - Players". snooker.org. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Ka Wai Cheung wins WSF title". World Snooker Tour. 11 February 2024. Archived from the original on 11 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Ka Wai Cheung becomes World Under-18 Champion". International Billiards and Snooker Federation. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  4. ^ "WPBSA Invites for World Qualifiers". 4 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Player Profile – Jaique Ip Wan". womenssnooker.com. World Women's Snooker. Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2019.