Chen Siming

Chen Siming (born 30 December 1993) is a Chinese professional pool player. Chen is best known for winning the 2017 WPA World Nine-ball Championship.[4]

Chen Siming
Born (1993-12-30) 30 December 1993[1]
Sport country China
Pool games8-Ball, Nine-Ball, Ten-ball
Tournament wins
Major2017 Women's WPA World Nine-ball Championship[2]
Ranking info
Highest WPA ranking1[3]

Career

Chen grew up in Heilongjiang Province, China, where her parents were owners of a pool hall, and she started playing snooker aged 8. Four years later, in 2006, she won both the 8-ball and 9-ball divisions of the Chinese National Youth Championships.[5] By 2009 she was being coached by Wu Jia-qing (formerly known as Wu Chia-Ching), the double world champion. Within a year, she defeated Allison Fisher to win the 2010 China Open, her first major title.[5]

In the 2010 Asian Games, Chen won the gold medal in the Six-red snooker event.[6]

In 2011, she won her second senior title, the Philippine Open, defeating Kelly Fisher 9–3 in the final, and later won the All Japan Championship. Billiards Digest named Chen as 2011 player of the year.[7]

Following further tournament successes, she won the 2017 Women's World 9-Ball Championship,[2] coming from 1–5 down against Pan Xiaoting to win 9–7.[4]

Achievements

References
  1. Athlete Information – Chen Siming Archived 31 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine World Games 2017 – SportResult.com. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  2. World Champions Archived 16 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine WPA. Retrieved 31 July 2019
  3. WPA Rankings as at 28 May 2011. (Archived). Retrieved 31 July 2019
  4. 2017 Women’s World 9-Ball Champion – Chen Siming!! Archived 31 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine WPA, 12 November 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  5. Leider, Nicholas (February 2012). "Hunger Games". Billiards Digest. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  6. Chen Siming of China competes during the women's 6-Red snooker singles final Archived 31 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine Getty Images with a 4–0 win in the final against Lai Hui-shan] Getty Images. 16 November 2010. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  7. Billiards Digest Archived 2 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine Player of the Year 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  8. "Ronnie O'Sullivan: Snooker does not merit an Olympic spot". BBC. 21 April 2015. Archived from the original on 12 May 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  9. "TEENAGE PRODIGIES EYE THE PRIZE". 19 May 2013. Archived from the original on 31 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  10. "CHEN STUNS OUSCHAN WITH IMPROBABLE COMEBACK". 12 June 2011. Archived from the original on 31 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  11. 2017 China Open Awarding Archived 31 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine WPA, 11 June 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  12. Congratulations to CHEN SIMING – Amway Cup Champion!!! Archived 31 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine WPA, 12 March 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  13. Women's Pool Archived 31 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine World Games 2017 – SportResult.com. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
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