He Guoqiang

He Guoqiang is a Chinese professional snooker player. The IBSF World Under-18 Snooker Championship winner in 2018, Guoqiang earned a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour from the 2023–24 snooker season and reached the quarter-final of the 2023 British Open.

Career In 2018, He won the IBSF World Under-18 Snooker Championship. In the final he defeated his compatriot Lei Peifan 5-4, on a deciding frame. In 2018 he also scored his first competitive 147 break, during the under-21 IBSF Championship in Jinan. That same year, playing as a wildcard, Guoqiang secured a 6-1 win over Gary Wilson at the International Championship held in Daqing, China. Guoqiang won the non-ranking invitation event 2021 Haining Snooker Open. In the final He beat Huang Jiahao 5-0. In 2021 It was the first time players from the UK and around the world could not play in the event due to COVID-19 restrictions.

In the final round of the second Asia-Oceania Q School event held in Bangkok in June 2023, He came back from 3-1 down to win 4-3 against compatriot Wang Yuchen to earn a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour, starting with 2023–24 snooker season.

2023-24 season He recorded his first win as a professional when he defeated Elliot Slessor at the British Open in August 2023. He recorded a 5-4 win over world No. 8 Kyren Wilson in the first round of the Wuhan Open in September 2023, winning the deciding frame from 67-0 down. That month, he reached the last-16 of a ranking event for the first time, at the 2023 British Open in Cheltenham, where he beat world No. 12 Barry Hawkins to reach the quarter-final. The following week He recorded a notable win over Ryan Day at the English Open, and recorded another victory over a top-16 player when he edged Hossein Vafaei 4-3 in the next round. He qualified for the 2024 German Masters in Berlin with a win over the John Astley. At the event, he defeated former World Champion Mark Williams 5-1.

In the qualifying rounds of the 2024 World Snooker Championship he defeated world ranked number 25 Anthony McGill 10-5.

2024-25 season He began the 2024-25 snooker season with a 3-0 win over Ronnie O'Sullivan to top his round-robin group at the 2024 Championship League. At the 2024 English Open in Brentwood in September 2024 he defeated Ronnie O'Sullivan again, by a 4-2 margin. He also defeated Stephen Maguire on his way to the last-16. He reached the last-64 at the 2024 Northern Ireland Open. He defeated Scott Donaldson to reach the final round of qualifying for 2025 World Championships where he lost 5-10 to Ali Carter.

2025-26 season He entered the 2025-26 snooker season with the world ranking of no. 45. In June 2025, he recorded a 4-0 whitewash win over Farakh Ajaib in the 2025 British Open qualifying round whilst wearing a glove on his bridging hand while playing. He was drawn in the round-robin stage of the 2025 Championship League against Daniel Wells, Ng On Yee and Leone Crowley.

In October 2025, He reached the last-16 of the 2025 Xi'an Grand Prix with a 5-4 win over Neil Robertson. He also reached the last-16 of the 2025 Northern Ireland Open following a win over compatriot Wu Yize. In November, he reached the fourth round of qualifying at the 2025 UK Championship, scoring centuries of 129 and 110 in a win over Stan Moody.

In the penultimate round of qualifying for the 2026 World Snooker Championship he defeated his compatriot Long Zehuang 10-8 to set up a final round match against world number 18 Jack Lisowski, winning 10-5 to qualify for his debut at The Crucible. He was defeated in the first round of the main draw by Ronnie O'Sullivan.

Performance and rankings timeline Performance Table LegendLQ 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-finalsSF lost in the semi-finalsF lost in the finalW won the tournamentDNQ did not qualify for the tournamentA did not participate in the tournamentWD 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 Non-ranking finals: 1 (1 title) Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final ScoreWinner 1. 2021 Haining Open Huang Jiahao 5–0