Yao Pengcheng

Yao Pengcheng (born 3 January 1997) is a Chinese snooker player. He won a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour starting from the 2025-26 snooker season.

Career He won the CBSA China Tour in 2024 ahead of compatriot Lan Yuhao. He was awarded a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour, from the start of the 2025-26 snooker season.

2025–26 season He topped his round-robin group in the 2025 Championship League in Leicester on 30 June 2025, going unbeaten against compatriots Zhao Hanyang and Lyu Haotian, and recording his first win as a professional against Welshman Jamie Jones. He recorded a 5-1 win over Zak Surety at the 2025 Xi'an Grand Prix, which included a break of 137 in September 2025, and also recorded a 4-1 win over former world champion Ken Doherty that month at the 2025 Northern Ireland Open. He reached the third round of qualifying for the 2026 World Snooker Championship where he faced Aaron Hill of Ireland, losing 10-3.

2026-27 season In June 2026, Pengcheng won three matches against Reanne Evans, Thepchaiya Un-Nooh and He Guoqiang to reach the main draw at the China Open, before recording wins over Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon, Jimmy Robertson and Jack Lisowski to reach the main draw of the 2026 Wuhan Open, and start the season with six wins out of six.

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.