Born | 1992 (age 31–32) |
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Sport country | ![]() |
Pool games | Nine-ball |
Tournament wins | |
World Champion | Nine-ball (2013, 2016, 2018) |
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]
Twice a winner of the nine-ball event at the All Japan Championship and thrice at the China Open 9-Ball Championship, Han won the "player of the year award" in 2016 for Billiards Digest.
Han Yu picked up the game of pool aged six following her father to a pool hall. She first appeared at a major pool event in 2007 as she won the China national nine-ball championship aged 15. [2] She also reached the semi-finals of the All Japan Championship, before winning the event in 2009. [3] [4] [5] In 2011, Han reached the semi-final of the WPA World Ten-ball Championship, losing to winner Kelly Fisher 9–4, [6] and later in the year lost again in the semi-final of the All Japan Championship to Bi Zhu-Qing. [7]
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 Yuan-chun Lin 9–1. [8] [9] [10] After winning the championships, Han began to pack up her cue, and did not celebrate. [11] Han was then surrounded by fans asking for autographs and photographs, and broke into tears when her mother arrived. [11] The following year, Han reached the semi-finals of the WPA World Ten-ball Championship, but lost to Kelly Fisher again. [12]
In 2016, Han reached the semi-finals of the Amway Cup and was defeated 8–9 there by the eventual champion, Chezka Centeno. [13] 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 Chihiro Kawahara. [14] Han won her third world championship in 2018, winning the nine-ball final over Wang Xiao Tong. [14] [15]
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. [16]
Han Yu
Born | 1992 (age 31–32) |
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Sport country | ![]() |
Pool games | Nine-ball |
Tournament wins | |
World Champion | Nine-ball (2013, 2016, 2018) |
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]
Twice a winner of the nine-ball event at the All Japan Championship and thrice at the China Open 9-Ball Championship, Han won the "player of the year award" in 2016 for Billiards Digest.
Han Yu picked up the game of pool aged six following her father to a pool hall. She first appeared at a major pool event in 2007 as she won the China national nine-ball championship aged 15. [2] She also reached the semi-finals of the All Japan Championship, before winning the event in 2009. [3] [4] [5] In 2011, Han reached the semi-final of the WPA World Ten-ball Championship, losing to winner Kelly Fisher 9–4, [6] and later in the year lost again in the semi-final of the All Japan Championship to Bi Zhu-Qing. [7]
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 Yuan-chun Lin 9–1. [8] [9] [10] After winning the championships, Han began to pack up her cue, and did not celebrate. [11] Han was then surrounded by fans asking for autographs and photographs, and broke into tears when her mother arrived. [11] The following year, Han reached the semi-finals of the WPA World Ten-ball Championship, but lost to Kelly Fisher again. [12]
In 2016, Han reached the semi-finals of the Amway Cup and was defeated 8–9 there by the eventual champion, Chezka Centeno. [13] 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 Chihiro Kawahara. [14] Han won her third world championship in 2018, winning the nine-ball final over Wang Xiao Tong. [14] [15]
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. [16]
Han Yu