Yao Pengcheng

Yao Pengcheng 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.

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