Guo Hua Explained

Guo Hua
Birth Date:30 July 1971
Birth Place:Chaozhou, Guangdong, China
Professional:1995–1997, 1998/1999
High Ranking:176 (1998/1999)
Best Finish:Last 32 (1994 Thailand Open)

Guo Hua (; born 30 July 1971) is a Chinese former professional snooker player.[1]

Career

The best result Guo had was reaching the last 32 in the 1994 Thailand Open when he was an amateur. In the round of wild cards, he defeated David Finbow 5–3, before losing 2–5 to Neal Foulds.

In 2018 he played in the Shanghai Masters tournament as a wildcard, losing in the opening round against Neil Robertson.

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament1992/
93
1993/
94
1995/
96
1996/
97
1997/
98
1998/
99
1999/
00
2004/
05
2018/
19
Ranking[2] [3] 444
Ranking tournaments
World Open[4] AAWDLQALQAAA
European Masters[5] AAWDLQNHLQAAA
UK ChampionshipAAWDLQALQAAA
Scottish Open[6] AALQLQALQANHA
German Masters[7] Not HeldWDAANRNot HeldA
World Grand PrixTournament Not HeldDNQ
Welsh OpenAAWDLQALQAAA
Players ChampionshipTournament Not HeldDNQ
Tour ChampionshipTournament Not HeldDNQ
China Open[8] Tournament Not HeldNRLQAWRA
World ChampionshipAALQWDALQLQAA
Non-ranking tournaments
Shanghai MastersTournament Not Held1R
Former ranking tournaments
Asian Classic[9] AAWDLQTournament Not Held
Thailand Masters[10] A1RLQLQWRLQANot Held
British OpenAALQLQALQAANH
Former non-ranking tournaments
Kent Classic1RTournament Not Held
Guangzhou MastersNot HeldSFTournament Not Held
Superstar InternationalTournament Not HeldSFTournament Not Held
China InternationalTournament Not HeldQFRanking Event
Super ChallengeTournament Not HeldRRNot Held
Champions Super LeagueTournament Not HeldRRNot Held
Performance Table Legend
LQlost in the qualifying draw
  1. R
lost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)
QFlost in the quarter-finals
SFlost in the semi-finalsFlost in the finalWwon the tournament
DNQdid not qualify for the tournamentAdid not participate in the tournamentWDwithdrew from the tournament
NH / Not Heldmeans an event was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
PA / Pro-am Eventmeans an event is/was a pro-am event.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Guo Hua Player Profile. snookerdatabase.co.uk. 2018-09-18.
  2. He was an amateur
  3. New players don't have a ranking
  4. The event was called the Grand Prix (1992/1993–1993/1994, 1995/1996–1999/2000 and 2004/2005)
  5. The event was called the European Open (1992/1993–1993/1994, 1995/1996–1996/1997), the Irish Open (1998/1999) and the Malta Cup (2004/2005)
  6. The event was called the International Open (1992/1993–1993/1994, 1995/1996–1996/1997)
  7. The event was called the German Open (1995/1996–1997/1998)
  8. The event was called the China International (1997/1998–1998/1999)
  9. The event was called the Dubai Classic (1992/1993–1993/1994) and the Thailand Classic (1995/1996)
  10. The event was called the Asian Open (1992/1993) and the Thailand Open (1993/1994, 1995/1996–1996/1997)