Han Yu
Born1992 (age 31–32)
Sport country China
Pool gamesNine-ball
Tournament wins
World ChampionNine-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.

Career

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]

Achievements

References

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  9. ^ Ted Lerner (12 August 2013). "Hands down for Han!". Wpa-pool.com. World Pool-Billiard Association. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  10. ^ "Billiards Buzz – Jan 2017". Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2019 – via Issuu.
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  12. ^ "2013 Women's 10-ball World Championship". Billiard Walker. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  13. ^ "Centeno becomes youngest player to ever win Amway Cup". kozoom.com. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  14. ^ a b "Han Yu Wins WPA Women's World 9-Ball Championship". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  15. ^ a b c d "2018 Women's World 9Ball Champion – Han Yu!!". WPA Pool. 10 December 2018. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  16. ^ "World Pool Masters 2019". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  17. ^ a b "Champions". World Pool-Billiard Association. Archived from the original on 18 June 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  18. ^ a b "China World 9-Ball Open". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 1 August 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  19. ^ "China Billiard World Championships". azbilliards.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  20. ^ "Shane Van Boening and Han Yu Wins 2018 AzB Player of the Year Awards". 19 February 2019. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2023.

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