Zhou Yuelong was born on January 24, 1998 in Chengdu, Sichuan. Excellent Chinese snooker player.
In 2006, when Zhou Yuelong was 8 years old, he came into contact with snooker through his father's guidance. At the end of the year, Zhou Yuelong began half-day study Xi half-day practice. In April 2007, Zhou Yuelong, who was only 9 years old, was called "Sichuan Ding Junhui". The little dragon shows a talent for snooker. In July 2008, 10-year-old Zhou Yuelong officially dropped out of school and joined the famous billiards coach Wu Wenzhong.
On December 9, 2013, the IBSF World Snooker Amateur Championship came to an end in Latvia, and in the final of the men's group, Zhou Yuelong, who was only 15 years old from Sichuan, defeated Zhao Xintong 8-4 to win the championship and obtained the qualification to go to the United Kingdom to become a professional player. In 2014, under the sponsorship of Wu Wenzhong, he went to Sheffield Billiards Academy in the United Kingdom to train and compete with top players such as Ding Junhui and Liang Wenbo. Lots of benefits.
The little lotus showed its sharp corners. Zhou Yuelong began to play with excellent results. On May 27, 2018, at the age of 20, Zhou Yuelong defeated Yan Bingtao 5-2 to win the Zibo leg of the China Tour, his first national title in his career.
Zhou Yuelong reached the finals of the ranking tournament 3 times in his career, but due to the lack of experience and psychological tension in the competition, his skills were not fully exerted, and he won the runner-up 3 times, missing the championship!
On January 26, 2020, Zhou Yuelong reached the final of the European Masters, and Xiaolong, who reached the final of the ranking tournament for the first time, failed to create a miracle, and under excessive pressure, played abnormally, and was swept 9-0 by Neil Robertson, which became an eternal pain in Xiaolong's heart!
On February 24, 2020, Zhou Yuelong reached the final of the single-game limited-time tournament, unfortunately lost to Holt, and was the runner-up!
On October 24, 2022, Zhou Yuelong reached the final of the Northern Ireland Open, and Xiaolong, who reached the final of the ranking tournament for the third time, was determined to win the championship, but Xiaolong collapsed when he led 4-1, lost 8 games in a row, lost 4-9 to Mark Allen, and won the runner-up, and Xiaolong missed the championship for the third time!
Being able to reach the finals of the ranking tournament three times shows that Xiaolong's skills are absolutely fine, but after two consecutive major collapses, Xiaolong is naturally defined by fans as one of the players with the worst psychological quality, and the glass heart seems to have become Xiaolong's exclusive label, in order to change this bad impression, Xiaolong must win the ranking tournament championship to prove himself! There is no other way.
In addition, Zhou Yuelong played two single-stroke 147 full score strokes in his career, which also indirectly proves that Zhou Yuelong's skills are absolutely no problem, first-class level! You know, many professional snooker players have never played a single stroke 147 in their lives, and it is very difficult for professional players to play a single stroke 147, and it has also become a pass to become a top master!
In the eyes of many top snooker players, Zhou Yuelong is a very powerful player. In terms of his evaluation of Zhou Yuelong, the wizard Higgins spoke highly of Zhou Yuelong! Zhou Yuelong has always regarded Higgins as his idol.
As early as 2015, when Higgins participated in the Snooker International Championship, when asked who was the best player in snooker history, Higgins replied that Zhou Yuelong thought he would become the best snooker player in snooker history. At that time, the reporters present expressed their surprise, but for Xiaolong, to be so praised by his idol Higgins, he must have felt beautiful after listening to it!
In the 2016 Snooker China Open, Higgins and Zhou Yuelong met in the first round, and Higgins also spoke highly of Zhou Yuelong. "He's going to be a great player, he's going to be a superstar in the future, and in my opinion, he's going to be the best player in China since Ding Junhui," the wizard said. ”
Higgins insisted that Zhou Yuelong was a good player because Zhou Yuelong did play very well in the game. Higgins firmly believes that Zhou Yuelong will be an excellent player in the field of snooker, because his performance in all aspects is really good. Once, after the match against Zhou Yuelong, Higgins said: "From his performance, I think he is very good and he will hopefully become a great player." He did a good job of controlling the situation and he caused me a lot of problems. To be honest, I don't want to meet a player like him because he's really well-rounded and he's able to control the tempo of the game. Actually, it's very difficult for a young player to do and I think he's doing a really good job and I'm looking forward to him becoming a great player. "There are not many people who can get such praise from Higgins, the four-time champion of the World Championships, and Xiaolong is definitely one!
In the semifinals of the Snooker Scottish Open, Zhou Yuelong was in a 5-3 lead, and was pulled three games in a row by Gary Wilson, and in the case of overscoring in the deciding game, he was cleared by the opponent to equalize the score, and the decisive battle for black was fought for the black battle, Xiaolong did not score on the long platform, missed the ball, Gary scored a black ball to win the game, and defeated Xiaolong 6-5 to advance to the final. Xiaolong reached the final of the ranking tournament for the fourth time, and the time for winning the first championship of the ranking tournament was forced to continue! However, in this event, Xiaolong performed quite well, swept Dale in the 1/8 finals, and defeated the world champion Bingham 5-4 in the 1/4 finals, and his performance was remarkable, but unfortunately he lost to Gary in the semifinals and failed to go further!
In my opinion, Zhou Yuelong's skills are the most comprehensive among Chinese snooker players, except for Ding Junhui! I also hope that Xiaolong will be all the best in the future, get rid of the "glass heart" and become a diamond heart! Complete the breakthrough of the first championship of his career ranking tournament as soon as possible!
Come on!