Long Zehuang

In this Chinese name, the family name is Long (龙).
Long Zehuang
Born (1996-12-28) 28 December 1996
Wuhan, Hubei, China
Sport country China
Professional2023–present
Highest ranking49 (March 2026)
Current ranking 49 (as of 2 March 2026)
Best ranking finishSemi-final (2024 Wuhan Open)
Long Zehuang
Simplified Chinese龙泽煌
Traditional Chinese龍澤煌
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLóng Zéhuáng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationLùhng Jaahk Wòhng
JyutpingLung⁴ Zaak⁶ Wong⁴

Long Zehuang (Chinese: 龙泽煌; born 28 December 1996) is a Chinese snooker player. He achieved a place on the World Snooker Tour starting from the 2023–24 snooker season.

Career

Before becoming a professional snooker player, Long won the 2015 WPA World Nine-ball Junior Championship when he was 18 years old.[1]

Long played at the 2018 Haining Open, beating Liu Hongyu before losing to Cai Jianzhong.

He came close to qualifying for the Snooker World Tour in June 2019 but lost the final match in the final round of Q school to Barry Pinches.[2]

He won a place on the 2023-24 World Snooker Tour by qualifying from the CBSA qualifying events held in Beijing in April 2023. His place was earned with a victory over former professional Chen Feilong in the final qualifying round [3]

2023/24

Long made his debut in a professional draw at the 2023 Championship League held at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England from 26 June 2023. He made an auspicious start, going unbeaten in the round-robin group. He earned a credible draw against Jackson Page, before defeating world number 12 Ali Carter, and young Welshman Ryan Davies, to top the group and progress to the next stage.[4][5] In the second round-robin he went undefeated, drawing with Sam Craigie, Jak Jones and Michael White.[6][7] He secured a place at the latter stages of the World Open, winning 5-4 against Thepchaiya Un-Nooh.[8] In the first round of qualifying for the 2024 World Snooker Championship he defeated Sydney Wilson 10-1.[9]

2024/25

He won all three of his matches in the group stage at the 2024 Championship League in Leicester in June 2024.[10] He then also topped his round-robin group that included Shaun Murphy and Hossein Vafaei in the second stage, to reach the last eight of a ranking tournament for the first time.[11] In July 2024, he defeated former world champion Mark Selby before later reaching the semi final of the 2024 Wuhan Open with wins over Ben Woollaston and Jack Lisowski.[12][13][14] At the 2024 English Open in Brentwood in September 2024 he reached the last-64 where he was defeated by Mark Allen.[15][16] He reached the last 64 at the 2024 Northern Ireland Open.[17] He was defeated 10-8 by Zhao Xintong in qualifying for the 2025 World Championship.[18]

2025/26

He started the 2025-26 season in June 2025 in the qualifying round for the Wuhan Open with a 5-3 defeat to Welshman Dylan Emery before beating Thepchaiya Un-Nooh in a deciding frame in the qualifier for the 2025 British Open completing a clearance under pressure from 51-5 down in the final frame.[19][20] He was drawn in the round-robin stage of the 2025 Championship League against Lei Peifan, Mateusz Baranowski and English amateur Ryan Davies, finishing second in the group.[21][22]

In November, he reached the last-32 at the 2025 UK Championship with an upset 6-1 win over Aaron Hill and a 6-5 win over Louis Heathcote.[23][24] At the main stages in York, he was defeated by defending world champion Zhao Xintong.[25]

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament 2023/
24 		2024/
25 		2025/
26
Ranking[nb 1] [nb 2] 73 58
Ranking tournaments
Championship League 2R 3R RR
Saudi Arabia Masters NH 2R 5R
Wuhan Open LQ SF LQ
English Open LQ 1R LQ
British Open LQ 1R 1R
Xi'an Grand Prix NH LQ 1R
Northern Ireland Open LQ 2R 2R
International Championship 1R LQ LQ
UK Championship LQ LQ 1R
Shoot Out 4R 2R 1R
Scottish Open LQ 3R LQ
German Masters LQ LQ LQ
World Grand Prix DNQ DNQ DNQ
Players Championship DNQ DNQ DNQ
Welsh Open 1R LQ 1R
World Open 2R 1R 1R
Tour Championship DNQ DNQ DNQ
World Championship LQ LQ
Former ranking tournaments
European Masters LQ Not Held
Performance Table Legend
LQ lost in the qualifying draw #R lost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) 		QF lost in the quarter-finals
SF lost in the semi-finals F lost in the final W won the tournament
DNQ did not qualify for the tournament A did not participate in the tournament WD withdrew from the tournament
NH / Not Held means an event was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Event means an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Event means an event is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Event means an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
PA / Pro-am Event means an event is/was a pro-am event.
  1. ^ It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
  2. ^ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking

References

  1. ^ Thomas Overbeck (17 November 2015). "Junior World Championships down to finals". europeanpocketbilliardfederation.com. European Pocket Billiard Federation. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Q School - The 16 qualifiers". wst.tv. 5 June 2019. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Xing and Long Earn WST Places". wpbsa.com. 15 April 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Pang and Long secure top spots". wst.tv. 6 July 2023. Archived from the original on 7 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  5. ^ "RONNIE O'SULLIVAN WITHDRAWS FROM CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE SNOOKER, UNBEATEN PANG JUNXU AND LONG ZEHUANG WIN LATEST GROUPS". Eurosport. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  6. ^ "CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE SNOOKER 2023". Championship League Snooker. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Trump falls as Cao tops group". wst.tv. 20 July 2023. Archived from the original on 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  8. ^ "KLECKERS LANDS YUSHAN SLOT". wst.tv. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  9. ^ "WORLD SNOOKER CHAMPIONSHIP: FERGAL O'BRIEN BRINGS CURTAIN DOWN ON 33-YEAR CAREER AFTER DEFEAT IN CRUCIBLE QUALIFIER". Eurosport. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  10. ^ "PANG JUNXU UPSTAGED BY STUART CARRINGTON AT CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE SNOOKER ON A LONG DAY IN LEICESTER". Eurosport. 22 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  11. ^ "Gilbert and Long into final stage". wst.tv. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  12. ^ Hilsum, James (10 October 2024). "SHAUN MURPHY STUNNED BY XIAO GUODONG IN WUHAN OPEN QUARTER-FINALS, LONG ZEHUANG AWAITS IN LAST FOUR". Eurosport. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  13. ^ "Trump into Wuhan last 8 despite cue mixup". BBC Sport. 9 October 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  14. ^ "MARK SELBY KNOCKED OUT OF 2024 WUHAN OPEN QUALIFICATION BY LONG ZEHUANG, JIMMY WHITE ROLLS BACK THE YEARS". Eurosport. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  15. ^ Sharland, Pete (17 September 2024). "2024 ENGLISH OPEN SNOOKER: MARK ALLEN BATTLES BACK TO AVOID SHOCK AGAINST LONG ZEHUANG TO REACH LAST 32". Eurosport. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  16. ^ Bray, Jonny (15 September 2024). "ENGLISH OPEN 2024: LATEST SCORES, RESULTS, ORDER OF PLAY AS JUDD TRUMP LOOKS TO DEFEND HIS TITLE AT THE BRENTWOOD CENTRE". Eurosport. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  17. ^ Caulfield, David (30 September 2024). "Full list of results at the Northern Ireland Open qualifiers". Snooker HQ. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  18. ^ Kane, Desmond (10 April 2025). "World Championship 2025: Zhao Xintong battles back to stay on course for Crucible spot with win over Long Zehuang as Joe Perry keeps dream alive". TNT Sports. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  19. ^ Caulfield, David (25 June 2025). "Full list of results at the 2025 Wuhan Open qualifiers". Snookerhq. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  20. ^ "Evans continues perfect start to season". wst.tv. 28 June 2025. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  21. ^ "CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE SNOOKER 2025". championshipleaguesnooker.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  22. ^ Caulfield, David (10 July 2025). "Former champion David Gilbert qualifies for last 32". Snookerhq. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  23. ^ Day, Michael (26 November 2025). "Star names exit UK Championship qualifying as full Judgement Day line-up revealed". Totally Snookered. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  24. ^ "Lilley ends Zizins York dreams". wst.tv. 27 November 2025. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  25. ^ "ZHAO AND DING PROGRESS ON ALL-CHINESE AFTERNOON". wst.tv. 1 December 2025. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
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