Zhao Jianbo

Not to be confused with Zhao Jianbo (footballer).

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhao (赵).

Zhao Jianbo (Chinese: 赵剑波; pinyin: Zhào Jiànbō, born 27 August 2003)^[1] is a Chinese former professional snooker player.

Zhao Jianbo

Born	(2003-08-27) 27 August 2003 (age 21) Dazhou, Sichuan, China
Sport country	China
Professional	2020–2022
Highest ranking	74 (August 2021)
Current ranking	(as of 24 July 2025)
Best ranking finish	Last 32 (x4)

The WPBSA suspended Zhao from World Snooker Tour events in January 2023, amid a match-fixing investigation,^[2] and subsequently charged him with fixing a match.^[3] Following an independent disciplinary tribunal, Zhao was banned from professional competition for 2 years and 4 months, until 7 April 2025, and ordered to pay £7500 in costs.^[4]

Career

As a result of Zhao's performances on the CBSA Tour, he was awarded a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour for the 2020–21 and 2021–22.^[5]

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament	2017/ 18	2018/ 19	2019/ 20	2020/ 21	2021/ 22	2022/ 23
Ranking[6][nb 1]	[nb 2]	[nb 2]	[nb 2]	[nb 3]	73	[nb 2]
Ranking tournaments
Championship League	Non-Ranking Event			RR	RR	RR
European Masters	A	A	A	1R	LQ	LQ
British Open	Tournament Not Held				2R	2R
Northern Ireland Open	A	A	A	3R	LQ	LQ
UK Championship	A	A	A	1R	1R	A
Scottish Open	A	A	A	3R	1R	LQ
English Open	A	A	A	2R	LQ	A
World Grand Prix	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
Shoot Out	A	A	A	WD	WD	A
German Masters	A	A	A	LQ	LQ	WD
Welsh Open	A	A	A	1R	1R	A
Players Championship	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
WST Classic	Tournament Not Held					A
Tour Championship	NH	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
World Championship	A	A	A	LQ	LQ	A
Former ranking tournaments
International Championship	A	A	LQ	Tournament Not Held
China Championship	A	A	1R	Tournament Not Held
WST Pro Series	Tournament Not Held			RR	Not Held
Turkish Masters	Tournament Not Held				LQ	NH
Gibraltar Open	A	A	A	3R	1R	NH
Former non-ranking tournaments
Shanghai Masters	R	A	1R	Tournament Not Held
Haining Open	3R	2R	4R	NH	A	NH

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.

1. It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
2. He was an amateur
3. New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking

Career finals

Pro-am finals: 1

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score
Runner–up	1.	2019	Xi'an Open	Zhang Anda	3–5[7]

Amateur finals: 2 (2 titles)

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score
Winner	1.	2019	ACBS Asian Under-21 Snooker Championship	Cheung Ka Wai	6–3
Winner	2.	2019	IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship	Pang Junxu	6–1