Cao Yupeng

Name: Cao Yupeng

DOB: 27th October 1990

Nationality: Chinese

Turned Pro: 2011

Highest Ranking: #81

Highest Break: ?

Career Highlights: 2011 Asian U-21 Champion, 2008 China U-21 Champion, 2011 Shanghai Masters, UK Championship last 64

Early Career

A former national under-21 champion, Cao Yupeng’s first appearance on our screens came at the 2009 China Open when he lost out 5-2 to eventual semi-finalist Stuart Pettman. He was again to feature at the tournament two years later in 2011 against Norway’s Kurt Maflin but the outcome was to be a similar one as he lost the match 5-3.

Better was to come however just weeks later at the Asian U-21 Championship where he defeated Hossein Vafaei to win the title and in doing so secure a place on the main tour for the 2011/12 season.

2011/12

Making his professional debut during the 2011/12 season, Cao was to experience a quietly impressive start, notably reaching the third qualifying rounds of both the Shanghai Masters and UK Championship tournaments before losing out to Michael Holt and Matthew Selt respectively.

Cao was though to struggle during the PTC series, his best result being a last 32 run at PTC6 in Warsaw, Poland.