Wu Yize, 20, played in the World Snooker Championship for the first time. He lost 3-10 to world champion Neil Robertson in the first round.
Wu Yize reached the main draw of the World Championship in the second season of his career. He is the first Chinese snooker player to reach this stage of the competition, but no domestic player has yet reached this level of success. The Chinese player who reached this stage in three seasons is Pang Junxu.