Cheung Ka Wai (Chinese: 張家瑋; born 17 February 1999[1]), also known as Ka Wai Cheung, is a snooker player from Hong Kong. In February 2024 he won the 2024 WSF Open Championship, earning a two-year tour card on the World Snooker Tour starting with the 2024–25 snooker season.[2]
| Born | 17 February 1999 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport country |  Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||
| Professional | 2024– | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Amateur
In 2015, Cheung won the IBSF World Under-18 Snooker Championship[3]On 4 March 2015 it was announced that Cheung was invited to play in the 2016 World Snooker Championship qualifiers.[4]
In 2022, Cheung won the gold medal at the World Games in Birmingham, Alabama, defeating Abdelrahman Shahin 3–1 in the final.
Performance and rankings timeline
| Tournament | 2015/ 16 | 2018/ 19 | 2023/ 24 | ||||||
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| Ranking[nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | ||||||
| Ranking tournaments | |||||||||
| World Grand Prix | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||
| Players Championship[nb 3] | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||
| Tour Championship | NH | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||
| World Championship | LQ | A | LQ | ||||||
| Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||
| Paul Hunter Classic | MR | LQ | 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. | |||
Career finals
Non-ranking finals: 1 (1 title)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 2022 | World Games |  Abdelrahman Shahin | 3–1 |
Amateur finals: 5 (3 titles)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 2015 | IBSF World Under-18 Snooker Championship | Ming Tung Chan | 5–2 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2019 | Asian Under-21 Championship |  Zhao Jianbo | 3–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 2019 | Challenge Tour – Event 1 |  Oliver Brown | 3–1 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2023 | World Amateur Championship |  Ali Alobaidli | 1–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 2024 | WSF Open | Gao Yang | 5–0 |
Team finals: 1 (1 title)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Team/partner | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 2016 | World Mixed Doubles Championship | Jaique Ip |  Eden Sharav Maria Catalano | 4–3[5] |
References
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