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Gao Yang earned his place on the World Snooker Tour by claiming victory at the inaugural World Snooker Federation Junior Open in January 2020.
Just 15, the Chinese player defeated England’s Sean Maddocks 5-2 in Malta to secure his tour nomination. Gao had previously competed at the 2019 World Open as a wildcard player, losing his opening match 5-1 to Lu Ning.
During his rookie season on tour, Gao reached the last 64 stage of four ranking events and in 2022 reached his maiden last 32 at the German Masters.