Chang Bingyu is a Chinese former professional snooker player who, in 2023, received a two-year ban from professional competition after committing match-fixing offences.
13 Facts About Chang Bingyu
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In December 2022, Chang was suspended from the professional tour amid a match-fixing investigation.
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Chang Bingyu was born in Golmud, Qinghai on 8 August 2002.
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Later that year, Chang Bingyu had his first significant result in a senior event on the Chinese tour.
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Ding Junhui's former coach, Wu Wenzhong, said he thought Chang Bingyu was ahead of Ding at the age of 15.
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The 7-times world champion Stephen Hendry attended the tournament and said Chang Bingyu was even better than he was at that age.
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In 2018, Chang Bingyu won the IBSF World Snooker Championship, a leading amateur event.
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Chang Bingyu received wildcard invitations to the World Open, the Shanghai Masters, the China Championship, the International Championship and the China Open.
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Chang Bingyu moved to England with his father, where he was at first based at the Q House Academy in Darlington, and then later at the Victoria Snooker Academy in Sheffield.
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Chang Bingyu produced a 120 total clearance in the Shoot Out, which commentator Neal Foulds said reminded him of Mark Williams.
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Chang Bingyu decided not to return when the season resumed, and missed the 2020 World Snooker Championship.
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Chang Bingyu began his second season needing some good results to retain his tour card.
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Chang Bingyu finished the season ranked 69, but his position on the 1-year list meant he qualified for a new 2-year tour card.