Zhou Yuelong
| Born |
24 January 1998 Chengdu, China |
|---|---|
| Sport country |
 China
|
| Professional | 2014– |
| Highest ranking | 32 (May 2017) |
| Current ranking | 40 (as of 18 December 2016) |
| Career winnings | £145,208 |
| Highest break | 140 (2016 World Championship Qualifiers) |
| Century breaks | 33 |
| Best ranking finish | Quarter-final (2017 Welsh Open (snooker)) |
Zhou Yuelong (Chinese: 周跃龙, Pinyin: Zhōu Yuèlóng; born 1998 in Chengdu) is a professional snooker player from the People's Republic of China.
Between 2011 and 2014, Zhou was regularly selected to play in the wildcard round of Chinese ranking events. He could only win two of the nine he played in and was knocked out in the first round in both of those. Zhou won the 2013 IBSF World Snooker Championship which enabled him to join the snooker tour for the 2014/2015 season.
His first win as a professional came at attempt number one as he defeated Alfie Burden 5–3 to qualify for the 2014 Wuxi Classic, where he lost 5–3 to Graeme Dott in the first round. Zhou defeated compatriot Liang Wenbo 6–2 to qualify for the International Championship and won his first ever match at a ranking event by eliminating Chris Melling 6–1, before being edged out 6–5 by Ricky Walden. He made his debut in a ranking event outside China at the UK Championship, but lost 6–1 to Jimmy Robertson in the first round. At the minor-ranking Xuzhou Open, Zhou saw off Barry Pinches to reach the quarter-finals where Thepchaiya Un-Nooh beat him 4–2. This helped him finish 15th on the Order of Merit. Zhou's second last 32 appearance at a ranking event this season came at the China Open and, after winning the first two frames, he lost 5–2 to David Gilbert. He was the world number 75 after his debut season on tour.
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