Rising star Chang Bingyu lit up the Shenzhen Open qualifiers with an excellent 147 break during his 5-0 defeat of Chatchapong Nasa on Tuesday.
The 23 year-old has been one to watch since returning to the main tour at the beginning of last season.
Contemporaries Zhao Xintong and Wu Yize have represented the Chinese competitors who have accepted the limelight the most across the last couple of years.
But Chang looks destined to join them at the highest echelons of the game, with his stock rapidly moving in an upward trajectory.
Chang, last season’s Scottish Open runner-up, reached the final round of the Shenzhen Open qualifiers with a devastating display of heavy scoring.
Not only did he compile his third career maximum break in the fourth frame, but he also tallied contributions of 135, 134, 109, and 83 – leaving his opponent with just 24 points scored.
The relentless showing evoked memories of his victory over Shaun Murphy in last season’s Welsh Open, where he also compiled four century breaks in a best-of-seven affair and ended the outing with a perfect 100% pot success rate.
Chang is already into the world’s top 50 but has no points to defend this season, meaning he could potentially challenge for a spot in the top 16 by the end of the campaign.
Elsewhere, there were victories for Chang’s countrymen He Guoqiang, Xu Si, Huang Jiahao, Luo Zetao, and Lan Yuhao.
The latter defied a three-ton performance from Noppon Saengkham to edge the Thai in a dramatic 5-4 thriller.
In an all-Welsh clash, Jackson Page denied the in-form Dylan Emery with a 5-3 scoreline, while Anthony McGill pipped Jordan Brown in a decider.
Antoni Kowalski, who memorably safeguarded his tour card by qualifying for the World Snooker Championship in April, beat Daniel Wells.
Ricky Walden, Matthew Selt, Oliver Lines, Liam Highfield, and David Grace were the others to make it through to the round of 64.
With the games involving the top 16 players held over to the venue stages in Shenzhen, only half of the matches in the upcoming round will be played on Wednesday.
There are some intriguing ties, though, with Luca Brecel in action against Pang Junxu and McGill facing recent Championship League Snooker winner Jak Jones.
Chang, meanwhile, will attempt to secure qualification for one of his home tournaments against Elliot Slessor.
The Shenzhen Open qualifiers draw is available here.
Featured image credit: WST
Watch Chang Bingyu’s 147 break
This was Chang Bingyu’s third career 147 break. It was the third made during the 2026/27 campaign and the 244th in total in a professional match. Watch the 147 break from Chang Bingyu below.
Ronnie O’Sullivan made five centuries, including a 147, during a 5-2 win over Ali Carter in the 2007 Northern Ireland Trophy.
Congratulations to Ricky Walden becoming yesterday the 19th player to compile 400 career centuries.
Never
Ronnie O’Sullivan has never made 5 tons in a single round-robin event. He has achieved a total of 41 world ranking event titles, but no record indicates he has made 5 tons in a single b09
Jay is correct. This was a very famous match.
Just a quick update about Jack Lisowski and his wretched beginning to this early season. He was destroyed by Zak Zurety 5 – 1 thus leaving with just qualifying for just the 2026 Shanghai Masters.
He fails to make the China Open, the Wuhan Open and the Shenzhen Open 2026.
Chang bingyu is so so good he also got 3 tons v leone crowely last season wining 4 ,0 he is much better than wu yize its just wu has got so much luckier in his games so far changs definetly a future wo.1 and a world champ he may even end up being better than ronnie by the time hes finished he got 44 tons last season already on 14 this season he got 3 tons yesterday 2 and a 86 eliot just played equally as good as him elliot deserves to go on and win the tournament
chang has already got 93 tons just 7 more to 100 incredible at 23 considering the ban he had if he didnt get it then he would be on 200 at least