Li Yuan (snooker player)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Li (李).

Li Yuan (Chinese: 李远; born 20 October 1989) is a Chinese former professional snooker player.

Li Yuan

Paul Hunter Classic 2017
Born	(1989-10-20) 20 October 1989 (age 35) Beijing, China
Sport country	China
Professional	2017–2019
Highest ranking	77 (August 2018)
Best ranking finish	Quarter-final (x1)

Career

Li had previously appeared as a wildcard at several ranking tournaments, such as the 2008 China Open where he pushed Marco Fu to a deciding frame, narrowly losing 5–4.^[1] The following season he appeared at the 2008 Shanghai Masters where he lost 5–1 to Andy Hicks.^[2] He then played in several Asian Tour Events, reaching the last 16 on two occasions, before appearing at the 2017 China Open wildcard round where he was defeated by 5-1 by Jimmy White.^[3]

Li turned professional in 2017, after being nominated as one of the two players from the CBSA China Snooker Tour.^[4]

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament	2007/ 08	2008/ 09	2012/ 13	2013/ 14	2014/ 15	2015/ 16	2016/ 17	2017/ 18	2018/ 19
Ranking[5][nb 1]	[nb 2]	[nb 2]	[nb 2]	[nb 2]	[nb 2]	[nb 2]	[nb 2]	[nb 3]	77
Ranking tournaments
Riga Masters	Tournament Not Held				MR		A	WD	1R
World Open	A	A	A	A	Not Held		A	LQ	LQ
Paul Hunter Classic	Pro-Am		Minor-Ranking Event				A	1R	A
China Championship	Tournament Not Held						NR	WD	LQ
European Masters	Tournament Not Held						A	1R	LQ
English Open	Tournament Not Held						A	2R	1R
International Championship	Not Held		A	A	A	A	A	1R	LQ
Northern Ireland Open	Tournament Not Held						A	QF	1R
UK Championship	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	1R
Scottish Open	Not Held		MR	Not Held			A	1R	1R
German Masters	Not Held		A	A	A	A	A	LQ	LQ
World Grand Prix	Tournament Not Held				NR	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
Welsh Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	1R
Shoot-Out	Not Held		Non-Ranking Event				A	1R	1R
Indian Open	Tournament Not Held			A	A	NH	A	LQ	1R
Players Championship	Not Held		DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
Gibraltar Open	Tournament Not Held					MR	A	1R	A
Tour Championship	Tournament Not Held								DNQ
China Open	WR	A	A	A	A	A	WR	LQ	LQ
World Championship	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	LQ	A
Non-ranking tournaments
Haining Open	Tournament Not Held				MR		4R	4R	4R
Former ranking tournaments
Shanghai Masters	A	WR	A	A	A	A	A	1R	NR

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.

Notes

1. It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
2. He was an amateur.
3. New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.

Career finals

Amateur finals: 1

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score
Runner-up	1.	2008	ACBS Asian Under-21 Championship	Li Hang	1–6[6]