Tian Pengfei
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- This is a Chinese name; the family name is Tian.
| Tian Pengfei | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 16, 1987 , China |
| Nationality |  China |
| Professional | 2006– |
| 2008/09 ranking | 67 |
| Highest break | 147 (in practice play)[clarify] |
| Tournament wins | |
| Ranking | 0 |
| Non-ranking | 4 |
Tian Pengfei (born 16 August 1987) is a professional snooker player from the People's Republic of China.
[edit] Career
Tian reached the last 32 of the under-21 division of the IBSF World Snooker Championship in 2002. The following year, he reached the last 16 in the same tournament, and was the runner-up in the 2005 event, where he lost to Liang Wenbo. Tian finished seventh in the 2005/2006 Pontins International Open Series, winning two of the eight events.
At the 2006 Asian Games, Tian co-won two gold medals, in the pairs with Ding Junhui, and in the team discipline with Ding and Liang.
| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Snooker | |||
| Asian Games | |||
| Gold | 2006 Doha | Doubles | |
| Gold | 2006 Doha | Team | |
In his debut season on the professional circuit, Tian reached the last 32 of the Northern Ireland Trophy, beating Jamie Cope and Andy Hicks along the way. Tian lost to Shaun Murphy, 4–5, despite having initially led 3–0. In the Malta Cup, he reached the last 48, beating Dermot McGlinchey, Stuart Pettman and Jamie Cope. Pengfei lost to Nigel Bond, 3–5.
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