Li Yan (snooker player)

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Li.
Li Yan
Born September 17, 1992 (1992-09-17) (age 19)
China
Sport country  China
Professional 2011–
Highest ranking 65 (1 month)
Current ranking 65
Best ranking finish Last 32 (2009 Shanghai Masters, 2011 UK Championship)

Li Yan (born September 17, 1992) is a professional snooker player from the People's Republic of China.

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Career

Li received a wild card for the 2008 Shanghai Masters, losing 1-5 to Anthony Hamilton. At the 2009 Shanghai Masters, he defeated Gerard Greene 5-4, before losing to Ryan Day in the last 32.

Li qualified for the 2011/2012 professional Main Tour as one of four semi-finalists from the second Q School event.[1] He won four qualifying matches to clinch a place in the main draw of the 2011 UK Championship, where he faced Shaun Murphy and was beaten 6-3.[2]

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament 2008/
09		 2009/
10		 2010/
11		 2011/
12
Ranking UR[nb 1] UR[nb 1] UR[nb 1] UR[nb 2]
Ranking Tournaments
Australian Goldfields Open Not Held LQ
Shanghai Masters WR 1R WR LQ
UK Championship A A A 1R
German Masters Not Held A LQ
Welsh Open A A A
World Open[nb 3] A A A
China Open[nb 4] A WR WR
World Championship A A A
Non-Ranking Tournaments
The Masters A A A A
Masters Qualifying Event A A Not Held
Premier League Snooker A A A A
Former Ranking Tournaments
Northern Ireland Trophy A Not Held
Bahrain Championship A Not Held
Performance Table Legend
LQ lost in qualifying draw #R lost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)
QF advanced to but not past the quarterfinals SF advanced to but not past the semifinals
F advanced to the final, tournament runner-up W won the tournament
DQ disqualified from the tournament A did not participate in 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.
  1. ^ a b c Li wasn't part of the main tour and participated only at tournaments in China as a wild-card.
  2. ^ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.
  3. ^ The event was called the Grand Prix (1984/1985-2000/2001 and 2004/2005-2009/2010)
  4. ^ The event was called the China International (1998/1999)

References

  1. ^ "Chinese Duo Join Main Tour". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2364573,00.html. Retrieved 22 May 2011. 
  2. ^ "Martin Gould and Shaun Murphy into round two". http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/sport/9401279.UK_Snooker_Championship__Martin_Gould_and_Shaun_Murphy_into_round_two/. Retrieved December 12, 2011. 

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