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| Born | 16 February 2000 |
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| Sport country |  China |
| Nickname | The Tiger[1] |
| Professional | 2015– |
| Century breaks | 153 |
| Best ranking finish | Last 32 (2014 Wuxi Classic, 2014 Shanghai Masters]) |
Yan Bingtao (born 16 February 2000) is a Chinese professional snooker player. He became the first professional player to be born post-year 1999 and the yongest player to win the Amateur World Snooker Championship.
Career
Amateur
Yan began to feature in professional competitions at the start of the 2013/2014 season aged 13,[3] in Asian Players Tour Championship events,[3] and as a wildcard player in Chinese ranking tournaments,[3] in face his first win against a professional came in his first match, against Vinnie Calabrese in the 2013 Yixing Open.[3] He also secured wins over Stuart Bingham, Yu Delu, Barry Pinches and Liang Wenbo during the 2013/2014 and 2014/2015 seasons.[3] He reached the last 32 of the 2014 Wuxi Classic and 2014 Shanghai Masters.[2]
Qualification for professional status
In Novemeber 2014, Yan won the Amateur World Snooker Championship, beating Muhammad Sajjad of Pakistan 8–7 in the final.[4][3] Aged 14, Yan also set to record to be the youngest winner which was held by Zhou Yuelong, who won it aged 15 in 2013.[4] This win earned him a two year professional card for the 2015/2016 and 2016/2017 seasons.[4][3]
As a professsional
Yan was also selected for the "B" team in the 2015 Snooker World Cup, with Zhou Yuelong as teammate.[5] Yan, however was unable to take up his entry in the first ranking tournament of the 2015/2016 season, the 2015 Australian Goldfields Open, after failing to obtain a UK Visa.[6]
Performance and rankings timeline
| Tournament | 2013/ 14 |
2014/ 15 |
2015/ 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking[7][nb 1] | UR[nb 2] | UR[nb 2] | UR[nb 3] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Goldfields Open | A | A | WD | |||||||||||||||||||
| Shanghai Masters | A | 1R | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International Championship | A | WR | ||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Championship | A | A | ||||||||||||||||||||
| German Masters | A | A | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Welsh Open | A | A | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Open | A | A | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Players Championship Grand Final[nb 4] | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| China Open | WR | WR | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | A | A | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Former ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wuxi Classic | A | 2R | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||
| 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. | |||
References
- ^ "Yan Bingtao". World Snooker Tour. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Career-total Statistics for Zhang Yong - Professional". CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Yan Bingtao". Pro Snooker Blog. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- ^ a b c Pathak, Vivek (29 November 2014). "Yan Bingtao becomes youngest ever World Champion". International Billiards and Snooker Federation. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- ^ "SNOOKER WORLD CUP LINE-UP ANNOUNCED". World Snooker. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- ^ "Australian Goldfields Open Qualifiers". Snooker.org. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
External links
- Yan Bingto at CueTracker.net: Snooker Results and Statistic Database
- [1] Profile on Pro Snooker Blog