Lei Peifan (Chinese: 雷佩凡; born 31 May 2003) is a Chinese professional snooker player.[1]

Lei Peifan
Born (2003-05-31) 31 May 2003 (age 21)
Ankang, Shaanxi, China
Sport country China
Professional2019–2023, 2024–present
Highest ranking73 (August 2022)
Current ranking 86 (as of 11 November 2024)
Best ranking finishLast 16 (2024 Northern Ireland Open)

Career

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In May 2019, Lei came through Q School on the overall Order of Merit to earn a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour for the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons.[2]

In March 2024, by beating Australian Vinnie Calabrese from 5-3 down to win 6-5, Lei won APSBF Asia Pacific Open Snooker Championship 2024 to earn another two-year card on World Snooker Tour, starting from 2024-25 snooker season.

Performance and rankings timeline

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Tournament 2019/
20
2020/
21
2021/
22
2022/
23
2024/
25
Ranking[3][nb 1] [nb 2] 96 [nb 3] 77 [nb 2]
Ranking tournaments
Championship League NR WD A RR RR
Xi'an Grand Prix Tournament Not Held LQ
Saudi Arabia Masters Tournament Not Held 5R
English Open 1R 2R WD 1R LQ
British Open Not Held 1R LQ LQ
Wuhan Open Tournament Not Held LQ
Northern Ireland Open 2R 1R LQ LQ 3R
International Championship LQ Not Held LQ
UK Championship 1R 1R 1R LQ
Shoot Out 3R 1R 2R 1R
Scottish Open 1R 2R 2R LQ
German Masters LQ LQ LQ LQ
Welsh Open 1R 1R LQ LQ
World Open LQ Not Held
World Grand Prix DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
Players Championship DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
Tour Championship DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
World Championship A LQ LQ LQ
Former ranking tournaments
Riga Masters LQ Tournament Not Held
China Championship LQ Tournament Not Held
WST Pro Series NH RR Not Held
Turkish Masters Not Held LQ Not Held
Gibraltar Open 2R 3R 1R Not Held
European Masters LQ 1R LQ WD NH
WST Classic Not Held 1R NH
Former non-ranking tournaments
Six-red World Championship A Not Held LQ NH
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.
  1. ^ It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
  2. ^ a b New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking
  3. ^ Players qualified through Q School started the season without ranking points

Career finals

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Amateur finals: 4 (2 titles)

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Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 2017 World Under-18 Championship   Muhammad Naseem Akhtar 3–5
Runner-up 2. 2018 World Under-18 Championship   He Guoqiang 4–5
Winner 1. 2024 Asia Pacific Under-21 Snooker Championship   Jayden Dinga 5–3
Winner 2. 2024 Asia Pacific Snooker Championship   Vinnie Calabrese 6–5

References

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  1. ^ "Lei Peifan". wst.tv. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  2. ^ "PATRICK AND CHEN EARN TOUR RETURNS". World Snooker. 2019-05-29. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
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