 Liang at the2016 Paul Hunter Classic | |
| Born | (1987-03-05)5 March 1987 (age 38)[1] Zhaodong,Heilongjiang, China |
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| Sport country |  China |
| Nickname | The Firecracker[2] |
| Professional | 2005–2023 |
| Highestranking | 11 (October, December 2016, May 2017)[3][4][5] |
| Maximum breaks | 3 |
| Century breaks | 292 |
| Tournament wins | |
| Ranking | 1 |
| Minor-ranking | 1 |
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| Chinese | 梁文博 | ||||||||||
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Liang Wenbo (Chinese:梁文博; born 5 March 1987) is a Chinese former professionalsnooker player. During his playing career, he won one ranking title at the2016 English Open, twice won theWorld Cup for China in2011 and2017 with teammateDing Junhui, and was runner-up at the2009 Shanghai Masters and the2015 UK Championship. He made 292century breaks in professional competition, including threemaximum breaks, and reached a career high of 11th in thesnooker world rankings.
In April 2022, Liang was convicted ofdomestic assault, after which theWorld Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) suspended him for four months. It suspended him again in October 2022 while investigatingmatch-fixing allegations that later widened to implicate nine other Chinese players. A disciplinary tribunal found Liang guilty of multiple match-fixing offences as well as destroying evidence and not cooperating with the investigation. In June 2023, the WPBSA permanently banned Liang and compatriotLi Hang from the sport, the only two lifetime bans ever handed down in professional snooker. The Chinese Billiards and Snooker Association (CBSA) upheld the WPBSA's decision.
As an amateur player, Liang reached the quarter-finals of the 2003IBSF World Snooker Championship, and the following year, he reached the semi-finals of the under-21 division of the same event. In the fourthInternational Open Series event, Liang reached the final.[6] At the2006 Asian Games, Liang won the silver medal in thesingles event, losing 2–4 in the final toDing Junhui, and competed in theChinese team at the event alongside Ding andTian Pengfei and was part of the winning trio in the team event.[7][8] Liang joined theChallenge Tour during the2004–05 snooker season, which was the tier below the World Snooker Association Main Tour. He finished 104th out of 168 competitors, accumulating 2150 points.[9]
Liang won the 2005IBSF World Under-21 Championship, for which he received a wildcard nomination to the MainWorld Snooker Tour despite not qualifying directly,[10] because not all of the players that were eligible took their places.[11] In his first ranking tournament, theGrand Prix, he lost in the first qualifying round toRory McLeod 2–5.[12] At the next ranking event, the2005 UK Championship, he defeatedAlfred Burden in the first qualifying round 9–1, but subsequently lost in the second qualifying round toMarcus Campbell 8–9.[13] At the2006 Welsh Open, he defeatedSean Storey,Jamie Burnett, andRory McLeod to reach the main draw of a ranking event for the first time. He completed awhitewash ofNigel Bond in the first round 5–0, but lost toGraeme Dott 3–5.[14]
At the2006 Malta Cup, he lost in the first qualifying round toPaul Davies 3–5.[15] At the2006 China Open (snooker), he beat David McDonnell andMatthew Couch before losing againstAdrian Gunnell 3–5 in the third qualifying round.[16] In qualifying for the2005 World Snooker Championship, he lost toJoe Delaney 5–10 in the first qualifying round.[17] Liang ended his debut season on the professional tour ranked 78th, a position that did not guarantee a place in the following season's tour; however, he had finished inside the top 8 of the one-year ranking list of those who had not qualified, which gave him a place on the main tour for the next season.[18]
During the2006–07 season, Liang reached at least the second round of qualifying in every ranking event. At theNorthern Ireland Trophy, he beatRobert Stephen 5–0 before falling toDavid Gilbert 0–5 in qualifying.[19] At theGrand Prix, Liang came out on top of his qualifying group, above more experienced players such asGerard Greene andBarry Pinches. He finished fourth in his group at theround-robin stage, and although he did not progress to the next round, he defeated world number oneStephen Hendry 3–0.[20] At the2006 UK Championship, he lost in the second round of qualifying toJamie Burnett 7–9.[21] In the following ranking event, the2007 Malta Cup, he lost toJoe Jogia 3–5, again in the second round of qualifying.[22] He qualified for the2007 Welsh Open, his third-ranking tournament, by beatingDene O'Kane, Jogia, andMark Davis. He met Nigel Bond again in the last 48, this time losing 3–5.[23]
At the2007 China Open, he beat Robert Stephen before losing to Finland'sRobin Hull.[24] At the2007 World Snooker Championship, he beatJeff Cundy before losing toMike Dunn.[25] Liang finished the season in 66th place, just outside the top 64.[26] However, this time he topped the one-year ranking list to ensure his place on the Tour for next season.[27]
At the2007 Shanghai Masters, Liang was defeated in the last qualifying round by Nigel Bond, who beat him 5–3.[28] At the2007 Northern Ireland Trophy, he defeatedFraser Patrick,Joe Delaney, andRory McLeod to qualify. He faced Gerard Greene in the last 48, but lost 2–5.[29] Liang was defeated in the second qualifying round for the2007 UK Championship, losing toDavid Roe 2–9.[30] He also failed to qualify for the2008 Welsh Open, when he was beaten in the last qualifying round byAndrew Norman 2–5.[31] He didn't win a match at the2008 China Open, losing in the first qualifying round toSteve Mifsud, who, at the end of this season, was ranked 54 places below Liang.[32]
At the2008 World Snooker Championship, Liang was one of three Chinese player to qualify for the main draw, defeatingBen Woollaston,Rod Lawler,David Gilbert, andIan McCulloch in the qualifying rounds.[33] He met former winnerKen Doherty in the first round and defeated him 10–5.[34] Leading 12–10 in the second round againstJoe Swail, Liang prematurely celebrated winning the match after pottingmatch ball, only to lose the frame. Swail came back to level the match at 12–12, but Liang won 13–12.[35] Liang facedRonnie O'Sullivan in the quarter-final, losing 7–13.[36] His run to the quarter-finals of the World Championship gained him 5,000 ranking points, as he finished 40th in the world at the end of the season.[32]
At the2008 Northern Ireland Trophy, he beatSteve Davis andPeter Ebdon to reach the last 16, where he lost toJohn Higgins 1–5. This result lifted him to a career high of 26 in the world.[37] He reached the main draw of the2008 Grand Prix by winning two qualifying matches, but then succumbed to O'Sullivan in the first round of the main draw.[38] Liang made his first professionalmaximum break in a 5–1 victory overMartin Gould in the third qualifying round of theBahrain Championship.[39][40] However, he failed to qualify for the main draw, losing 2–5 toMichael Judge.[41]
For the two Chinese events on this season's tour, Liang's two qualifying matches were held over until the venue stages. At the2008 Shanghai Masters, he defeatedAtthasit Mahitthi andMark Allen to reach the main draw but lost toRyan Day 0–5 in the first round.[42] At the2009 World Snooker Championship, after defeatingDave Harold 10–3 in the last qualifying round,[43] he lost 8–10 in the first round of the main draw against Ding.[44]
In July 2009, Liang won his first professional title, the2009 Beijing International Challenge, defeatingStephen Maguire 7–6 in the final.[45] At the2009 Shanghai Masters, he reached the final of his first ranking event, becoming the second Chinese player to do so (after Ding Junhui). He ultimately finished runner-up to O'Sullivan.[46][47]
Liang qualified for the2009 Grand Prix, but was defeated 2–5 byPeter Ebdon in the first round, winning the first two frames and losing the last five in succession. Prior to this meeting, he had played Ebdon twice, winning 5–1 and 5–0.[48] He reached the quarter-finals of the2009 UK Championship after defeating Ryan Day 9–3 and Mark King 9–2. He went on to lose 2–9 to John Higgins in the quarter-finals.[49] He failed to qualify for the2010 Welsh Open and theChina Open, as he lost 3–5 againstMichael Judge and 2–5 againstAndrew Higginson, respectively.[50][51] Liang qualified for the2010 World Snooker Championship by defeatingRod Lawler 10–2.[52] He was drawn against O'Sullivan but lost 7–10.[53] Liang finished the season ranked 16th in the world.[54]
At the2010 Wuxi Classic, he lost in the first round 2–5 againstMarco Fu.[55] He participated in the2010 Beijing International Challenge to defend his first professional title, but lost in the semi-finals 4–6 against eventual winner Tian Pengfei.[56] Liang failed to qualify for theWorld Open, as he lost 1–3 againstAndrew Higginson and lost his first round match at theShanghai Masters 3–5 againstMatthew Stevens.[55] Having started the season inside the top 16, his results were not sufficient to maintain that position, and he slipped out of the top 16.[57] After this, he lost his qualifying matches in the five ranking tournaments.[55]
Liang also participated in thePlayers Tour Championship, his best performance coming at thethird European event, where he reached the final but lost 0–4 againstMarcus Campbell.[55] After 12 out of 12 events, he was ranked 14th in the Players Tour Championship Order of Merit.[58] He lost his first round match at thePlayers Tour Finals 1–4 againstRicky Walden.[59]
Alongside Ding, he represented China at the2011 World Cup, which they won with a 4–2 victory against the Northern Ireland team.[60] During his match againstMatthew Stevens in the first round of the2011 Australian Goldfields Open, Liang had a chance to make his secondmaximum break in his career, but hesnookered himself on the yellow ball, and the break ended at 120.[61] He won the match 5–4 to reach the second round, where he lost 4–5 against Ken Doherty.[62] He also qualified for the2011 Shanghai Masters but lost in the first round 1–5 againstNeil Robertson.[63] After this, he was unable to qualify for the next two ranking events, as he lost 2–6 againstMichael White at the2011 UK Championship[64] and 3–5 againstLiu Chuang at the2012 German Masters.[65]
He beat David Gilbert and Rory McLeod to reach the first round of the2012 Welsh Open, where he facedJohn Higgins, being defeated 1–4.[66] He narrowly missed out on a place in the2012 World Open as he was defeated 4–5 by Mark King in the final round of qualifying.[67] He also lost in qualifying for the2012 China Open to the eventual winner of the event,Peter Ebdon, 0–5.[68]
He qualified for the2012 World Snooker Championship by defeatingMarcus Campbell 10–9.[69] However, he lost on adeciding frame to John Higgins 9–10 in the first round,[70] finishing the season ranked world number 37.[71]
Liang lost in qualifying for both the2012 Wuxi Classic and theShanghai Masters to Rod Lawler. He reached the venue stage of theAustralian Goldfields Open by beatingThanawat Thirapongpaiboon, but lost 3–5 in the first round against Matthew Stevens.[72] Liang beatAnthony McGill andAndrew Higginson to qualify for the2012 UK Championship, where he saw a 4–3 lead in the first round againstBarry Hawkins turn into a 4–6 defeat.[73] Liang failed to qualify for the next two events but won two matches to enter the main draw of both the2013 Welsh Open and theChina Open. In Wales, he lost 2–4 to Stevens in the first round, and in his homeland of China, he beat Lu Ning 5–1 in the wildcard round before losing 3–5 toStuart Bingham in the first round.[72] Liang had a very consistent season in thePlayers Tour Championship series as he advanced to, but not past, the last 16 in five of the ten events.[72] This saw him placed 27th on the Order of Merit, the season ending leaderboard, one spot short of making thePlayers Tour Finals.[74] Liang's season ended when he was beaten 6–10 byMark Davis in the final round of qualification for theWorld Championship.[75] His end-of-year ranking was world number 32.[76]
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In July 2013, Liang reached the final of theWorld Games, but lost the gold medal match 0–3 toAditya Mehta.[77] He had an excellent season in the Asian Tour events by reaching the semi-finals of theZhangjiagang Open, where he was defeated 1–4 byMichael Holt, and at theZhengzhou Open, where Liang won his first individual title on the World Snooker Tour.[77] He beatAnthony McGill 4–3 in the semi-finals before whitewashingLü Haotian 4–0 to claim the £10,000 first prize.[78] In the full ranking events, Liang won five successive frames against defending world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan in the second round of theInternational Championship to triumph 6–4, which marked his first ever success over his opponent after losing in all four previous attempts.[79] He then defeated Mark Davis 6–1 to reach the quarter-finals of a ranking event for the first time in four years, where he lost 3–6 againstGraeme Dott.[80][81] Liang reached the last 16 of both theGerman Masters andWelsh Open, losing 2–5 to Mark Davis and 2–4 to Barry Hawkins, respectively.[77] A second final on the Asian Tour followed at theDongguan Open, whereStuart Bingham made four breaks above 50 to defeat him 4–1, but Liang still topped theOrder of Merit to qualify for theFinals.[82] There, he was beaten 2–4 byYu Delu, and Liang was defeated 7–10 byMartin Gould in the final round ofWorld Championship qualifying.[77]
Liang overcameJamie Burnett 5–1 in the first round of the2014 Wuxi Classic and then inflicted the first defeat onMark Selby since he won the World Championship, beating him 5–3.[83] In the last 16, Liang was knocked out 2–5 byJoe Perry.[84] He lost 3–5 againstRobert Milkins in the opening round of the2014 Australian Goldfields Open, and in the wildcard round of theShanghai Masters, 1–5 to Yan Bingtao.[1] He failed to get past the last 64 of the next two ranking events but won two matches to reach the2015 German Masters, where he eliminatedLi Hang 5–1 in the first round. He reached the quarter-finals by coming back from 3–4 down againstStuart Bingham to win 5–4 on the final pink.[85] He also defeatedRyan Day 5–4 to play in his second career ranking event semi-final,[86] where he took four frames in a row to hold a narrow 4–3 advantage overShaun Murphy before losing three successive frames in a 4–6 defeat.[87] Liang did not drop a single frame in defeating bothCao Xinlong andGerard Greene at the2015 Welsh Open, but was then the victim of a whitewash by John Higgins in the third round. At the inauguralWorld Grand Prix, he lost 3–4 toGraeme Dott in the second round.[1] In the final round of2015 World Snooker Championship qualifying, he lost the last three frames against compatriotZhang Anda to be defeated 9–10.[88]
Liang reached the final of the invitational tournament, the2015 Six-red World Championship, but was heavily beaten 2–8 byThepchaiya Un-Nooh.[89] In the third round of the2015 UK Championship, he trailedJudd Trump by three frames but won 6–4.[90] He then defeatedTom Ford 6–5, after which Ford accused Liang of "boring him off the table" with slow play.[91] Liang opened his quarter-final match againstMarco Fu with three centuries and hung on to edge it 6–5, then came from 2–4 behind to reach the final by beatingDavid Grace 6–4.[92] It was the first final of the event to feature two players from outside the United Kingdom; Liang lost the match 5–10 toNeil Robertson.[93] A week later, he progressed to the semi-finals of theGibraltar Open, but was whitewashed 0–4 by Fu.[94]
Liang's UK Championship final helped him break back into the top 16 in the world rankings to make his debut at the2016 Masters, where he was knocked out 4–6 by John Higgins in the opening round.[95] He was whitewashed 0–4 byShaun Murphy in the quarter-finals of theWorld Grand Prix.[94] After winning three matches to qualify for the2016 World Snooker Championship, Liang lost 8–10 to Judd Trump after an earlier 7–3 lead.[96]
In the first round of the2016 Shanghai Masters, Liang was narrowly beaten 5–4 by O'Sullivan.[97] He won five matches at the2016 English Open, which included a 4–3 second round victory overShaun Murphy, to reach the semi-finals.[98] From 3–4 down, Liang defeated Stuart Bingham 6–5 to reach his third ranking event final.[99] In the final, he ended Judd Trump's 14-match winning streak with a 9–6 victory. He became the second player from mainland China to win a ranking event and thanked O'Sullivan (with whom he practiced daily) for his help.[100] The win also gave him entry to his firstChampion of Champions, where he lost 0–4 in the opening round toMark Selby.[98]
In the2016 Scottish Open, Liang reached the quarter-finals, where he lost toYu Delu 4–5.[101] In theMasters, he was onepot away from defeating O'Sullivan 6–4, instead going on to lose 5–6.[102] A 4–0 defeat ofDominic Dale and a pair of 4–3 victories overMark Allen andJoe Perry moved Liang into the semi-finals of the2017 World Grand Prix, where he was defeated 1–6 byBarry Hawkins.[98] In the second round of the2017 World Snooker Championship, Liang trailedDing Junhui 2–6 after the first session and 7–9 after the second. He then won a trio of frames to take the lead in the match for the first time at 12–11, but lost the match 12–13.[103] After the event, his end-of-season ranking rose to 11, which was his career-high.[104][105]
Still ranked within the top 16, Liang gained entry to the2018 Masters, where he led 5–4, but lost the match 5–6.[106] Having dropped to 19th in the world, Liang was forced to qualify for the2018 World Snooker Championship. In the tenth frame of his match against Lawler, he made his third career maximum break and had an opportunity to make another one in the twelfth frame, missing the finalblack ball.[107] After defeating Lawler, he was whitewashed byJamie Jones. Liang was the highest-ranked player not to make the main tournament.[108]
With Liang's ranking dropping, he reached only the third round of three ranking events during the2018–19 snooker season: the2018 European Masters, the2019 China Open, and the2019 China Championship, in which he advanced to the third round.[109] Liang finished the season ranked 41st in the world.[110]
At the2019 UK Championship, he defeatedDominic Dale,David Grace,Eden Sharav, andLi Hang, to reach the quarter-finals. Facing eventual champion Ding, he lost 2–6.[111] Liang also reached the quarter-finals of theGibraltar Open, losing 4–1 toJudd Trump.[112]
Liang reached the semi-finals of the2022 European Masters, defeating top-16 players Murphy and McGill before being defeated 2–6 by O'Sullivan.[113] He also reached the semi-final of the single-frame tournament, the2022 Snooker Shoot Out, where he lost to winnerHossein Vafaei.[114] At the invitational version of the2022 Championship League, Liang won group one and qualified for the last four during the Winner's Group. Liang lost 2–3 to Bingham, having been docked a frame for turning up late.[115] The final tournament for which Liang qualified was the2022 Welsh Open, where he lost 3–4 in the opening round toBen Woollaston.[116]
In the early hours of 20 July 2021, Liang was captured onCCTV repeatedly punching and kicking a woman during an argument in Sheffield city centre.[117] The victim made anemergency call, during which she was reported to be screaming in distress.[117] After pleading guilty to domestic assault at Sheffield Magistrates' Court on 9 February 2022, Liang was sentenced on 1 April to a 12-month community order plus a £1,380 fine.[118]Sheffield Heeley MPLouise Haigh called the outcome "a shockingly pathetic sentence for such a violent and appalling assault" and called for Liang to be banned from the upcoming2022 World Snooker Championship.[119]
The day after the sentencing, theWPBSA suspended Liang from professional competition with immediate effect, making him ineligible to compete in the World Championship qualifiers, which began on 4 April.[120][121] The WPBSA held a disciplinary hearing on 26 May, at which Liang accepted that he had breached the WPBSA Members' Rules and his contract with World Snooker Limited by engaging in behaviour unbecoming of a sportsperson and by bringing the sport into disrepute. The WPBSA suspended him for a total of four months, until 1 August, and ordered him to pay £1,000 towards the costs of the hearing.[122][123] Liang returned to competition at the2022 British Open qualifiers.[124]
The WPBSA suspended Liang again on 27 October 2022 due to misconduct allegations.[125][126] It later disclosed that it was investigating Liang for match-fixing offences. It subsequently suspended nine other Chinese players as part of the same investigation, which became the biggest match-fixing inquiry in the sport's history.[127] In January 2023, the WPBSA charged Liang with "being concerned in fixing matches and approaching players to fix matches on the World Snooker Tour, seeking to obstruct the investigation and failing to cooperate with the WPBSA investigation."[128]
An independent disciplinary tribunal began hearing cases against the suspended Chinese players in April 2023.[129] It found Liang guilty of fixing or conspiring to fix the results of five matches in total and of inducing players to fix the results of nine matches. It also found him guilty of betting on matches, threatening players, destroying evidence, and not cooperating with the investigation.[130] In June 2023, the WPBSA announced that it had banned Liang from the sport for life and ordered him to pay £43,000 in costs. It also bannedLi Hang for life and banned the other eight players involved for lengthy periods.[131]
The CBSA launched its own investigation after the WPBSA investigation concluded. It also banned Liang and Li for life, preventing them from taking part in any organised snooker competition in China.[132][133][134]
In December 2011, Liang joined Romford-based snooker academy and management team Grove Leisure.[135] Liang is married to Chen Xuejiao and the couple have one child.[136] In 2020, prior to theWorld Grand Prix, Liang had pledged to donate any money he would receive at the tournament to the Huizhou Red Cross in response to thecoronavirus outbreak in China.[137]
| 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 | An event was not held. | |||
| NR / Non-Ranking Event | An event is/was no longer a ranking event. | |||
| R / Ranking Event | An event is/was a ranking event. | |||
| MR / Minor-Ranking Event | An event is/was a minor-ranking event. | |||
| PA / Pro-am Event | An event is/was a pro-am event. | |||
| Tournament | 2004/ 05 | 2005/ 06 | 2006/ 07 | 2007/ 08 | 2008/ 09 | 2009/ 10 | 2010/ 11 | 2011/ 12 | 2012/ 13 | 2013/ 14 | 2014/ 15 | 2015/ 16 | 2016/ 17 | 2017/ 18 | 2018/ 19 | 2019/ 20 | 2020/ 21 | 2021/ 22 | 2022/ 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Ranking[138][nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | 73 | 66 | 40 | 27 | 16 | 30 | 37 | 32 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 19 | 41 | 35 | 27 | 40 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship League | Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | RR | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Masters[nb 4] | A | LQ | LQ | NR | Tournament Not Held | 2R | A | 3R | 1R | 1R | SF | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| British Open | A | Tournament Not Held | 2R | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | Tournament Not Held | 2R | 2R | WD | 2R | 3R | 1R | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Championship | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | QF | LQ | LQ | 1R | 3R | 2R | F | 2R | 3R | 1R | QF | 3R | 1R | WD | |||||||||||||||||
| Scottish Open | Tournament Not Held | MR | Not Held | QF | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | WD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| English Open | Tournament Not Held | W | 3R | 2R | 1R | 3R | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | NR | QF | SF | DNQ | DNQ | 2R | 1R | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shoot Out | Tournament Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | 2R | A | A | 3R | 3R | SF | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| German Masters | Tournament Not Held | LQ | LQ | LQ | 3R | SF | 1R | WD | 2R | LQ | LQ | 1R | WD | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Welsh Open | A | 2R | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | 1R | 4R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 4R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | |||||||||||||||||
| Players Championship[nb 5] | Tournament Not Held | 1R | DNQ | DNQ | 1R | DNQ | 1R | 1R | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour Championship | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | LQ | LQ | LQ | QF | 1R | 1R | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | 2R | LQ | LQ | 1R | 1R | WD | A | |||||||||||||||||
| Non-ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Champion of Champions | Tournament Not Held | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Masters | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | |||||||||||||||||
| Championship League | Not Held | A | RR | RR | RR | A | A | A | RR | RR | RR | WD | A | 2R | RR | SF | A | |||||||||||||||||||
| Six-red World Championship[nb 6] | Tournament Not Held | A | A | A | NH | A | A | 2R | F | QF | QF | A | A | Not Held | A | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Former ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Trophy | NH | NR | LQ | 1R | 3R | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bahrain Championship | Tournament Not Held | LQ | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wuxi Classic[nb 7] | Tournament Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | LQ | 2R | 3R | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Goldfields Open | Tournament Not Held | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | A | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shanghai Masters | Not Held | LQ | 1R | F | 1R | 1R | LQ | LQ | WR | 1R | 1R | 3R | Non-Ranking | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Hunter Classic[nb 8] | Pro-am Event | Minor-Ranking Event | 3R | A | A | NR | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Open | Tournament Not Held | 3R | 1R | NH | A | A | 1R | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China Open | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | 1R | LQ | 1R | 1R | 3R | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Riga Masters[nb 9] | Tournament Not Held | Minor-Rank | A | A | 2R | A | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International Championship | Tournament Not Held | LQ | QF | LQ | 2R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 3R | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China Championship | Tournament Not Held | NR | LQ | 3R | LQ | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Open[nb 10] | A | LQ | RR | LQ | 1R | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | 3R | Not Held | 2R | 1R | LQ | 2R | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Turkish Masters | Tournament Not Held | 2R | NH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gibraltar Open | Tournament Not Held | MR | 1R | 3R | A | QF | 2R | 1R | NH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former non-ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Huangshan Cup | Not Held | QF | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Masters Qualifying Event | NH | A | QF | QF | 2R | A | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Beijing International Challenge | Tournament Not Held | W | SF | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wuxi Classic[nb 7] | Tournament Not Held | RR | A | 1R | 1R | Ranking Event | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | 2R | Ranking Event | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General Cup[nb 11] | A | Tournament Not Held | F | NH | A | RR | A | RR | A | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shoot Out | Tournament Not Held | WD | 3R | 1R | A | A | 1R | Ranking Event | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China Championship | Tournament Not Held | 1R | Ranking Event | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Romanian Masters | Tournament Not Held | QF | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shanghai Masters | Not Held | Ranking Event | 1R | 2R | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Haining Open | Tournament Not Held | Minor-Rank | A | A | 2R | A | NH | A | NH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1 | 2010 | Rhein–Main Masters |  Marcus Campbell | 0–4 | [141] |
| Winner | 1 | 2013 | Zhengzhou Open | Lyu Haotian | 4–0 | [142] |
| Runner-up | 2 | 2014 | Dongguan Open |  Stuart Bingham | 1–4 | [143] |
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 2009 | Beijing International Challenge | Stephen Maguire | 7–6 | [144] |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2009 | General Cup | Ricky Walden | 2–6 | [145] |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2011 | HK Spring Trophy | Cao Yupeng | 5–6 | [146] |
| Runner-up | 3. | 2013 | World Games |  Aditya Mehta | 0–3 | [147] |
| Runner-up | 4. | 2015 | Six-red World Championship |  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | 2–8 | [148] |
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 2006 | Asian Games | Ding Junhui | 2–4 | [8] |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2009 | Asian Indoor Games | Xiao Guodong | 2–5 | [149] |
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Team | Opponent in the final | Score | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 2011 | World Cup | China |  Northern Ireland | 4–2 | [150] |
| Winner | 2. | 2017 | World Cup(2) | China A | England | 4–3 | [151] |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2017 | CVB Snooker Challenge | China |  Great Britain | 9–26 | [152] |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2019 | World Cup | China B | Scotland | 0–4 | [153] |
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1 | 2005 | IBSF World Under-21 Championship | Tian Pengfei | 11–9 | [154] |
