Fan Zhengyi is a Chinese professional who won the 2022 European Masters for the first ranking title of his career.
Fan Zhengyi – Career Snapshot
| Date of birth: | 27 January 2001 |
| Nationality: | China |
| Turned professional: | 2018 |
| Highest world ranking: | No. 29 |
| Ranking titles: | 1 |
| World Championship titles: | 0 |
| Triple Crown titles: | 0 |
| Masters appearances: | 0 |
| Maximum 147 breaks: | 0 |
Fan Zhengyi’s Snooker Career
One of a number of young Chinese players who began to emerge during the 2010s, Fan Zhengyi first turned professional in 2018. A year earlier, he beat fellow teenager Luo Honghao 7-6 in the final of the IBSF World Under-21 Championship to secure a two-year main tour card.
Most of Fan’s early years on the pro circuit were unremarkable, but he produced a brief and memorable breakthrough at the beginning of 2022. Prior to that season’s German Masters, he had never reached the last 16 of a ranking tournament.
After qualifying for Berlin, he beat Liam Highfield and Andrew Higginson to feature in his first quarter-final, where he lost 5-0 to Mark Allen. Fan carried that confidence into the following month’s European Masters, producing the best run of his career.
At the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, Fan defeated Kyren Wilson, Yan Bingtao, and David Gilbert to reach a maiden ranking final. Coming up against Ronnie O’Sullivan, it was widely considered to be one of the biggest mismatches in the history of ranking event title deciders.
But Fan produced the performance of his lifetime to see off the Rocket with a 10-9 scoreline that earned him an £80,000 top prize. Despite climbing to a career-high ranking of number 29 in the world, he has struggled to replicate that kind of standard since, however.
Fan Zhengyi’s Ranking Titles
Fan Zhengyi won 1 ranking title during his professional career.
| Year | Tournament |
|---|---|
| 2022 | European Masters |
Other Major Titles and Notable Wins
- None
Fan Zhengyi and the Triple Crown
Fan Zhengyi has won 0 Triple Crown titles during his professional career.
- World Championship: 0 titles
- UK Championship: 0 titles
- Masters: 0 titles
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