Chen Zifan
Qing dynasty person CBDB = 81560
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| Intro | Qing dynasty person CBDB = 81560 | |
| Places | China | |
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Biography
Chen Zifan (Chinese: 陈子凡, born 17 September 1995) is a Chinese professional snooker player.
Career
He began playing in minor-ranking Asian Players Tour Championship events in 2012, reaching the last 64 in at Event 1 in Zhangjiagang where he lost 4–2 to Michael White.
The following season he made a wildcard appearance at the World Open, where he defeated Sanderson Lam before losing 5–0 to Judd Trump in the last 64. He was also a wildcard at the China Open, where he was defeated 5–2 by compatriot Yu Delu. He also qualified for the 2016 International Championship, defeating professional Tian Pengfei 6–3, and only narrowly losing in the first round to 6–5 to Liang Wenbo.
Chen Zifan turned professional for the 2017/18 season after defeating Ben Jones 4–1 in the final round of Q-School Event 2.
In May 2019, Chen Zifan came through Q-School - Event 2 by winning six matches to earn a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour for the 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 seasons.
Performance and rankings timeline
| Tournament | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ranking | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Riga Masters | Not Held | MR | A | WD | LQ | 3R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International Championship | A | A | A | WR | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China Championship | Tournament Not Held | NR | 1R | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| English Open | Tournament Not Held | A | 3R | 1R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Open | A | 1R | A | NH | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | Not Held | A | 2R | 2R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Championship | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scottish Open | MR | Not Held | A | 1R | 1R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Masters | Tournament Not Held | A | 2R | LQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| German Masters | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Grand Prix | Not Held | NR | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Welsh Open | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shoot-Out | Non-Ranking Event | A | 1R | 1R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Players Championship | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gibraltar Open | Not Held | MR | A | 1R | 2R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour Championship | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China Open | A | WR | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wuxi Classic | A | A | 1R | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shanghai Masters | A | A | WR | WR | WR | LQ | Non-Rank. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Hunter Classic | Minor-Ranking | A | A | 2R | NR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Open | NH | A | A | NH | A | LQ | LQ | NH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Performance Table Legend | |||||
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| 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. | |||
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