14 Facts About Tian Pengfei

Tian Pengfei is a Chinese professional snooker player.

Tian Pengfei began his career by playing the Challenge Tour in 2004, at the time the second-level professional tour.

Tian Pengfei won the Beijing International Challenge, and returned to the Main Tour the following year.

Tian Pengfei failed to do this throughout the season, coming closest in his first event, the Australian Goldfields Open.

Tian Pengfei won his first two matches against Aditya Mehta and Anthony McGill before being given a bye into the final qualifying round due to the withdrawal of Anthony Hamilton.

Tian Pengfei went one better at the sixth European Tour Event with wins over the likes of Jamie Burnett, Mark Davis and Martin Gould in the quarter-finals to advance to the semis.

Tian Pengfei ended the season ranked world number 66, falling just short of the top 64 who remain on tour.

Tian Pengfei's deepest run of the year was at the China Open, where wins over Anthony McGill and Martin Gould took him into the last 16.

Tian Pengfei reached two more quarter-finals at the European Masters and the Gibraltar Open.

Tian Pengfei returned for the World Championship, but lost in the qualifiers to Sunny Akani.

Tian Pengfei's season was badly affected by a positive test for COVID-19, which forced him to self-isolate for several weeks.

Tian Pengfei is known as one of the most approachable players on the tour.

Tian Pengfei speaks excellent English and has occasionally helped with interpretation at press conferences, notably in the 2017 Northern Ireland Open where he assisted several Chinese players, including Lyu Haotian, despite Lyu having beaten him in their quarter-final match.

Tian Pengfei is a director at the Ding Junhui Snooker Academy in Sheffield, and runs a restaurant with his wife.