17 Facts About Yan Bingtao

Yan Bingtao is a Chinese professional snooker player.

Yan Bingtao rose to prominence by winning the ISBF World Snooker Championship, the sport's world amateur title, in 2014 at age 14, which made him the tournament's youngest ever winner.

Aged 17 years and 284 days, Yan became the youngest player ever to contest a ranking final when he faced Mark Williams at the 2017 Northern Ireland Open; Williams won in a deciding frame.

Yan Bingtao claimed his first ranking title at the 2019 Riga Masters, becoming the third Chinese player, after Ding Junhui and Liang Wenbo, to win a ranking event.

Aged 20, Yan Bingtao became the youngest Masters winner since 19-year-old Ronnie O'Sullivan in 1995.

Yan Bingtao was charged with fixing matches and betting on snooker.

Yan Bingtao was born on 16 February 2000 in the city of Zibo, in Shandong province, China.

In December 2011, aged only 11, Yan Bingtao reached the final of the Zibo City championship.

Yan Bingtao reached the last 32 of the 2014 Wuxi Classic and 2014 Shanghai Masters.

Aged 14, Yan Bingtao became the youngest winner of the event beating Zhou Yuelong, who won it aged 15 in 2013.

Yan Bingtao was selected for the Chinese B team in the 2015 Snooker World Cup, with Zhou Yuelong as his teammate.

Yan Bingtao's world ranking rose rapidly again, standing at 23rd by the end of the season.

Yan Bingtao reached one quarter final, four semi finals, and one final.

Later in the season, Yan Bingtao reached the final stage of the World Snooker Championship again, but lost to Judd Trump in the second round.

Yan Bingtao secured his first triple crown event title at the Masters after beating Neil Robertson, Stephen Maguire, Stuart Bingham, and John Higgins.

Yan Bingtao became the first debutant to win the tournament since Mark Selby in 2008, and the second Chinese winner of the event after Ding Junhui lifted the title in 2011.

Yan Bingtao became the youngest player to win the tournament since Ronnie O'Sullivan in 1995.