# Li Yuan (snooker player)

Li Yuan (Chinese: 李远; born 20 October 1989) is a Chinese former professional snooker player.

## Career

Li had previously appeared as a wildcard at several ranking tournaments, such as the 2008 China Open where he pushed Marco Fu to a deciding frame, narrowly losing 5–4. The following season he appeared at the 2008 Shanghai Masters where he lost 5–1 to Andy Hicks. He then played in several Asian Tour Events, reaching the last 16 on two occasions, before appearing at the 2017 China Open wildcard round where he was defeated by 5-1 by Jimmy White.
Li turned professional in 2017, after being nominated as one of the two players from the CBSA China Snooker Tour.

## Performance and rankings timeline

| Tournament | 2007/ 08 | 2008/ 09 | 2012/ 13 | 2013/ 14 | 2014/ 15 | 2015/ 16 | 2016/ 17 | 2017/ 18 | 2018/ 19 |
| Ranking | | | | | | | | | 77 |
| Ranking tournaments ||||||||||
| Riga Masters | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | MR | MR | A | WD | 1R |
| World Open | A | A | A | A | Not Held | Not Held | A | LQ | LQ |
| Paul Hunter Classic | Pro-Am | Pro-Am | Minor-Ranking Event | Minor-Ranking Event | Minor-Ranking Event | Minor-Ranking Event | A | 1R | A |
| China Championship | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | NR | WD | LQ |
| European Masters | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | A | 1R | LQ |
| English Open | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | A | 2R | 1R |
| International Championship | Not Held | Not Held | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | LQ |
| Northern Ireland Open | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | A | QF | 1R |
| UK Championship | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R |
| Scottish Open | Not Held | Not Held | MR | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | A | 1R | 1R |
| German Masters | Not Held | Not Held | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ |
| World Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | NR | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ |
| Welsh Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R |
| Shoot-Out | Not Held | Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | A | 1R | 1R |
| Indian Open | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | A | A | NH | A | LQ | 1R |
| Players Championship | Not Held | Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ |
| Gibraltar Open | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | MR | A | 1R | A |
| Tour Championship | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | DNQ |
| China Open | WR | A | A | A | A | A | WR | LQ | LQ |
| World Championship | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | A |
| Non-ranking tournaments ||||||||||
| Haining Open | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | MR | MR | 4R | 4R | 4R |
| Former ranking tournaments ||||||||||
| Shanghai Masters | A | WR | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | NR |
Performance Table Legend :
| 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 | NH / Not Held | NH / Not Held | NH / Not Held | means an event was not held. |
| NR / Non-Ranking Event | NR / Non-Ranking Event | NR / Non-Ranking Event | NR / Non-Ranking Event | means an event is/was no longer a ranking event. |
| R / Ranking Event | R / Ranking Event | R / Ranking Event | R / Ranking Event | means an event is/was a ranking event. |
| MR / Minor-Ranking Event | MR / Minor-Ranking Event | MR / Minor-Ranking Event | MR / Minor-Ranking Event | means an event is/was a minor-ranking event. |

### Notes

* ↑ It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 He was an amateur.
* ↑ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.

## Career finals
### Amateur finals: 1

| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2008 | ACBS Asian Under-21 Championship | Li Hang | 1–6 |