Nationality
CHN
Date Of Birth
16 Aug 1987
(37 Years)
Turned Pro
2006
Current World Ranking
#70
CAREER STATS
Triple Crown Titles
0
Ranking Titles
0
Ranking Finals
0
147s
0
TRIPLE CROWNS
SEASON STATS
Tournaments Won
0
Points Scored
7310
Average Shot Time
26.9
Breaks 50+
44
Breaks 100+
2
Highest Break This Season
139
147s
0
Bio
Tian created one of the biggest upsets in snooker history when as a wild card he beat Ronnie O’Sullivan at the 2010 China Open. A year later he was promoted to the tour for a second time and has stayed there ever since. Tian beat O’Sullivan again, this time without losing a frame, at the 2023 Welsh Open to reach his first full ranking semi-final 17 years after his professional debut. He was also runner up in a minor ranking event in Germany in 2015.
Career History
| Year | Description |
|---|---|
| 2010 | Plays as a wild card at the China Open and beats Ronnie O’Sullivan. Competes in the Wuxi Classic invitation event as an amateur and reaches the semi-finals. |
| 2011 | Turns pro after coming through Q School. |
| 2015 | Reaches the final of the Ruhr Open European Tour event, beating Shaun Murphy along the way, but is denied the title by Rory McLeod. |
| 2016 | Climbs to 48th in the world. |
| 2017 | Reaches the quarter-finals of a ranking event for the first time at the Northern Ireland Open, including a win over home favourite Mark Allen. |
| 2018 | Quarter-finalist at the European Masters. |
| 2019 | Qualifies for the final stages of the World Championship for the first time. Pushes Stephen Maguire all the way at the Crucible – leads 8-5 and 9-7 but eventually loses 10-9. Reaches the quarter-finals of both the Gibraltar Open and the English Open. |
| 2021 | Reaches the Crucible for a second time at the World Championship, before losing out 10-7 against John Higgins in the opening round. |
| 2023 | Reaches his first ranking event semi-final with a tremendous run at the Welsh Open, knocking out the likes of John Higgins and Ronnie O’Sullivan before losing to Robert Milkins. |