Yan Bingtao

Ranking titles: One, 2019 Riga Masters

Career highlights

2014: Wins the World Amateur Championship
2015: At the age of just 15, wins the World up for China’s B Team in Wuxi alongside Zhou Yuelong. They beat Scotland’s John Higgins and Stephen Maguire in the final. Beats Shaun Murphy at the Champion of Champions before losing to Neil Robertson.
2016: Becomes the first player born in the year 2000 to turn pro.
2017: Reaches the final of a ranking event for the first time at the Northern Ireland Open in Belfast. At the age of 17, victory would have made him the youngest ever winner of a ranking event, beating Ronnie O’Sullivan’s long standing record. But he loses a thriller 9-8 to Mark Williams. Named Rookie of the Year at the end of the 2016/17 season. Plays at the Crucible for the first time, losing in the first round to Shaun Murphy.
2019: Captures his first ranking title at the Kaspersky Riga Masters in Latvia, winning six matches to reach the final before beating Mark Joyce 5-2. Becomes the first teenager to win a ranking title since Ding Junhui in 2006.
2020: Reaches the final of the Players Championship before losing 10-4 to Judd Trump.

2018/19 Results

2019 World Championship Last 48

2019 China Open Last 64

2019 Gibraltar Open Last 16

2019 Indian Open Last 32

2019 Shoot Out Last 128

2019 Welsh Open Last 128

2019 World Grand Prix Last 32

2019 German Masters Last 16

2018 Scottish Open Last 32

2018 UK Championship Last 32

2018 Northern Ireland Open Last 128

2018 International Championship Last 16

2018 English Open Last 64

2018 European Masters Last 64

2018 China Championship Last 16

2018 Shanghai Masters Last 24

2018 Yushan World Open Last 32

2018 Riga Masters Last 64

2017/18 Results

2018 World Championship Last 80

2018 China Open Last 32

2018 Players Championship Last 16

2018 Welsh Open Quarter-final

2018 World Grand Prix Last 16

2018 Shoot Out Last 128

2018 German Masters Last 128

2017 Scottish Open Last 32

2017 UK Championship Last 32

2017 Northern Ireland Open Runner-up

2017 Shanghai Masters Last 64

2017 International Championship Semi-final

2017 English Open Last 16

2017 European Masters Last 64

2017 Indian Open Last 64

2017 China Championship Last 32

2017 Riga Masters Last 128

2016/17 Results

2017 World Championship Last 32

2017 China Open Last 128

2017 Gibraltar Open Last 64

2017 Shoot Out Last 128

2017 Welsh Open Last 16

2017 World Grand Prix Last 32

2017 German Masters Quarter-final

2016 Scottish Open Last 128

2016 UK Championship Last 32

2016 Northern Ireland Open Last 16

2016 International Championship Last 32

2016 English Open Last 16

2016 European Masters Last 32

2016 Shanghai Masters Last 96

2016 Paul Hunter Classic Last 16

2016 World Open Last 128

2016 Indian Open Last 128

2016 Riga Masters Last 16