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Chen Zifan

Nationality: China (China); Male; Born: 17 Sep 1995 (28 years)
Status: Amateur; First season as pro: 2017; Last season as pro: 2022;

Other sources: CueTracker ; World Snooker
Info: Due to match fixing offences suspended until 20 December 2027 (https://snookerhq.com/2023/06/21/cbsa-announces-bans-chinese-match-fixing-snooker-players/). Additional CBSA suspensions for China (https://snookerhq.com/2023/06/21/cbsa-announces-bans-chinese-match-fixing-snooker-players/).
2022/2023
6 Red World Championship Qual (7-9 Jan 2023)
Q Rd 1 Scotland Dean Young w/o China Chen Zifan  

Chen was suspended

English Open (12-18 Dec 2022)
Rd 1 England Ali Carter [21] 4-0 China Chen Zifan [94] Head to head Details 
Scottish Open (28 Nov - 4 Dec 2022)
Rd 1 Wales Jamie Jones [27] 4-0 China Chen Zifan [94] Head to head Details 

Three consecutive centuries by Jones

German Masters Qual (21-26 Nov 2022)
Q Rd 2 England Elliot Slessor [54] 5-4 China Chen Zifan [92]   Details 
UK Championship Qual (5-10 Nov 2022)
Q Rd 1 Pakistan Farakh Ajaib (a) 6-2 China Chen Zifan [92] Head to head Details 
English Open Qual (25-30 Oct 2022)
Q Rd 2 China Chen Zifan [94] 4-3 Thailand Mink Nutcharut (f) [117] Head to head Details 
Northern Ireland Open (16-23 Oct 2022)
Rd 1 Northern Ireland Mark Allen [1] 4-0 China Chen Zifan [93]   Details 
Scottish Open Qual (9-14 Oct 2022)
Q Rd 1 China Chen Zifan [94] 4-0 Australia Ryan Thomerson [110]   Details 
British Open (26 Sep - 2 Oct 2022)
Rd 1 Scotland Ross Muir (a) 4-3 China Chen Zifan [90] Head to head Details 

Chen was 3-0 up.

Northern Ireland Open Qual (23-28 Aug 2022)
Q Rd 2 China Chen Zifan [93] 4-1 Hong Kong Ng On Yee (f) [94]   Details 
British Open Qual (9-14 Aug 2022)
Q Rd 1 China Chen Zifan [90] 4-2 Thailand Mink Nutcharut (f) [118] Head to head Details 
European Masters Qual (15-24 Jul 2022)
Q Rd 1 Ireland Aaron Hill [101] 5-1 China Chen Zifan [87]   Details 
Championship League Stage One Group 29 (1 Jul 2022)
Grp China Chen Zifan [82] 2-2 England John Astley [101]  
Grp China Lu Ning [29] 3-0 China Chen Zifan [82]   Details 
Grp China Chen Zifan [82] 3-0 England Oliver Lines [50] Head to head Details 

Respotted black in frame 1.

2021/2022
World Championship Qual (4-13 Apr 2022)
Q Rd 1 England Hammad Miah [92] 6-3 China Chen Zifan [115] Head to head Details 
Gibraltar Open (24-26 Mar 2022)
Rd 1 England Nigel Bond [72] 4-1 China Chen Zifan [111] Head to head Details 
Welsh Open Qual (15-20 Feb 2022)
Q Rd 1 England Mark Selby [2] 4-1 China Chen Zifan [115] Head to head Details 
Turkish Masters Qual (2-6 Feb 2022)
Q Rd 1 Scotland Scott Donaldson [44] 5-3 China Chen Zifan [113] Head to head Details 
Shoot Out (20-23 Jan 2022)
Rd 1 England Paul Deaville (a) 59-50 China Chen Zifan [103]   Details 
UK Championship (23 Nov - 5 Dec 2021)
Rd 1 China Zhou Yuelong [17] 6-1 China Chen Zifan [111] Head to head Details 
European Masters Qual (27-31 Oct 2021)
Q Rd 1 Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh [18] 5-3 China Chen Zifan [108] Head to head Details 

Un-Nooh's 144 in frame 5 is the highest break in the event so far

German Masters Qual (18-26 Oct 2021)
Q Rd 1 China Yan Bingtao [15] 5-2 China Chen Zifan [105] Head to head Details 
Scottish Open Qual (24-29 Sep 2021)
Q Rd 1 England Craig Steadman [97] 4-2 China Chen Zifan [105] Head to head Details 
English Open Qual (17-22 Sep 2021)
Q Rd 1 England Nigel Bond [64] 4-1 China Chen Zifan [105] Head to head Details 
Northern Ireland Open Qual (23-27 Aug 2021)
Q Rd 1 England Alfie Burden [112] 4-1 China Chen Zifan [110] Head to head Details 
British Open (16-22 Aug 2021)
Rd 2 England Liam Highfield [40] 3-2 China Chen Zifan [111]   Details 
Rd 1 China Chen Zifan [111] 3-0 Pakistan Farakh Ajaib [86] Head to head Details 
Championship League Stage One Group 17 (4 Aug 2021)
Grp China Chen Zifan [100] 2-2 Scotland Michael Collumb (a)  
Grp England Shaun Murphy [3] 3-1 China Chen Zifan [100] Head to head Details 
Grp Wales Jamie Jones [46] 3-1 China Chen Zifan [100] Head to head Details 
2020/2021
World Championship Qual (5-14 Apr 2021)
Q Rd 3 England Stuart Bingham [18] 6-1 China Chen Zifan [79] Head to head Details 
Q Rd 2 China Chen Zifan [79] 6-5 England Mitchell Mann [81]   Details 
WST Pro Series First Phase Group I (15 Mar 2021)
Grp England Jamie Wilson [117] 2-0 China Chen Zifan [71]   Details 
Grp China Chen Zifan [71] 2-1 England David Lilley [90]   Details 
Grp England Ben Hancorn [110] 2-1 China Chen Zifan [71]   Details 
Grp China Chen Zifan [71] 2-1 England Ronnie O'Sullivan [1]   Details 
Grp China Chen Zifan [71] 2-1 England Tom Ford [25] Head to head Details 
Grp China Lyu Haotian [35] 2-0 China Chen Zifan [71]   Details 
Grp England Mark Joyce [54] 2-0 China Chen Zifan [71]   Details 
Gibraltar Open (1-7 Mar 2021)
Rd 3 England Jimmy White [80] 4-3 China Chen Zifan [77]   Details 

Chen needed two snookers in the decider and got them but lost the frame anyway.

Rd 2 China Chen Zifan [77] 4-3 Ireland Leo Fernandez (a)   Details 
Rd 1 China Chen Zifan [77] 4-1 England Daniel Womersley (a)   Details 
Welsh Open (15-21 Feb 2021)
Rd 1 England Kyren Wilson [6] 4-2 China Chen Zifan [77] Head to head Details 
Scottish Open (7-13 Dec 2020)
Rd 1 England Mark King [45] 4-0 China Chen Zifan [81] Head to head Details 

Chen didn't score a single point

UK Championship (23 Nov - 6 Dec 2020)
Rd 3 Scotland Anthony McGill [19] 6-1 China Chen Zifan [78] Head to head Details 
Rd 2 China Chen Zifan [78] 6-5 China Yan Bingtao [13] Head to head Details 
Rd 1 China Chen Zifan [78] 6-5 China Yuan Sijun [52]   Details 
Match started late due to late arrival of COVID-19 test results.
Northern Ireland Open (16-22 Nov 2020)
Rd 1 China Xu Si [81] 4-1 China Chen Zifan [78]   Details 
German Masters Qual (10-14 Nov 2020)
Q Rd 1 England Shaun Murphy [5] 5-0 China Chen Zifan [77] Head to head Details 

147 by Murphy in the second frame. Watch on YouTube.

English Open (12-18 Oct 2020)
Rd 1 England Jimmy Robertson [26] 4-1 China Chen Zifan [75]   Details 
European Masters (21-27 Sep 2020)
Rd 2 England Stuart Bingham [13] 5-1 China Chen Zifan [77] Head to head Details 
Rd 1 China Chen Zifan [77] 5-3 Israel Eden Sharav [69]   Details 
Championship League Stage One Group 3 (14 Sep 2020)
Grp Wales Jamie Jones [94] 3-1 China Chen Zifan [76] Head to head Details 
Grp England Gary Wilson [17] 2-2 China Chen Zifan [76] Head to head
Grp England Robert Milkins [48] 3-0 China Chen Zifan [76] Head to head Details 
2019/2020
Gibraltar Open (11-15 Mar 2020)
Rd 3 Ireland Fergal O'Brien [60] 4-2 China Chen Zifan [96]   Details 
Rd 2 China Chen Zifan [96] 4-3 Wales Andrew Pagett (a) Head to head Details 
Rd 1 China Chen Zifan [96] 4-0 China Zhang Jiankang [81]   Details 
Shoot-Out (20-23 Feb 2020)
Rd 1 England Ali Carter [11] 56-50 China Chen Zifan [97] Head to head Details 

Break 52

Welsh Open (10-16 Feb 2020)
Rd 2 England Mark Selby [5] 4-1 China Chen Zifan [107] Head to head Details 
Rd 1 China Chen Zifan [107] 4-3 Norway Kurt Maflin [42]   Details 
German Masters Qual (20-22 Dec 2019)
Q Rd 1 England Stuart Carrington [44] 5-0 China Chen Zifan [104]   Details 
European Masters Qual (17-19 Dec 2019)
Q Rd 2 England Kyren Wilson [8] 5-1 China Chen Zifan [103] Head to head Details 
Q Rd 1 China Chen Zifan [103] 5-2 England Louis Heathcote [84]   Details 
Scottish Open (9-15 Dec 2019)
Rd 1 England Ben Woollaston [38] 4-3 China Chen Zifan [109] Head to head Details 
UK Championship (26 Nov - 8 Dec 2019)
Rd 1 Scotland Scott Donaldson [26] 6-1 China Chen Zifan [103] Head to head Details 
Northern Ireland Open (11-17 Nov 2019)
Rd 2 China Si Jiahui [98] 4-1 China Chen Zifan [109]   Details 
Si won three frames on the black.
Rd 1 China Chen Zifan [109] 4-2 Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace (a)   Details 
English Open (14-20 Oct 2019)
Rd 1 Wales Lee Walker [79] 4-1 China Chen Zifan [101]   Details 
World Open Qual (2-5 Oct 2019)
Q Rd 1 Scotland John Higgins [4] 5-2 China Chen Zifan [97]   Details 
China Championship Qual (15-18 Aug 2019)
Q Rd 2 Scotland Anthony McGill [23] 5-1 China Chen Zifan [93] Head to head Details 
Riga Masters (26-28 Jul 2019)
Rd 3 China Yan Bingtao [16] 4-0 China Chen Zifan Head to head Details 
Chen reached the last 16 for the first time
Rd 2 China Chen Zifan 4-0 England Ben Woollaston [34] Head to head Details 
Rd 1 China Chen Zifan 4-0 Estonia Andres Petrov (a) Head to head Details 
International Championship Qual (14-17 Jun 2019)
Q Rd 1 England Ricky Walden [29] 6-0 China Chen Zifan   Details 
Riga Masters Qual (10-13 Jun 2019)
Q Rd 1 China Chen Zifan 4-2 Cyprus Michael Georgiou [39]   Details 
2018/2019
Q School 3 (30 May - 4 Jun 2019)
Rd 2 England Andy Marriott (a) w/o China Chen Zifan    

Chen Zifan qualified from the second event.

Q School 2 (24-29 May 2019)
QF China Chen Zifan 4-0 Hong Kong Au Chi Wai (a)   Details 

Chen Zifan earns a spot on the Main Tour for 2019/2020 and 2020/2021.

Rd 5 China Chen Zifan 4-0 China Long Zehuang (a)   Details 
Rd 4 China Chen Zifan 4-2 England Shane Castle (a)   Details 
Rd 3 China Chen Zifan 4-0 Germany Lukas Kleckers   Details 
Rd 2 China Chen Zifan 4-0 England Owais Ali (a)   Details 
Rd 1 China Chen Zifan 4-1 England Brandon Hall (a)   Details 
Q School 1 (18-23 May 2019)
Rd 3 England Sean Maddocks (a) 4-2 China Chen Zifan   Details 
Rd 2 China Chen Zifan 4-2 England Jack Harris (a)   Details 
World Championship Qual (10-17 Apr 2019)
Q Rd 1 Thailand Sunny Akani [56] 10-6 China Chen Zifan [99]   Details 
Gibraltar Open (13-17 Mar 2019)
Rd 2 Finland Robin Hull [61] 4-2 China Chen Zifan [70]   Details 
Rd 1 China Chen Zifan [70] 4-1 Pakistan Farakh Ajaib (a) Head to head Details 
Shoot-Out (21-24 Feb 2019)
Rd 1 England Sam Baird [84] 110-16 China Chen Zifan [75]   Details 
Break 64
China Open Qual (18-20 Feb 2019)
Q Rd 1 England Stuart Bingham [11] 6-2 China Chen Zifan [92] Head to head Details 
Welsh Open (11-17 Feb 2019)
Rd 1 Thailand James Wattana [119] 4-3 China Chen Zifan [93]   Details 
German Masters Qual (18-21 Dec 2018)
Q Rd 1 England Gary Wilson [34] 5-4 China Chen Zifan [87] Head to head Details 
Scottish Open (10-16 Dec 2018)
Rd 1 Hong Kong Marco Fu [14] 4-3 China Chen Zifan [81]   Details 
UK Championship (27 Nov - 9 Dec 2018)
Rd 1 England Michael Holt [44] 6-1 China Chen Zifan [84] Head to head Details 
Northern Ireland Open (12-18 Nov 2018)
Rd 2 England David Gilbert [21] 4-2 China Chen Zifan [82] Head to head Details 
Rd 1 China Chen Zifan [82] 4-3 England Barry Hawkins [6] Head to head Details 
English Open (15-21 Oct 2018)
Rd 1 Wales Matthew Stevens [54] 4-1 China Chen Zifan [82]   Details 
International Championship Qual (9-12 Oct 2018)
Q Rd 1 China Li Hang [37] 6-0 China Chen Zifan [79] Head to head Details 
Paul Hunter Classic (22-26 Aug 2018)
Rd 2 Belgium Luca Brecel [4] 4-1 China Chen Zifan [42]   Details 
Rd 1 China Chen Zifan [42] 4-0 Malta Duncan Bezzina (a)   Details 
China Championship Qual (19-22 Aug 2018)
Q Rd 1 Iran Hossein Vafaei [46] 5-2 China Chen Zifan [78]   Details 
European Masters Qual (17-18 Aug 2018)
Q Rd 1 China Yan Bingtao [21] 4-1 China Chen Zifan [78] Head to head Details 
Indian Open Qual (15-16 Aug 2018)
Q Rd 1 England Michael Holt [22] 4-1 China Chen Zifan [66] Head to head Details 
World Open Qual (6-9 Jul 2018)
Q Rd 1 England Robert Milkins [32] 5-0 China Chen Zifan [92] Head to head Details 
Riga Masters Qual (2-5 Jul 2018)
Q Rd 1 England Alfie Burden 4-2 China Chen Zifan [71] Head to head Details 
2017/2018
World Championship Qual (11-18 Apr 2018)
Q Rd 1 Thailand Noppon Saengkham [50] 10-1 China Chen Zifan [105]   Details 
Gibraltar Open (7-11 Mar 2018)
Rd 1 England Hammad Miah [61] 4-0 China Chen Zifan [83] Head to head Details 
Welsh Open (26 Feb - 4 Mar 2018)
Rd 2 China Fang Xiongman [88] 4-2 China Chen Zifan [101]   Details 
Rd 1 China Chen Zifan [101] 4-1 China Zhou Yuelong [31] Head to head Details 
Shoot-Out (8-11 Feb 2018)
Rd 1 England Peter Lines [82] 50-17 China Chen Zifan [87]   Details 
China Open Qual (27-30 Jan 2018)
Q Rd 2 England Ali Carter [17] 6-4 China Chen Zifan [92] Head to head Details 
German Masters Qual (19-22 Dec 2017)
Q Rd 1 China Cao Yupeng [64] 5-2 China Chen Zifan [95]   Details 

140 by Chen in frame four was the highest break of the qualifiers

Scottish Open (11-17 Dec 2017)
Rd 1 England Joe Perry [20] 4-2 China Chen Zifan [96] Head to head Details 
UK Championship (28 Nov - 10 Dec 2017)
Rd 1 China Xiao Guodong [34] 6-0 China Chen Zifan [96] Head to head Details 
Northern Ireland Open (20-26 Nov 2017)
Rd 2 Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh [45] 4-3 China Chen Zifan [93] Head to head Details 
105 (missed maximum) by Un-Nooh in the last frame
Rd 1 China Chen Zifan [93] 4-1 England Shaun Murphy [4] Head to head Details 
English Open (16-22 Oct 2017)
Rd 3 India Aditya Mehta [78] 4-1 China Chen Zifan [96]   Details 
Rd 2 China Chen Zifan [96] 4-3 England Barry Hawkins [8] Head to head Details 
Rd 1 China Chen Zifan [96] 4-3 England Sanderson Lam Head to head Details 
Shanghai Masters Qual (11-13 Oct 2017)
Q Rd 2 England Tom Ford [32] 5-0 China Chen Zifan [102] Head to head Details 
European Masters (2-8 Oct 2017)
Rd 2 England David Gilbert [16] 4-1 China Chen Zifan [98] Head to head Details 
Chen Zifan reached the last 32 for the first time.
Rd 1 China Chen Zifan [98] 4-2 England Mark King [17] Head to head Details 
International Championship Qual (26-29 Sep 2017)
Q Rd 1 Wales Ryan Day [15] 6-1 China Chen Zifan [96]   Details 
China Championship (16-22 Aug 2017)
Rd 1 China Zhou Yuelong [32] 5-4 China Chen Zifan Head to head Details 
World Open Qual (6-9 Aug 2017)
Q Rd 1 England Oliver Lines [55] 5-2 China Chen Zifan [97] Head to head Details 
European Masters Qual (3-4 Aug 2017)
Q Rd 1 China Chen Zifan [98] 4-2 England Hammad Miah [67] Head to head Details 
Indian Open Qual (1-2 Aug 2017)
Q Rd 1 England Stuart Bingham [5] 4-1 China Chen Zifan [92] Head to head Details 
Riga Masters (23-25 Jun 2017)
Rd 1 England Craig Steadman [73] w/o China Chen Zifan Head to head Details 
China Championship Qual (3-6 Jun 2017)
Q Rd 1 China Chen Zifan 5-3 Wales Dominic Dale [33]   Details 
Riga Masters Qual (31 May - 2 Jun 2017)
Q Rd 1 China Chen Zifan 4-2 Scotland Ross Muir Head to head Details 
2016/2017
Q School 2 (15-20 May 2017)
QF China Chen Zifan (a) 4-1 Wales Ben Jones (a)   Details 

Chen earned a spot on the 2017/2018 and 2018/2019 Main Tour

Rd 5 China Chen Zifan (a) 4-0 Wales Kishan Hirani (a)   Details 
Rd 4 China Chen Zifan (a) 4-0 England Lee Page (a)   Details 
Rd 3 China Chen Zifan (a) 4-0 England Michael Dubicki (a)   Details 
Rd 2 China Chen Zifan (a) 4-3 England Daniel Ward (a)   Details 
Rd 1 China Chen Zifan (a) 4-1 India Lucky Vatnani (a)   Details 
Q School 1 (9-14 May 2017)
Rd 4 England Jamie Cope 4-3 China Chen Zifan (a)   Details 
Rd 3 China Chen Zifan (a) 4-2 Estonia Andres Petrov (a) Head to head Details 
Rd 2 China Chen Zifan (a) 4-0 England Darren Barton (a)   Details 
Rd 1 China Chen Zifan (a) 4-0 England Aaron Cook (a)   Details 
International Championship (23-30 Oct 2016)
Rd 1 China Liang Wenbo [18] 6-5 China Chen Zifan (a)   Details 
Wild Card China Chen Zifan (a) 6-3 China Tian Pengfei [47]   Details 
Shanghai Masters (19-25 Sep 2016)
Wild Card Scotland Anthony McGill [18] 5-0 China Chen Zifan (a) Head to head Details 
2015/2016
Q School 2 (17-22 May 2016)
Rd 4 Malta Tony Drago 4-2 China Chen Zifan (a)   Details 
Rd 3 China Chen Zifan (a) 4-2 England Mike Finn (a)   Details 
Rd 2 China Chen Zifan (a) 4-1 England Ryan Causton (a)   Details 
Q School 1 (11-16 May 2016)
Rd 2 England Reanne Evans (af) 4-0 China Chen Zifan (a)   Details 
International Championship (25 Oct - 1 Nov 2015)
Wild Card Ireland Ken Doherty [46] 6-2 China Chen Zifan (a)   Details 
Asian Tour (19-23 Oct 2015)
Rd 1 China Duan Yanfeng (a) 4-3 China Chen Zifan (a)   Details 
Shanghai Masters (14-20 Sep 2015)
Wild Card England Robert Milkins [18] 5-0 China Chen Zifan (a) Head to head Details 
2014/2015
Asian Tour 3 (20-24 Jan 2015)
Rd 4 Wales Mark J Williams [38] 4-1 China Chen Zifan (a) [55]   Details 
Rd 3 China Chen Zifan (a) [55] 4-2 Scotland Ross Muir [9] Head to head Details 
Rd 2 China Chen Zifan (a) [55] 4-3 China Geng Mingqi (a)   Details 
Rd 1 China Chen Zifan (a) [55] 4-0 China Gao Le (a)   Details 
Asian Tour 2 (20-24 Oct 2014)
Rd 2 England Joe Perry [8] 4-1 China Chen Zifan (a) Head to head Details 
Rd 1 China Chen Zifan (a) 4-2 China Liu Ren (a)   Details 
Shanghai Masters (8-14 Sep 2014)
Wild Card China Li Hang [68] 5-3 China Chen Zifan (a) Head to head Details 
Wuxi Classic (23-29 Jun 2014)
Rd 1 England Joe Perry [13] 5-0 China Chen Zifan (a) Head to head Details 
Wild Card China Chen Zifan (a) 5-3 Scotland Scott Donaldson Head to head Details 
Asian Tour 1 (17-21 Jun 2014)
Rd 1 England Sean O'Sullivan (a) 4-1 China Chen Zifan (a)   Details 
2013/2014
China Open (31 Mar - 6 Apr 2014)
Wild Card China Yu Delu [48] 5-2 China Chen Zifan (a)   Details 
Haikou World Open (10-16 Mar 2014)
Rd 1 England Judd Trump [5] 5-0 China Chen Zifan (a)   Details 
Wild Card China Chen Zifan (a) 5-3 England Sanderson Lam (a) Head to head Details 
Asian Tour 4 (4-8 Mar 2014)
Rd 3 China Sun Peng (a) 4-3 China Chen Zifan (a)   Details 
Rd 2 China Chen Zifan (a) 4-1 China Ma Yinzhu (a)   Details 
Rd 1 China Chen Zifan (a) 4-1 China Luo Guangsheng (a) Head to head Details 
Asian Tour 3 (20-24 Oct 2013)
QF China Xiao Guodong [14] 4-0 China Chen Zifan (a) [31] Head to head Details 
Rd 4 China Chen Zifan (a) [31] 4-1 China Luo Honghao (a) [37]   Details 
Rd 3 China Chen Zifan (a) [31] 4-2 China Qiu Yalong (a)   Details 
Rd 2 China Chen Zifan (a) [31] 4-1 China Da Hailin (a) [9]   Details 
Rd 1 China Chen Zifan (a) [31] 4-1 China Lin Yongzhi (a) [48]   Details 
Asian Tour 2 (23-27 Sep 2013)
Rd 3 China Ju Reti (a) [13] 4-1 China Chen Zifan (a) [30]   Details 
Rd 2 China Chen Zifan (a) [30] 4-0 China Sun Jianjun (a)   Details 
Rd 1 China Chen Zifan (a) [30] w/o China Zhang Dongtao (a)    
Asian Tour 1 (11-15 Jun 2013)
Rd 2 Wales Andrew Pagett 4-0 China Chen Zifan (a) Head to head  
Rd 1 China Chen Zifan (a) w/o England Michael Holt [10] Head to head  
2012/2013
APTC1 (18-22 Jun 2012)
Rd 2 Wales Michael White 4-2 China Chen Zifan (a)  
Wild Card China Chen Zifan (a) 4-2 China Luo Guangsheng (a) Head to head