Lei Peifan
Updated: 12/10/2025, 5:15:46 PM Wikipedia source
Lei Peifan (Chinese: 雷佩凡; born 31 May 2003) is a Chinese professional snooker player. While ranked 84th in the world, he won his first ranking event in December 2024, the 2024 Scottish Open, by defeating Wu Yize 9–5 in the final.
Infobox
Born
(2003-05-31) 31 May 2003 (age 22)Ankang, Shaanxi, China
Sport country
China
Professional
2019–2023, 2024–present
Highest ranking
30 (December 2025)
Current ranking
30 (as of 8 December 2025)
Ranking
1
Tables
· Performance and rankings timeline
Ranking
Ranking
Tournament
Ranking
2020/21
96
2022/23
77
2025/26
31
Ranking tournaments
Ranking tournaments
Tournament
Ranking tournaments
Championship League
Championship League
Tournament
Championship League
2019/20
NR
2020/21
WD
2021/22
A
2022/23
RR
2024/25
RR
2025/26
2R
Saudi Arabia Masters
Saudi Arabia Masters
Tournament
Saudi Arabia Masters
2019/20
Tournament Not Held
2020/21
5R
2021/22
3R
Wuhan Open
Wuhan Open
Tournament
Wuhan Open
2019/20
Tournament Not Held
2020/21
LQ
2021/22
2R
English Open
English Open
Tournament
English Open
2019/20
1R
2020/21
2R
2021/22
WD
2022/23
1R
2024/25
LQ
2025/26
2R
British Open
British Open
Tournament
British Open
2019/20
Not Held
2020/21
1R
2021/22
LQ
2022/23
LQ
2024/25
3R
Xi'an Grand Prix
Xi'an Grand Prix
Tournament
Xi'an Grand Prix
2019/20
Tournament Not Held
2020/21
LQ
2021/22
LQ
Northern Ireland Open
Northern Ireland Open
Tournament
Northern Ireland Open
2019/20
2R
2020/21
1R
2021/22
LQ
2022/23
LQ
2024/25
3R
2025/26
1R
International Championship
International Championship
Tournament
International Championship
2019/20
LQ
2020/21
Not Held
2021/22
LQ
2022/23
2R
UK Championship
UK Championship
Tournament
UK Championship
2019/20
1R
2020/21
1R
2021/22
1R
2022/23
LQ
2024/25
1R
2025/26
1R
Shoot Out
Shoot Out
Tournament
Shoot Out
2019/20
3R
2020/21
1R
2021/22
2R
2022/23
1R
2024/25
1R
Scottish Open
Scottish Open
Tournament
Scottish Open
2019/20
1R
2020/21
2R
2021/22
2R
2022/23
LQ
2024/25
W
German Masters
German Masters
Tournament
German Masters
2019/20
LQ
2020/21
LQ
2021/22
LQ
2022/23
LQ
2024/25
LQ
World Grand Prix
World Grand Prix
Tournament
World Grand Prix
2019/20
DNQ
2020/21
DNQ
2021/22
DNQ
2022/23
DNQ
2024/25
2R
Players Championship
Players Championship
Tournament
Players Championship
2019/20
DNQ
2020/21
DNQ
2021/22
DNQ
2022/23
DNQ
2024/25
1R
Welsh Open
Welsh Open
Tournament
Welsh Open
2019/20
1R
2020/21
1R
2021/22
LQ
2022/23
LQ
2024/25
LQ
World Open
World Open
Tournament
World Open
2019/20
LQ
2020/21
Not Held
2021/22
1R
Tour Championship
Tour Championship
Tournament
Tour Championship
2019/20
DNQ
2020/21
DNQ
2021/22
DNQ
2022/23
DNQ
2024/25
DNQ
World Championship
World Championship
Tournament
World Championship
2019/20
A
2020/21
LQ
2021/22
LQ
2022/23
LQ
2024/25
2R
Non-ranking tournaments
Non-ranking tournaments
Tournament
Non-ranking tournaments
Shanghai Masters
Shanghai Masters
Tournament
Shanghai Masters
2019/20
A
2020/21
Not Held
2021/22
A
2022/23
1R
Champion of Champions
Champion of Champions
Tournament
Champion of Champions
2019/20
A
2020/21
A
2021/22
A
2022/23
A
2024/25
A
2025/26
QF
Former ranking tournaments
Former ranking tournaments
Tournament
Former ranking tournaments
Riga Masters
Riga Masters
Tournament
Riga Masters
2019/20
LQ
2020/21
Tournament Not Held
China Championship
China Championship
Tournament
China Championship
2019/20
LQ
2020/21
Tournament Not Held
WST Pro Series
WST Pro Series
Tournament
WST Pro Series
2019/20
NH
2020/21
RR
2021/22
Tournament Not Held
Turkish Masters
Turkish Masters
Tournament
Turkish Masters
2019/20
Not Held
2020/21
LQ
2021/22
Not Held
Gibraltar Open
Gibraltar Open
Tournament
Gibraltar Open
2019/20
2R
2020/21
3R
2021/22
1R
2022/23
Not Held
European Masters
European Masters
Tournament
European Masters
2019/20
LQ
2020/21
1R
2021/22
LQ
2022/23
WD
2024/25
Not Held
WST Classic
WST Classic
Tournament
WST Classic
2019/20
Not Held
2020/21
1R
2021/22
Not Held
Former non-ranking tournaments
Former non-ranking tournaments
Tournament
Former non-ranking tournaments
Six-red World Championship
Six-red World Championship
Tournament
Six-red World Championship
2019/20
A
2020/21
Not Held
2021/22
LQ
2022/23
Not Held
| Tournament | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | ||||||
| Ranking | 96 | 77 | 31 | |||||||||
| Ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||
| Championship League | NR | WD | A | RR | RR | 2R | ||||||
| Saudi Arabia Masters | Tournament Not Held | 5R | 3R | |||||||||
| Wuhan Open | Tournament Not Held | LQ | 2R | |||||||||
| English Open | 1R | 2R | WD | 1R | LQ | 2R | ||||||
| British Open | Not Held | 1R | LQ | LQ | 3R | |||||||
| Xi'an Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | LQ | LQ | |||||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | 2R | 1R | LQ | LQ | 3R | 1R | ||||||
| International Championship | LQ | Not Held | LQ | 2R | ||||||||
| UK Championship | 1R | 1R | 1R | LQ | 1R | 1R | ||||||
| Shoot Out | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | |||||||
| Scottish Open | 1R | 2R | 2R | LQ | W | |||||||
| German Masters | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | |||||||
| World Grand Prix | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 2R | |||||||
| Players Championship | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 1R | |||||||
| Welsh Open | 1R | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | |||||||
| World Open | LQ | Not Held | 1R | |||||||||
| Tour Championship | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||
| World Championship | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | 2R | |||||||
| Non-ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||
| Shanghai Masters | A | Not Held | A | 1R | ||||||||
| Champion of Champions | A | A | A | A | A | QF | ||||||
| Former ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||
| Riga Masters | LQ | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||
| China Championship | LQ | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||
| WST Pro Series | NH | RR | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||
| Turkish Masters | Not Held | LQ | Not Held | |||||||||
| Gibraltar Open | 2R | 3R | 1R | Not Held | ||||||||
| European Masters | LQ | 1R | LQ | WD | Not Held | |||||||
| WST Classic | Not Held | 1R | Not Held | |||||||||
| Former non-ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||
| Six-red World Championship | A | Not Held | LQ | Not Held | ||||||||
· Performance and rankings timeline
LQ
LQ
Performance Table Legend
LQ
Performance Table Legend
lost in the qualifying draw
Performance Table Legend
#R
Performance Table Legend
lost in the early rounds of the tournament(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)
Performance Table Legend
QF
Performance Table Legend
lost in the quarter-finals
SF
SF
Performance Table Legend
SF
Performance Table Legend
lost in the semi-finals
Performance Table Legend
F
Performance Table Legend
lost in the final
Performance Table Legend
W
Performance Table Legend
won the tournament
DNQ
DNQ
Performance Table Legend
DNQ
Performance Table Legend
did not qualify for the tournament
Performance Table Legend
A
Performance Table Legend
did not participate in the tournament
Performance Table Legend
WD
Performance Table Legend
withdrew from the tournament
| Performance Table Legend | |||||
| LQ | lost in the qualifying draw | | 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 |
· Performance and rankings timeline
NR / Non-Ranking Event
NR / Non-Ranking Event
NH / Not Held
NR / Non-Ranking Event
NH / Not Held
means an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Event
R / Ranking Event
NH / Not Held
R / Ranking Event
NH / Not Held
means an event is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Event
MR / Minor-Ranking Event
NH / Not Held
MR / Minor-Ranking Event
NH / Not Held
means an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
| NH / Not Held | means an event was not held. | |||
| NR / Non-Ranking Event | means an event is/was no longer a ranking event. | |||
| R / Ranking Event | means an event is/was a ranking event. | |||
| MR / Minor-Ranking Event | means an event is/was a minor-ranking event. | |||
· Career finals › Ranking finals: 1 (1 title)
Winner
Winner
Outcome
Winner
No.
1.
Year
2024
Championship
Scottish Open
Opponent in the final
Wu Yize
Score
9–5
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 2024 | Scottish Open | Wu Yize | 9–5 |
· Career finals › Amateur finals: 4 (2 titles)
Runner-up
Runner-up
Outcome
Runner-up
No.
1.
Year
2017
Championship
World Under-18 Championship
Opponent in the final
Muhammad Naseem Akhtar
Score
3–5
Runner-up
Runner-up
Outcome
Runner-up
No.
2.
Year
2018
Championship
World Under-18 Championship
Opponent in the final
He Guoqiang
Score
4–5
Winner
Winner
Outcome
Winner
No.
1.
Year
2024
Championship
Asia Pacific Under-21 Championship
Opponent in the final
Jayden Dinga
Score
5–3
Winner
Winner
Outcome
Winner
No.
2.
Year
2024
Championship
Asia Pacific Championship
Opponent in the final
Vinnie Calabrese
Score
6–5
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2017 | World Under-18 Championship | Muhammad Naseem Akhtar | 3–5 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2018 | World Under-18 Championship | He Guoqiang | 4–5 |
| Winner | 1. | 2024 | Asia Pacific Under-21 Championship | Jayden Dinga | 5–3 |
| Winner | 2. | 2024 | Asia Pacific Championship | Vinnie Calabrese | 6–5 |
References
- It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
- New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking
- Players qualified through Q School started the season without ranking points
- "Lei Peifan"http://www.worldsnooker.com/players/lei-peifan
- World Snooker Tourhttps://www.wst.tv/news/2024/december/15/underdog-lei-lands-maiden-crown/
- WPBSAhttps://wpbsa.com/tour-players-2019-20/
- World Snookerhttps://web.archive.org/web/20200131163500/https://wst.tv/rankings/q-school-order-of-merit/
- WPBSAhttps://wpbsa.com/tour-players-2021-22/
- "Jones ensures immediate return"https://web.archive.org/web/20210613203846/https://wst.tv/jones-ensures-immediate-return/
- "Peifan wins Asia-Pacific Open"https://web.archive.org/web/20240331051445/https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/march/25/peifan-wins-asia-pacific-open/
- "Lei soars to career high with Scottish Open triumph"https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/articles/crk0zmxy2jno
- snooker.orghttps://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?template=22&event=1836
- The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/apr/19/xiao-guodong-leads-chinese-charge-as-snookers-balance-of-power-tilts