Lei Peifan (; 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 95 in the final.
Career In May 2019, Lei came through Q School on the overall Order of Merit to earn a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour for the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons. He didn't retain his tour card after the end of the 2020–21 season but immediately gained a new two-year card for the 2021–22 and 2022–23 seasons by coming through Q School Event 3. In March 2024, by beating Australian Vinnie Calabrese from 53 down to win 65, Lei won the 2024 APSBF Asia Pacific Open Snooker Championship to earn another two-year card on the World Snooker Tour, starting from the 2024–25 season.
In December 2024, after never having advanced beyond the Last 16 of a professional tournament, Lei won the 2024 Scottish Open, defeating compatriot Wu Yize 95 in the final. It was only the fourth ever all-Chinese ranking event final and the second of the 2024–25 season (after the 2024 Wuhan Open). Ranked 84th in the world, he became the lowest-ranked player to win a ranking event since 93rd-ranked Dave Harold won the 1993 Asian Open. On his way to the final, he defeated Shaun Murphy, Stuart Bingham, Tom Ford and Mark Allen, all in . He advanced to a career high ranking of 43 in the world due to this win.
He defeated defending world champion Kyren Wilson in a deciding frame in the first round at the 2025 World Snooker Championship, before facing eventual champion Zhao Xintong in the second round.
Performance and rankings timeline
Tournament 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2024/25 2025/26 2026/27RankingIt shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking96Players qualified through Q School started the season without ranking points773126Ranking tournamentsChampionship LeagueNRWDARRRR2R3RChina OpenTournament Not HeldLQWuhan OpenTournament Not HeldLQ2RLQBritish OpenNot Held1RLQLQ3R1REnglish Open1R2RWD1RLQ2R1RShenzhen OpenThe event was called the Xi'an Grand Prix (2024/2025–2025/2026)Tournament Not HeldLQLQ1RNorthern Ireland Open2R1RLQLQ3R1RInternational ChampionshipLQNot HeldLQ2RUK Championship1R1R1RLQ1R1RShoot Out3R1R2R1R1RWDScottish Open1R2R2RLQW2RGerman MastersLQLQLQLQLQLQWelsh Open1R1RLQLQLQ1RWorld Grand PrixDNQDNQDNQDNQ2RDNQPlayers ChampionshipDNQDNQDNQDNQ1RDNQWorld OpenLQNot Held1R1RTour ChampionshipDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQWorld ChampionshipALQLQLQ2R1RNon-ranking tournamentsShanghai MastersANot HeldA1R1RChampion of ChampionsAAAAAQFChampionship LeagueAAAAARRFormer ranking tournamentsRiga MastersLQTournament Not HeldChina ChampionshipLQTournament Not HeldWST Pro SeriesNHRRTournament Not HeldTurkish MastersNot HeldLQTournament Not HeldGibraltar Open2R3R1RTournament Not HeldEuropean MastersLQ1RLQWDNot HeldWST ClassicNot Held1RNot HeldSaudi Arabia MastersTournament Not Held5R3RNHFormer non-ranking tournamentsSix-red World ChampionshipANot HeldLQNot Held
Performance Table LegendLQ 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-finalsSF lost in the semi-finalsF lost in the finalW won the tournamentDNQ did not qualify for the tournamentA did not participate in the tournamentWD withdrew from the tournament 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) Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final ScoreWinner 1. 2024 Scottish Open Wu Yize 9–5
Amateur finals: 4 (2 titles) Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final ScoreRunner-up 1. 2017 World Under-18 Championship Muhammad Naseem Akhtar 3–5Runner-up 2. 2018 World Under-18 Championship He Guoqiang 4–5Winner 1. 2024 Asia Pacific Under-21 Championship Jayden Dinga 5–3Winner 2. 2024 Asia Pacific Championship Vinnie Calabrese 6–5
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