Mei Xiwen (Chinese: 梅希文; born October 8, 1982) is a Chinese former professional snooker player.
 Mei at the 2016 Paul Hunter Classic | |
| Born | October 8, 1982 Macheng, Hubei, China |
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| Sport country |  China |
| Professional | 2009/2010, 2016–2021 |
| Highest ranking | 55 (August 2020) |
| Current ranking | (as of 11 November 2024) |
| Best ranking finish | Quarter-final (x2) |
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| Simplified Chinese | 梅希文 | ||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 梅希文 | ||||||||
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Career
editMei made his debut on the Main Tour in the 2009/2010 season, as the ACBS Asian nomination, playing his first match at the 2009 Grand Prix. He lost 5–0 to Patrick Wallace, and was defeated in his next two matches, in the UK Championship and the Welsh Open, to Atthasit Mahitthi and Stephen Rowlings respectively. Mei recorded his first win as a professional in the 2010 China Open, where he beat Noppadol Sangnil 5–4, having trailed 4–2, but lost in the next round, 5–1 to Robert Milkins. After losing in qualifying for the 2010 World Championship to David Morris, Mei finished the season ranked 89th, and was relegated from the tour thereafter.[1]
Mei received a wildcard entry in to the 2010 Shanghai Masters and beat Mike Dunn 5–1, before losing 5–2 to Mark Selby. He also played in the wildcard round of the China Open and lost 5–3 to Marcus Campbell, as well as being unsuccessful at Q School.[2] Over the next five seasons he only played in Asian Tour events and whilst he never made it beyond the fourth round, he did record wins over experienced players such as Mark Davis, Mark King and Xiao Guodong.[3]
In 2016, Mei was given the Chinese nomination for a two-year professional tour place starting with the 2016/2017 season.[4] In qualifying for the 2016 Shanghai Masters, Mei defeated Sanderson Lam 5–2, Gary Wilson 5–3, Dominic Dale 5–1 and Graeme Dott 5–0 to reach the televised stages in Shanghai.[5] At the venue, he beat two-time world champion Mark Williams 5–3 to reach the last 16 of a ranking event for the first time in his career. He faced Ryan Day for a place in the quarter-finals, with Day pulling away from 2–2 to win 5–2.[6] Mei defeated Jack Lisowski 6–5 and Martin Gould 6–3 at the UK Championship and then lost 6–4 to Marco Fu. He reached the last 16 of the Welsh Open with victories over Matthew Selt, Peter Ebdon and Mark Allen, but was beaten 4–2 by Robert Milkins.[5]
In 2019, Mei reached quarter-final in English open after defeating Ronnie O'Sullivan in round of last 16. His opponent in quarter-final was eventual winner Mark Selby, who beat Mei 3–5.
Mei returned to China after losing in the 2nd round of the 2020 Gibraltar Open due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and hasn't entered any events since then.[7] As a result, he dropped out of the top 64 at the end of the 2020–21 season and was relegated from tour, despite attaining his career ranking high of 55 at the start of the season.
Performance and rankings timeline
edit| Tournament | 2006/ 07 |
2009/ 10 |
2010/ 11 |
2012/ 13 |
2013/ 14 |
2016/ 17 |
2017/ 18 |
2018/ 19 |
2019/ 20 |
2020/ 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ranking[8] | [nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 1] | [nb 1] | [nb 1] | [nb 2] | 70 | [nb 3] | 69 | 55 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Masters | Tournament Not Held | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| English Open | Tournament Not Held | 2R | 1R | 3R | QF | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship League | Non-Ranking Event | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | Tournament Not Held | 1R | 3R | 2R | 2R | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Championship | A | LQ | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scottish Open | Not Held | MR | NH | 3R | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| German Masters | Not Held | A | A | A | LQ | 2R | LQ | LQ | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shoot-Out | Tournament Not Held | 1R | 2R | 2R | QF | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Welsh Open | A | LQ | A | A | A | 4R | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Players Championship[nb 4] | Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gibraltar Open | Tournament Not Held | 1R | 2R | A | 2R | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WST Pro Series | Tournament Not Held | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour Championship | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | A | LQ | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Hunter Classic | Pro-am | Minor-Ranking | 3R | A | A | NR | NH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shanghai Masters | A | WD | 1R | A | A | 2R | 3R | Non-Rank. | NH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Open | Tournament Not Held | A | A | LQ | 1R | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China Open | 1R | LQ | WR | A | A | LQ | LQ | 2R | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Riga Masters | Tournament Not Held | A | LQ | 1R | 3R | NH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International Championship | Not Held | A | A | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | NH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China Championship | Tournament Not Held | NR | LQ | 2R | LQ | NH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Open[nb 5] | A | LQ | A | A | A | A | LQ | 2R | 1R | NH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former non-ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Haining Open | Tournament Not Held | 1R | QF | QF | 3R | NH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Performance Table Legend | |||||
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| LQ | 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-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 | 1R | 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 now a ranking event | |||
- ^ a b c d He was an amateur.
- ^ a b New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.
- ^ Players qualified One Year Ranking List started the season without ranking points.
- ^ The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Finals (2010/2011–2012/2013)
- ^ The event was called the Grand Prix (2006/2007–2009/2010)
Career finals
editAmateur finals: 1
edit| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
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| Runner-up | 1. | 2009 | ACBS Asian Snooker Championship |  James Wattana
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3–7 |
References
edit- ^ "Mei Xiwen 2009/2010". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ "Mei Xiwen 2010/2011". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ "Mei Xiwen All Available". Snooker.org. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ "Tour Players 2016/2017" (PDF). World Snooker. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Mei Xiwen 2016/2017". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ "Ding reaches quarterfinals, Mei out". CRJ English. Archived from the original on 1 October 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ Ivan (2020-10-21). "Mei And Zhang Ponder Future". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 2022-11-16. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
- ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 19 December 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
External links
edit
- Mei Xiwen at the World Snooker Tour (archived)
- Mei Xiwen at snooker.org
