| Born | 31 May 2003 Ankang, Shaanxi, China |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  China |
| Professional | 2019–2023, 2024–present |
| Highest ranking | 29 (December 2025) |
| Current ranking | 29 (as of 22 December 2025) |
| Tournament wins | |
| Ranking | 1 |
Lei Peifan (Chinese :雷佩凡; born 31 May 2003) is a Chinese professional snooker player. [1] 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. [2]
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. [3] [4] 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. [5] [6] In March 2024, by beating Australian Vinnie Calabrese from 5–3 down to win 6–5, 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. [7]
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 9–5 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. [2] [8] On his way to the final, he defeated Shaun Murphy, Stuart Bingham, Tom Ford and Mark Allen, all in deciding frames . [9] He advanced to a career high ranking of 43 in the world due to this win. [2] [8]
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. [10]
| Performance Table Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | WD | 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. | |||
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 2024 | Scottish Open | Wu Yize | 9–5 |
| 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 |
