Career
Having qualified to compete on the main tour for the 2015/2016 season, Yan was unable to obtain a United Kingdom Visa, and decided to dedicate the year to completing his education in China. When he resumes his career in 2016, he will become the first active professional to have been born in the 2000s. Amateur
Yan began to feature in professional competitions at the start of the 2013/2014 season aged 13, in Asian Players Tour Championship events, and as a wildcard player in Chinese ranking tournaments.
He also secured wins over Stuart Bingham, Yu Delu, Barry Pinches and Liang Wenbo during the 2013/2014 and 2014/2015 seasons.
He reached the last 32 of the 2014 Wuxi Classic and 2014 Shanghai Masters. Qualification for professional status
Yan was unable to take up his entry in the first ranking tournament of the 2015/2016 season, the 2015 Australian Goldfields Open, after failing to obtain a United Kingdom Visa.
He was selected for the Chinese B team in the 2015 Snooker World Cup, with Zhou Yuelong as his teammate. China B started as 50/1 outsiders but they topped their group, knocking out England in the process, and then in the knock-out stages beat Australia, Wales and Scotland in the final and pocketed a cheque for United States$200,000 between them.
Defeated finalist Stephen Maguire stated that he believed he had watched two future world champions.
Shortly afterwards it was announced that Yan"s tour card would be deferred until the 2016/2017 season in order for him to complete his education in China. finals
Team wins (1)
World Cup (with Zhou Yuelong for China B) – 2015.
