Mei Xiwen (; born October 8, 1982) is a Chinese former professional snooker player.
Career
Mei 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.
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. 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.
In 2016, Mei was given the Chinese nomination for a two-year professional tour place starting with the 2016/2017 season. 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. 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. 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.
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. 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 Tournament 2006/07 2009/10 2010/11 2012/13 2013/14 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 Ranking New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.He was an amateur.New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.70Players qualified One Year Ranking List started the season without ranking points.6955 Ranking tournaments European MastersTournament Not HeldLQ1RLQLQA English OpenTournament Not Held2R1R3RQF A Championship LeagueNon-Ranking EventA Northern Ireland OpenTournament Not Held1R3R2R2RA UK ChampionshipALQAAA3R1R2R2RA Scottish OpenNot HeldMRNH3R2R1R2RA World Grand PrixTournament Not HeldDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ German MastersNot HeldAAALQ2RLQLQA Shoot-OutTournament Not Held1R2R2RQFA Welsh OpenALQAAA4R1R2R2RA Players ChampionshipThe event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Finals (2010/2011–2012/2013)Not HeldDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ Gibraltar OpenTournament Not Held1R2RA2RA WST Pro SeriesTournament Not HeldA Tour ChampionshipTournament Not HeldDNQDNQDNQ World ChampionshipALQAAALQLQLQAA Former ranking tournaments Paul Hunter ClassicPro-amMinor-Ranking3R A A NR NH Shanghai MastersAWD1RAA2R3RNon-Rank. NH Indian OpenTournament Not HeldAALQ1RNot Held China Open1RLQWRAALQLQ2RNot Held Riga MastersTournament Not HeldALQ1R3RNH Not HeldAALQ1RLQLQNH China ChampionshipTournament Not HeldNRLQ2RLQNH World OpenThe event was called the Grand Prix (2006/2007–2009/2010)ALQAAAALQ2R1RNH Former non-ranking tournaments Haining OpenTournament Not Held1RQFQF3RNH 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 tournament1R 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
Career finals
Amateur finals: 1
Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final ScoreRunner-up 1. 2009 ACBS Asian Snooker Championship James Wattana 3–7
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