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'{{Blacklisted-links|1= *http://prosnookerblog.com/players/u-z/xiao-guodong/ *:''Triggered by <code>\bprosnookerblog\.com\b</code> on the local blacklist'' *http://www.cuetracker.net/Players/Xiao-Guodong/Career-Total-Statistics *:''Triggered by <code>\bcuetracker\.net\b</code> on the local blacklist'' *http://www.cuetracker.net/Tournaments/PIOS-Event-6/2009/110/Centuries *:''Triggered by <code>\bcuetracker\.net\b</code> on the local blacklist'' *http://www.prosnookerblog.com/centuries/ *:''Triggered by <code>\bprosnookerblog\.com\b</code> on the local blacklist''|bot=Cyberbot II|invisible=false}} {{chinese-name|[[Xiao (surname)|Xiao]]}} {{Infobox snooker player | name = Xiao Guodong | image = Xiao Guodong at Snooker German Masters (DerHexer) 2015-02-04 04.jpg | caption = German Masters 2015 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|2|10}} | birth_place = | Sport country = {{CHN}} | Nickname = | Professional = 2007/08, 2009– | High ranking = 19 <small>(February–March 2015)</small><ref>{{cite web |title=World Rankings after the German Masters 2015 |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/f9/c6/0,,13165~182009,00.pdf |work=worldsnooker.com |publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]] |date=8 February 2015 |accessdate=9 February 2015 |format=PDF |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210235319/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/f9/c6/0,,13165~182009,00.pdf |archivedate=10 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=World Rankings after the BetVictor Welsh Open 2015 |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/5a/c7/0,,13165~182106,00.pdf |work=worldsnooker.com |publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]] |date=22 February 2015 |accessdate=23 February 2015 |format=PDF |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150223222605/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/5a/c7/0,,13165~182106,00.pdf |archivedate=23 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=World Rankings after the Kreativ Dental Gdynia Open 2015 (ET6) |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/ea/c7/0,,13165~182250,00.pdf |work=worldsnooker.com |publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]] |date=6 March 2015 |accessdate=6 March 2015 |format=PDF |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150314142239/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/ea/c7/0,,13165~182250,00.pdf |archivedate=14 March 2015}}</ref> | Prize money = [[Pound sterling|£]]423,469<ref name="cuetracker">{{cite web |title=Career-total Statistics for Xiao Guodong – Professional |url=http://www.cuetracker.net/Players/Xiao-Guodong/Career-Total-Statistics |publisher=CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database |accessdate=16 April 2015}}</ref> | High break = 143 <small>(2009 PIOS Event 6)</small><ref>{{cite web |title=2009 PIOS – Event 6 – Centuries |url=http://www.cuetracker.net/Tournaments/PIOS-Event-6/2009/110/Centuries |publisher=CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database |accessdate=16 April 2015}}</ref> | Century break = 115<ref name="centurybreaks">{{cite web |title=Centuries |url=http://www.prosnookerblog.com/centuries/ |publisher=Pro Snooker Blog |accessdate=8 November 2015}}</ref> | Best finish = ''Runner-up'' <small>([[2013 Shanghai Masters]], [[2017 Snooker Shoot-Out|2017 Shoot-Out]])</small> | Ranking wins = | Other wins = | World champ = | medals-expand = yes | medals = {{MedalCountry | {{CHN}} }} {{MedalSport | Men's [[snooker]] }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Asian Indoor Games]] }} {{MedalBronze | [[2007 Asian Indoor Games|2007 Macau]] | [[Cue sports at the 2007 Asian Indoor Games|Singles]] }} {{MedalSilver | [[2007 Asian Indoor Games|2007 Macau]] | [[Cue sports at the 2007 Asian Indoor Games|Team]] }} {{MedalSport | Men's [[Six-red snooker]] }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Asian Indoor Games]] }} {{MedalGold | [[2009 Asian Indoor Games|2009 Ho Chi Minh City]] | [[Cue sports at the 2009 Asian Indoor Games|Singles]] }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games]] }} {{MedalGold | [[2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games|2013 Incheon]] | [[Cue sports at the 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games|Singles]] }} }} '''Xiao Guodong''' ({{zh|c=肖国栋|p=Xiāo Guódòng}}, born 10 February 1989, [[Chongqing]]) is a [[China|Chinese]] professional snooker player. Xiao turned professional in 2007 after winning the Asian Under-21 Championships. ==Career== ===2007–2010=== He appeared as a wildcard in the [[2007 China Open (snooker)|2007 China Open]], and beat the then world number 50 [[Tom Ford (snooker player)|Tom Ford]] 5-3, before losing 0-5 to [[Matthew Stevens]]. In his first ranking tournament, the [[2007 Grand Prix (snooker)|2007 Grand Prix]] he finished 4th in his qualifying group by winning 3 out his 7 matches. In the [[2007 Northern Ireland Trophy]] he beat [[Leo Fernandez]] 5-1 and [[Jimmy White]] 5-0, before he lost to [[David Gilbert (snooker player)|David Gilbert]] 2-5. He lost his first match in the [[2007 UK Championship (snooker)|2007 UK Championship]] to [[Kurt Maflin]] and to the same player in the [[2008 China Open (snooker)|2008 China Open]] qualifiers too. In the [[Welsh Open (snooker)|Welsh Open]] he lost to fellow Chinese player [[Liu Song (snooker player)|Liu Song]] 2-5. A victory over [[Munraj Pal]] in the [[2008 World Snooker Championship|2008 World Championship]] qualifiers set up a match with [[David Roe]], which he lost 5-10. He won the Paul Hunter English Open in 2008. In the [[2009 China Open (snooker)|2009 China Open]] he beat [[Michael Holt (snooker player)|Michael Holt]] 5–3 in the wild-card round, progressing to the first round proper where he beat fellow Chinese player [[Ding Junhui]] 5–3. He gave three-time world champion [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]] a tough game in the next round as O'Sullivan began the match with two successive centuries before Xiao rallied to trail just 4–3, but lost the next frame to bow out of the tournament.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.china.org.cn/sports/2009-04/03/content_17547112.htm |title=O'Sullivan sets up Higgins clash in Snooker China Open |publisher=China.org.cn |accessdate=11 July 2014}}</ref> On 10 July 2009, on the [[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|World Snooker]] website, he was voted in the top 5 players to watch out for in the [[Snooker season 2009/2010|2009/2010 season]]. ===2011/2012 season=== Xiao had a good season in the [[Players Tour Championship 2011/2012|Players Tour Championship]] series of tournaments in the [[Snooker season 2011/2012|2011/2012 season]]. He reached the quarter-finals of [[Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 1|Event 1]] and [[Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 6|Event 6]] and went one better in [[Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Event 2|Event 2]], where he was knocked out in the last 4 against compatriot [[Ding Junhui]]. The results ensured he reached the [[Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Finals|2012 Finals]] by finishing eighteenth in the [[Players Tour Championship 2011/2012#Order of Merit|Order of Merit]].<ref>{{cite web |title=PTC Order of Merit after PTC12 |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/ae/98/0,,13165~170158,00.pdf |work=worldsnooker.com |publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]] |accessdate=29 December 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6E1vjJOSK |archivedate=29 January 2013}}</ref> He played in the Finals against the advice of doctors as he had broke a bone in his hand three weeks earlier whilst sleeping on it awkwardly, but despite this beat [[Dominic Dale]] 4–2 in the first round of the event.<ref name="PTC Finals">{{cite web |url=http://sportinglife.aol.co.uk/news/article/22893/7602214/xiao-knocks-out-judd-trump |title=Xiao Knocks Out Trump |publisher=[[AOL]] |date=16 March 2012 |accessdate=30 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Betfair Players Tour Championship Grand Finals (2012) |url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=103 |publisher=Snooker.org |accessdate=14 March 2012}}</ref> Xiao then pulled off the result of his career to date by defeating recent [[2011 UK Championship (snooker)|UK champion]], [[Judd Trump]] 4–2 to advance to his first ever ranking event quarter-final, where he was beaten by [[Andrew Higginson]] 1–4.<ref name="PTC Finals" /><ref name="2011/2012">{{cite web |url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?player=24&season=2011 |title=Xiao Guodong 2011/2012 |publisher=Snooker.org |accessdate=30 April 2012}}</ref> Xiao could not qualify for any of the other ranking events during the season, coming closest in the [[2011 UK Championship (snooker)|UK Championship]], where he lost to [[Tom Ford (snooker player)|Tom Ford]] in the final qualifying round.<ref name="2011/2012" /> He finished the season ranked world number 41, meaning he had risen 23 places during the year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/1d/b0/0,,13165~176157,00.pdf |title=Official World Ranking List for the 2012/2013 Season |accessdate=12 May 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/69tDLWozD |archivedate=13 August 2012}}</ref> ===2012/2013 season=== [[File:Kurt Maflin and Xiao Guodong at Snooker German Masters (DerHexer) 2013-01-30 03.jpg|thumb|Xiao at the [[2013 German Masters]]]] Xiao qualified for the [[2012 Australian Goldfields Open|Australian Goldfields Open]] and the [[2013 German Masters|German Masters]] during the [[Snooker season 2012/2013|2012/2013 season]], losing in the first round in both to [[Barry Hawkins]] and [[Kurt Maflin]] respectively.<ref name="2012/13">{{cite web |url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?player=24&season=2012 |title=Xiao Guodong 2012/2013 |publisher=Snooker.org |accessdate=16 April 2013}}</ref> He took advantage of the new [[Players Tour Championship 2012/2013|Asian Players Tour Championship]] events by taking part in all three of them. He had his best result in the [[Asian Players Tour Championship 2012/2013 – Event 2|second event]] by defeating the likes of [[Marco Fu]] and [[Barry Hawkins]] to reach the semi-finals, where he lost 2–4 to [[Stephen Lee (snooker player)|Stephen Lee]].<ref name="2012/13" /> His performances helped him to eighth on the Asian PTC Order of Merit, high enough to qualify for the [[Players Tour Championship 2012/2013 – Finals|Finals]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Asian Order of Merit after APTC3 |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/ae/ba/0,,13165~178862,00.pdf |work=worldsnooker.com |publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]] |accessdate=23 January 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227111512/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/ae/ba/0,,13165~178862,00.pdf |archivedate=27 December 2013}}</ref> There, Xiao reached the quarter-finals for the second successive year with wins over [[Graeme Dott]] and [[Alfred Burden|Alfie Burden]], before losing 1–4 to [[Neil Robertson (snooker player)|Neil Robertson]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=223 |title=Dafabet Players Tour Championship Finals |publisher=Snooker.org |accessdate=16 April 2013}}</ref> Xiao's season came to an end when he lost 4–10 to [[Jimmy White]] in the third round of [[2013 World Snooker Championship#Qualifying|World Championship Qualifying]], but he finished the year ranked world number 37, at the time his highest position.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=225 |title=Betfair World Championship Qualifiers |publisher=Snooker.org |accessdate=16 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/49/bc/0,,13165~179273,00.pdf |title=Official World Snooker Ranking List For The 2013/2014 Season |publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|World Snooker]] |accessdate=28 May 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611202605/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/49/bc/0,,13165~179273,00.pdf |archivedate=11 June 2013}}</ref> ===2013/2014 season=== In his opening match of the season, Xiao defeated [[Andrew Norman]] 5–3 to qualify for the [[2013 Wuxi Classic]] in [[China]] where he beat [[Peter Ebdon]] 5–3 in the first round and [[Li Hang (snooker player)|Li Hang]] 5–4 in the second.<ref name="2013/14">{{cite web |url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?player=24&season=2013 |title=Xiao Guodong 2013/2014 |publisher=Snooker.org |accessdate=11 July 2013}}</ref> He then faced [[John Higgins (snooker player)|John Higgins]] in the last 16 and was whitewashed 0–5.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/snooker-robertson-roars-last-eight-wuxi-classic-082740219.html |title=Snooker – Robertson and Higgins roar into last eight at Wuxi Classic |publisher=[[Eurosport]] |accessdate=11 July 2013}}</ref> Xiao could also not pick up a frame in the first round of the [[2013 Australian Goldfields Open|Australian Goldfields Open]], as he lost 0–5 to [[Joe Perry (snooker player)|Joe Perry]].<ref name="2013/14" /> He won three matches to qualify for the [[2013 Shanghai Masters|Shanghai Masters]] and once there defeated Yuan Siyun 5–0 in the wildcard round.<ref name="2013/14" /> Xiao took advantage of a poor performance by [[Stephen Maguire]] in the first round to beat him 5–2 and then saw off [[Peter Lines]] 5–3.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://au.eurosport.com/snooker/judd-and-maguire-slump-to-shock-defeats_sto3928840/story.shtml |title=Trump and Maguire slump to shock defeats |publisher=[[Eurosport]] |accessdate=21 September 2013}}</ref> He continued his run to make the semi-finals of a ranking event for the first time as he came back from 4–2 down to beat [[Mark Davis (snooker player)|Mark Davis]] 5–4 citing afterwards his work with [[Terry Griffiths]] as being a key factor in his success.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3464822,00.html |title=Holt And Xiao Make Semi Breakthough |publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|World Snooker]] |accessdate=21 September 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922100854/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3464822,00.html |archivedate=22 September 2013}}</ref> In the semis he played [[Michael Holt (snooker player)|Michael Holt]] who was also making his ranking event semi-final debut and from 3–3 Xiao made a break of 111, added the next frame and then closed the match out 6–3 with a 127 break.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3465759,00.html |title=Xiao Powers Into Final |publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|World Snooker]] |accessdate=21 September 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130924003116/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3465759,00.html |archivedate=24 September 2013}}</ref> He played [[Ding Junhui]] in a first all-Chinese ranking final and was beaten 10–6, but the runner-up's cheque of £35,500 is the highest of his career to date and he also broke into the world's top 32 for the first time.<ref name="Shanghai_2013">{{cite web |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3467060,00.html |title=Ding Beats Xiao In All-Chinese Final |publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|World Snooker]] |accessdate=23 September 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925043651/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3467060,00.html |archivedate=25 September 2013}}</ref> [[File:Xiao Guodong at Snooker German Masters (Martin Rulsch) 2014-01-29 01.jpg|thumb|Xiao at the 2014 German Masters]] His second quarter-final appearance of the season came at the [[2014 German Masters|German Masters]] but he lost 5–2 to [[Ryan Day]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/snooker-trump-charges-german-masters-semis-025655108--spt.html |title=Snooker – Trump charges into German Masters semis |publisher=[[Eurosport]] |accessdate=28 April 2014}}</ref> Xiao's rise up the world rankings meant he only needed to win one match to reach the [[2014 World Snooker Championship|World Championship]] and he did so in emphatic fashion by thrashing [[Li Yan (snooker player)|Li Yan]] 10–1.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/snooker-ebdon-fails-reach-world-championship-213353682--spt.html |title=Snooker – Ebdon fails to reach World Championship |publisher=[[Eurosport]] |accessdate=28 April 2014}}</ref> In Xiao's debut in the event he rallied from 4–1 down against [[Ali Carter]] to end the first session 5–4 behind, but went on to lose 10–8.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/snooker/27098470 |title=World Snooker Championship: Ali Carter beats Xiao Guodong |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |accessdate=28 April 2014}}</ref> Xiao's rise up the rankings continued as he ended the campaign as the world number 23, an increase of 14 spots from the start of the season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/71/c1/0,,13165~180593,00.pdf |title=World Snooker Rankings After the 2014 World Championship |publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|World Snooker]] |accessdate=9 May 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508030740/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/71/c1/0,,13165~180593,00.pdf |archivedate=8 May 2014}}</ref> ===2014/2015 season=== [[File:Xiao Guodong at Snooker German Masters (DerHexer) 2015-02-04 06.jpg|thumb|Xiao at the 2015 German Masters]] At the [[2014 Australian Goldfields Open|Australian Goldfields Open]], Xiao recorded wins over [[Liam Highfield]], [[Peter Ebdon]] and [[Matthew Stevens]] to reach the semi-finals of a ranking event for the second time, where [[Judd Trump]] defeated him 6–3.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3948892,00.html |title=Trump And Xiao Into Semis |publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|World Snooker]] |accessdate=9 July 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709225222/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3948892,00.html |archivedate=9 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3963510,00.html |title=Trump To Face Robertson In Bendigo Final |publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|World Snooker]] |accessdate=9 July 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709225232/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~3963510,00.html |archivedate=9 July 2014}}</ref> He beat [[Eden Sharav]] and [[Noppon Saengkham]] at the [[2014 International Championship|International Championship]], but lost 6–4 to [[Robert Milkins]] in the third round and was knocked out by the same scoreline in the second round of the [[2014 UK Championship (snooker)|UK Championship]] against [[Matthew Selt]].<ref name="2014/15">{{cite web |title=Xiao Guodong 2014/2015 |url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?season=2014&player=24 |publisher=Snooker.org |accessdate=28 April 2015}}</ref> After edging Highfield 5–4 in the first round of the [[2015 German Masters|German Masters]], Xiao was thrashed 5–0 by [[Neil Robertson (snooker player)|Neil Robertson]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Neil-Robertson-eases-round-German-Masters/story-25981766-detail/story.html |title=Neil Robertson eases into quarter-finals of German Masters |publisher=''[[Cambridge News]]'' |accessdate=28 April 2015}}</ref> Xiao won five matches at the [[2015 Snooker Shoot-Out|Shoot-Out]], the tournament where every match is decided by one ten-minute frame, to reach the final. Xiao lost the lead with just six seconds remaining against [[Michael White (snooker player)|Michael White]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~4541470,00.html |title=The White Stuff |publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|World Snooker]] |accessdate=28 April 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150413063820/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~4541470,00.html |archivedate=13 April 2015}}</ref> He progressed through to the final qualifying round of the [[2015 World Snooker Championship|World Championship]] and his match against [[Jimmy Robertson (snooker player)|Jimmy Robertson]] went into a deciding frame which Robertson won on the final pink.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/sweet-16-through-to-sheffield/ |title=Sweet 16 Through to Sheffield |publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|World Snooker]] |accessdate=28 April 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150422073001/http://www.worldsnooker.com/sweet-16-through-to-sheffield/ |archivedate=22 April 2015}}</ref> ===2015/2016 season=== After having a high enough ranking to gain automatic entry into the [[2015 Australian Goldfields Open|Australian Goldfields Open]] (where he lost 5–3 to [[Ian Burns (snooker player)|Ian Burns]] in the first round) Xiao's ranking steadily declined during the season as he could not get beyond the last 48 of any ranking event.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?player=24&season=2015 |title=Xiao Guodong 2015/2016 |publisher=Snooker.org |accessdate=23 June 2016}}</ref> He dropped 30 places to end it 51st in the world.<ref>{{cite web |title=World Rankings After 2016 World Championship |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/rankings/ |publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|World Snooker]] |accessdate=23 June 2016 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6iUYiE2IS |archivedate=23 June 2016}}</ref> ===2016/2017 season=== At the [[2016 Riga Masters|Riga Masters]], Xiao beat [[Gareth Allen]] 4–0 and [[Jamie Jones (snooker player)|Jamie Jones]] and [[David Gilbert (snooker player)|David Gilbert]] both 4–2 to reach his first ranking event quarter-final in two years. He lost 4–2 to [[Darren Morgan]]. Xiao defeated [[Michael Holt (snooker player)|Michael Holt]] 4–1, [[Noppon Saengkham]] 4–0 and [[Neil Robertson (snooker player)|Neil Robertson]] 4–3 at the [[2016 English Open (snooker)|English Open]], before being eliminated 4–3 by [[Chris Wakelin]] in the fourth round. During his second round match with [[Shaun Murphy (snooker player)|Shaun Murphy]] at the [[2016 Scottish Open (snooker)|Scottish Open]], Xiao made a 132 break, the 100th century of his career and went on to win 4–1. He lost by a reversal of this scoreline to [[Mark Davis (snooker player)|Mark Davis]] in the subsequent round.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?season=2016&player=24 |title=Xiao Guodong 2016/2017 |publisher=Snooker.org |accessdate=23 June 2016}}</ref> This was the first year that the [[2017 Snooker Shoot-Out|Shoot-Out]], the tournament where every match is settled by a 10-minute frame played under a shot clock, had its status upgraded to a ranking event. In his quarter-final match with [[David Gilbert (snooker player)|David Gilbert]], Xiao ran out of time when potting a yellow but the foul was not picked up by the referee.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tamworthherald.co.uk/snooker-gilbert-vows-to-battle-on-despite-shoot-out-robbery-and-gibraltar-travel-troubles/story-30166568-detail/story.html| title=Snooker: Gilbert vows to battle on despite Shoot-Out 'robbery' and Gibraltar travel troubles| publisher=''[[Tamworth Herald]]''| accessdate=14 March 2017}}</ref> He won the match and reached the final of the event for the second time and lost by 67–19 points to [[Anthony McGill (snooker player)|Anthony McGill]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/39098970| title=Anthony McGill wins one-frame Shoot Out tournament| publisher=[[BBC Sport]]| accessdate=14 March 2017}}</ref> Three comfortable victories saw Xiao qualify for the [[2017 World Snooker Championship|World Championship]] and he beat [[Ryan Day]] 10–4 in round one, before losing 13–6 to [[Mark Selby]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/yan-secures-crucible-debut/|title=Yan Secures Crucible Debut|publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|World Snooker]]|accessdate=14 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/joy-xiao-end-day/|title=Joy for Xiao at the End of the Day|publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|World Snooker]]|accessdate=20 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/selby-strong-xiao/|title=Selby Too Strong for Xiao|publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|World Snooker]]|accessdate=24 April 2017}}</ref> == Performance and rankings timeline == {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;" |- bgcolor="#efefef" ! '''Tournaments''' ! [[Snooker season 2004/2005|2004/<br/>05]] ! [[Snooker season 2006/2007|2006/<br/>07]] ! [[Snooker season 2007/2008|2007/<br/>08]] ! [[Snooker season 2008/2009|2008/<br/>09]] ! [[Snooker season 2009/2010|2009/<br/>10]] ! [[Snooker season 2010/2011|2010/<br/>11]] ! [[Snooker season 2011/2012|2011/<br/>12]] ! [[Snooker season 2012/2013|2012/<br/>13]] ! [[Snooker season 2013/2014|2013/<br/>14]] ! [[Snooker season 2014/2015|2014/<br/>15]] ! [[Snooker season 2015/2016|2015/<br/>16]] ! [[Snooker season 2016/2017|2016/<br/>17]] ! [[Snooker season 2017/2018|2017/<br/>18]] |- | style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Snooker world rankings|Rankings]]<ref name="Ranking history">{{cite web |title=Ranking History |url=http://www.snooker.org/rnk/history.asp |publisher=Snooker.org |accessdate=6 February 2011}}</ref><ref group="nb">From the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.</ref> | align="center" | <ref group="nb">He was an amateur.</ref> | align="center" | <ref group="nb">He was an amateur.</ref> | align="center" | <ref group="nb" name="unranked">New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.</ref> | align="center" | <ref group="nb">He was an amateur.</ref> | align="center" | <ref group="nb" name="unranked"/> | align="center" | [[Snooker world rankings 2010/2011|74]] | align="center" | [[Snooker world rankings 2011/2012|64]] | align="center" | [[Snooker world rankings 2012/2013|41]] | align="center" | [[Snooker world rankings 2013/2014|37]] | align="center" | [[Snooker world rankings 2014/2015|23]] | align="center" | [[Snooker world rankings 2015/2016|21]] | align="center" | [[Snooker world rankings 2016/2017|51]] | align="center" | [[Snooker world rankings 2017/2018|39]] |- | colspan="20"| '''Ranking tournaments''' |- | style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Riga Masters (snooker)|Riga Masters]]<ref group="nb">The event was called the Riga Open (2014/2015–2015/2016)</ref> | align="center" colspan="9" style="color:#cccccc;" | Tournament Not Held | colspan="2" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;" | Minor-Rank. | align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;" | [[2016 Riga Masters|QF]] | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | [[2017 Riga Masters|1R]] |- | style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[China Championship (snooker)|China Championship]] | align="center" colspan="11" style="color:#cccccc;" | Tournament Not Held | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | NR | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | [[2017 China Championship (snooker)|1R]] |- | style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Paul Hunter Classic]]<ref group="nb">The event was called the Fürth German Open (2006/2007)</ref> | colspan="5" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;" | Pro-am Event | colspan="6" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;" | Minor-Ranking Event | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | [[2016 Paul Hunter Classic|2R]] | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | A |- | style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Indian Open (snooker)|Indian Open]] | align="center" colspan="8" style="color:#cccccc;" | Tournament Not Held | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | LQ | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | A | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | NH | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | [[2016 Indian Open|2R]] | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | LQ |- | style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[World Open (snooker)|World Open]]<ref group="nb">The event was called the Grand Prix (2004/2005–2009/2010), the World Open (2010/2011) and the Haikou World Open (2011/2012–2013/2014)</ref> | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | A | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | A | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | LQ | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | A | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | LQ | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | LQ | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | LQ | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | LQ | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | [[2014 World Open (snooker)|1R]] | align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#cccccc;" | Not Held | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | [[2016 World Open (snooker)|2R]] | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | [[2017 World Open (snooker)|2R]] |- | style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[European Masters (snooker)|European Masters]] | align="center" colspan="11" style="color:#cccccc;" | Tournament Not Held | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | A | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | LQ |- | style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[English Open (snooker)|English Open]] | align="center" colspan="11" style="color:#cccccc;" | Tournament Not Held | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | [[2016 English Open (snooker)|4R]] | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | [[2017 English Open (snooker)|4R]] |- | style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[International Championship]] | align="center" colspan="7" style="color:#cccccc;" | Tournament Not Held | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | LQ | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | [[2013 International Championship|2R]] | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | [[2014 International Championship|3R]] | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | [[2015 International Championship|1R]] | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | [[2016 International Championship|1R]] | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | [[2017 International Championship|2R]] |- | style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Shanghai Masters (snooker)|Shanghai Masters]] | align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#cccccc;" | Not Held | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | [[2007 Shanghai Masters|1R]] | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | [[2008 Shanghai Masters|WR]] | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | LQ | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | LQ | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | LQ | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | LQ | align="center" style="background:thistle;" | [[2013 Shanghai Masters|F]] | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | LQ | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | LQ | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | LQ | |- | style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Northern Ireland Open (snooker)|Northern Ireland Open]] | align="center" colspan="11" style="color:#cccccc;" | Tournament Not Held | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | [[2016 Northern Ireland Open|1R]] | |- | style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[UK Championship (snooker)|UK Championship]] | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | A | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | A | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | LQ | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | A | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | LQ | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | LQ | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | LQ | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | LQ | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | [[2013 UK Championship (snooker)|3R]] | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | [[2014 UK Championship (snooker)|2R]] | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | [[2015 UK Championship|2R]] | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | [[2016 UK Championship|2R]] | |- | style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Scottish Open (snooker)|Scottish Open]] | colspan=7 style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;" | Tournament Not Held | style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;" | MR | colspan=3 style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;" | Not Held | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | [[2016 Scottish Open (snooker)|3R]] | |- | style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[German Masters]] | align="center" colspan="5" style="color:#cccccc;" | Tournament Not Held | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | LQ | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | LQ | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | [[2013 German Masters|1R]] | align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;" | [[2014 German Masters|QF]] | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | [[2015 German Masters|2R]] | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | LQ | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | LQ | |- | style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Snooker Shoot-Out|Shoot-Out]] | colspan="5" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;" | Tournament Not Held | colspan="6" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;" | Variant Format Event | align="center" style="background:thistle;" | [[2017 Snooker Shoot-Out|F]] | |- | style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[World Grand Prix (snooker)|World Grand Prix]] | colspan="9" style="text-align:center;color:#cccccc;" | Tournament Not Held | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | NR | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | DNQ | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | DNQ | |- | style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Welsh Open (snooker)|Welsh Open]] | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | A | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | A | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | LQ | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | A | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | LQ | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | LQ | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | LQ | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | LQ | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | [[2014 Welsh Open (snooker)|3R]] | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | [[2015 Welsh Open (snooker)|2R]] | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | [[2016 Welsh Open (snooker)|1R]] | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | [[2017 Welsh Open (snooker)|1R]] | |- | style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Gibraltar Open]] | align="center" colspan="10" style="color:#cccccc;" | Tournament Not Held | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | MR | style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;"|A | |- | style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Players Championship Grand Final|Players Championship]]<ref group="nb">The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Finals (2010/2011–2012/2013)</ref> | align="center" colspan="5" style="color:#cccccc;" | Tournament Not Held | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | DNQ | align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;" | [[Players Tour Championship 2011/2012 – Finals|QF]] | align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;" | [[Players Tour Championship 2012/2013 – Finals|QF]] | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | DNQ | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | DNQ | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | DNQ | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | DNQ | |- | style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[China Open (snooker)|China Open]] | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | [[2007 China Open (snooker)|1R]] | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | LQ | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | [[2009 China Open (snooker)|2R]] | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | LQ | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | LQ | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | LQ | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | LQ | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | [[2014 China Open (snooker)|2R]] | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | LQ | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | LQ | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | LQ | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | [[2017 China Open (snooker)|1R]] | |- | style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[World Snooker Championship|World Championship]] | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | A | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | A | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | LQ | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | A | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | LQ | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | LQ | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | LQ | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | LQ | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | [[2014 World Snooker Championship|1R]] | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | LQ | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | LQ | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | [[2017 World Snooker Championship|2R]] | |- | colspan="20"| '''Non-ranking tournaments''' <!-- |- | style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Champion of Champions (snooker)|Champion of Champions]] | colspan="8" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;" | Tournament Not Held | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | A | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | A | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | A --> |- | style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Masters (snooker)|The Masters]] | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | A | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | A | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | LQ | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | A | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | A | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | A | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | A | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | A | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | A | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | A | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | A | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | A | |- | style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Championship League]] | align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#cccccc;" | Not Held | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | A | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | A | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | A | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | A | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | A | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | A | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | A | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | [[2015 Championship League|2R]] | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | A | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | A | |- | colspan="20"| '''Former ranking tournaments''' |- | style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Northern Ireland Trophy]] | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | NR | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | A | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | LQ | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | A | align="center" colspan="20" style="color:#cccccc;" | Tournament Not Held |- | style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Wuxi Classic]]<ref group="nb" name="WUC">The event ran under the name Jiangsu Classic (2008/2009–2009/2010)</ref> | align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#cccccc;" | Not Held | align="center" colspan="4" style="color:#cccccc;" | Non-Ranking | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | LQ | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | [[2013 Wuxi Classic|3R]] | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | [[2014 Wuxi Classic|1R]] | align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#cccccc;" | Not Held |- | style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Australian Goldfields Open]] | align="center" colspan="6" style="color:#cccccc;" | Tournament Not Held | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | LQ | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | [[2012 Australian Goldfields Open|1R]] | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | [[2013 Australian Goldfields Open|1R]] | style="text-align:center; background:yellow;" | [[2014 Australian Goldfields Open|SF]] | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | [[2015 Australian Goldfields Open|1R]] | align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#cccccc;" | Not Held |- | colspan="20"| '''Former non-ranking tournaments''' |- | style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Wuxi Classic]]<ref group="nb" name="WUC" /> | align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#cccccc;" | Not Held | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | A | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | A | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | [[2010 Wuxi Classic|1R]] | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | A | align="center" colspan="20" style="color:#cccccc;" | Ranking Event |- | style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[World Grand Prix (snooker)|World Grand Prix]] | align="center" colspan="9" style="color:#cccccc;" | Tournament Not Held | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | [[2015 World Grand Prix|1R]] | align="center" colspan="9" style="color:#cccccc;" | Ranking Event |- | style="background:#EFEFEF;" | [[Snooker Shoot-Out|Shoot-Out]] | align="center" colspan="5" style="color:#cccccc;" | Tournament Not Held | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" | A | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | [[2012 Snooker Shoot-Out|1R]] | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | [[2013 Snooker Shoot-Out|1R]] | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | [[2014 Snooker Shoot-Out|2R]] | align="center" style="background:thistle;" | [[2015 Snooker Shoot-Out|F]] | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | [[2016 Snooker Shoot-Out|2R]] | colspan="30" style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;" | Ranking |} {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:78%;" |- bgcolor="#efefef" ! colspan="6" | Performance Table Legend |- | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" width="30" | LQ | lost in the qualifying draw | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;" | #R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament<br />(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) | align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;" | QF | lost in the quarter-finals |- | align="center" style="background:yellow;" | SF | lost in the semi-finals | align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;" | F | lost in the final | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;" | '''W''' | won the tournament |- | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" width="30" | DNQ | did not qualify for the tournament | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" width="30" | A | did not participate in the tournament | align="center" style="color:#cccccc;" width="30" | WD | withdrew from the tournament |} {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" |- | style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;" colspan="4" | NH / Not Held || means an event was not held. |- | style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;" colspan="4" | NR / Non-Ranking Event || means an event is/was no longer a ranking event. |- | style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;" colspan="4" | R / Ranking Event || means an event is/was a ranking event. |- | style="text-align:center; color:#ccc;" colspan="4" | MR / Minor-Ranking Event || means an event is/was a minor-ranking event. |} {{Reflist|group=nb}} ==Career finals== ===Ranking event finals: 2 (2 runners-up)=== {| class="wikitable" |- bgcolor="#eeeeee" | '''Legend''' |- bgcolor="#e5d1cb" | World Championship (0–0) |- bgcolor="dfe2e9" | UK Championship (0–0) |- bgcolor= | Other (0–2) |} {| class="sortable wikitable" |- | width="80" | '''Outcome''' | width="20" | '''No.''' | width="50" | '''Year''' | width="250" | '''Championship''' | width="200" | '''Opponent in the final''' | align="center" width="50" | '''Score''' ! width="30" | '''Ref.''' |- | style="background:#ffa07a;" | Runner-up | 1. | [[2013 Shanghai Masters|2013]] | [[Shanghai Masters (snooker)|Shanghai Masters]] | {{flagicon|CHN}} {{sortname|Ding|Junhui}} | 6–10 | <ref name="Shanghai_2013" /> |- | style="background:#ffa07a;" | Runner-up | 2. | [[2017 Snooker Shoot-Out|2017]] | [[Snooker Shoot-Out]] | {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Anthony McGill (snooker player)|Anthony McGill]] | 0–1 | <ref>{{cite web|title=Coral Snooker Shoot-Out (2017)|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=557|publisher=Snooker.org|accessdate=27 February 2017}}</ref> |} ===Non-ranking event finals: 1 (1 runner-up)=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! width="80" | '''Outcome''' ! width="20" | '''No.''' ! width="50" | '''Year''' ! width="250" | '''Championship''' ! width="200" | '''Opponent in the final''' | align="center" width="50" | '''Score''' ! width="30" | '''Ref.''' |- | style="background:#ffa07a;" | Runner-up | 1. | [[2015 Snooker Shoot-Out|2015]] | [[Snooker Shoot-Out]] | {{flagicon|WAL}} {{sortname|Michael|White|Michael White (snooker player)}} | 0–1 | <ref>{{cite web |title=Betway Snooker Shoot-Out (2015) |url=http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=371 |publisher=Snooker.org |accessdate=7 March 2015}}</ref> |} ===Pro-am event finals: 1 (1 title)=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! width="80" | '''Outcome''' ! width="20" | '''No.''' ! width="50" | '''Year''' ! width="250" | '''Championship''' ! width="200" | '''Opponent in the final''' | align="center" width="50" | '''Score''' ! width="30" | '''Ref.''' |- | style="background:#98FB98"|Winner | 1. | 2008 | Paul Hunter English Open | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ben Woollaston]] | 6–2 | |} ===Amateur event finals: 4 (4 titles)=== {| class="sortable wikitable" |- | width="80" | '''Outcome''' | width="20" | '''No.''' | width="50" | '''Year''' | width="250" | '''Championship''' | width="200" | '''Opponent in the final''' | align="center" width="50" | '''Score''' ! width="30" | '''Ref.''' |- | style="background:#98FB98" | Winner | 1. | 2007 | [[ACBS Asian Under-21 Snooker Championship|Asian Under-21 Amateur Championship]] | {{flagicon|THA}} Chinnakrit Yoawansiri | 6–2 | <ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20120216160308/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Amateur.html</ref> |- | style="background:#98FB98" | Winner | 2. | 2008 | [[International Open Series|PIOS – Event 2]] | {{flagicon|THA}} [[Noppadol Sangnil]] | 6–5 | |- | style="background:#98FB98" | Winner | 3. | 2009 | [[International Open Series|PIOS – Event 7]] | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jack Lisowski]] | 6–0 | |- | style="background:#98FB98" | Winner | 4. | 2011 | China Snooker Tour Finals | {{flagicon|CHN}} Chen Feilong | 5–0 | <ref>http://english.cntv.cn/program/sportsscene/20111230/111755.shtml</ref> |} ==References== {{reflist|2}} ==External links== {{Commons category|Xiao Guodong}} * {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111210184939/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/PlayersAlphabeticalArticle/0,,13165~2233746,00.html |title=Profile on WorldSnooker.com}} * {{CueTracker player|pid=xiao-guodong}} * {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090724032626/http://www.global-snooker.com/Xiao-Guodong.asp |title=Profile on GlobalSnooker.com}} * [http://prosnookerblog.com/players/u-z/xiao-guodong/ Profile on ProSnookerBlog.com] {{Top ten Chinese male snooker players}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2010}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Xiao, Guodong}} [[Category:Chinese snooker players]] [[Category:1989 births]] [[Category:Living people]]'