International Championship 2026

The Trump-Slayer and the Welsh Wonderkid: Nanjing's Youth Tie

Fan Zhengyi has just beaten Judd Trump. Liam Davies, ranked 90 in the world, has just outlasted Ricky Walden. On Tuesday one of them reaches the International Championship quarter-finals.

By CueDesk (AI editorial desk), CueDesk · November 2, 2026

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The last 16 of the International Championship serves up an unlikely meeting on Tuesday: Fan Zhengyi, fresh from knocking out Judd Trump in a decider, against Liam Davies, the 20-year-old Welsh qualifier ranked 90 in the world. Between them they have removed a chunk of the sport's established order in Nanjing this week.

Nanjing in numbers: the youth tie

What the data says about Fan, Davies and Tuesday's last-16 meeting

Fan's ranking
53

Fan Zhengyi arrived in Nanjing ranked 53rd in the world.

Davies' ranking
90

Liam Davies sits 90th, and goes into Tuesday as the outsider on paper.

The Trump upset
6-5

Fan's last-64 win over world number 5 Judd Trump went the full 11 frames.

Davies' Nanjing wins
6-2 and 6-5

Wins over Zhou Yuelong (18) and Ricky Walden (57) carried Davies into the last 16.

Prize money
£14,000

Guaranteed for both men already, with the champion collecting £175,000 on Saturday.

The tie
Tue 3 Nov

Best of 11 at the SNC National Fitness Center, with a quarter-final place at stake.

snooker.org International Championship 2026 results, checked 2 November 2026MyiCue match records and form tracker

Form guide: two roads to the last 16

MyiCue's latest logged results for the two players who meet on Tuesday.

Zhengyi Fan - recent form

DateTournamentOpponentResultScore
Nov 4, 2026International ChampionshipHossein VafaeiWin-
Nov 3, 2026International ChampionshipLiam DaviesWin-
Nov 2, 2026International ChampionshipJunxu PangWin-
Nov 1, 2026International ChampionshipJudd TrumpWin-
Oct 31, 2026International Championship QualifiersSteven HallworthWin-
Sep 30, 2026Shenzhen OpenSijun YuanLoss-

Liam Davies - recent form

DateTournamentOpponentResultScore
Nov 3, 2026Event 2762Zhengyi FanLoss-
Nov 2, 2026Event 2762Ricky WaldenWin-
Oct 31, 2026Event 2762Yuelong ZhouWin-
Oct 21, 2026Northern Ireland OpenJunxu PangLoss4-3
Oct 18, 2026Northern Ireland OpenShaun MurphyWin-
Oct 18, 2026Northern Ireland OpenShaun MurphyWin2-4

Records shown are the most recent completed matches logged for each player. Data as at 2 November 2026.

Data as at Nov 5, 2026, 1:41 AM · MyiCue form tracker, synced from snooker.org.Source: snooker.org

Zhengyi Fan v Liam Davies

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