Li Hewen (; born November 30, 1981, in

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) is a

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professional pool player. He made it to the finals in the

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leg of the 2006 WPA Asian Nine-ball Tour, but lost to

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. In 2006, Li Hewen reached the semi-finals of the WPA World Nine-ball Championship, which was the farthest ever achieved by a player from China. However, his run came to an end upon facing

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who would later win the title. In 2007, Li Hewen along with

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represented Team China in the

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where they won the title defeating Team Finland of Mika Immonen and

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.China Take World Cup in Thriller
azbilliards.com (September 30, 2007) Li contested the final of the

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, however, he was defeated by Darren Appleton.

Titles

* 2010

- with (

Fu Jianbo Fu Jianbo (sometimes referred to as Jianbo Fu in Western media) is a professional pool player from the People's Republic of China. Career In 2007, Fu along with Li Hewen represented China at the 2007 World Cup of Pool. The pair won the event ...

) * 2009 Asian Indoor Games Nine-ball Singles * 2007

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References

1981 births Living people Chinese pool players Sportspeople from Liaoning Cue sports players at the 2010 Asian Games Cue sports players at the 2006 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for China {{pool-bio-stub