Li Yuan (Chinese: 李远; born 20 October 1989) is a Chinese former professional snooker player.

Li had previously appeared as a wildcard at several ranking tournaments, such as the 2008 China Open where he pushed Marco Fu to a deciding frame, narrowly losing 5–4.

[1] The following season he appeared at the 2008 Shanghai Masters where he lost 5–1 to Andy Hicks.

[2] He then played in several Asian Tour Events, reaching the last 16 on two occasions, before appearing at the 2017 China Open wildcard round where he was defeated by 5-1 by Jimmy White.

[3] Li turned professional in 2017, after being nominated as one of the two players from the CBSA China Snooker Tour.