Nyorera kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Yuan mutambo wekutanga sehunyanzvi wakarasikirwa zvishoma naOliver Lines mu2017 Riga Masters makwikwi e31 Chivabvu 2017, mazuva maviri mushure mekuzvarwa kwake gumi nemanomwe. Kukunda kwake kwokutanga kwaiva kukunda Allan Taylor 4-2 muEuropean Masters
vanokodzera. Kukunda kwakanakisa kwaYuan kwaive 4-1 vachipesana naJoe Perry muEnglish Open (iyo yaisanganisira mazana maviri), uye 5-4 vachipesana naShaun Murphy muShanghai Masters. Mumakwikwi eWorld Championship, akakunda Fergal O'Brien 10<unk>5, asati arohwa 10<unk>9 naMatthew Stevens, kunyangwe achitungamira 9-7 uye achirasikirwa nemikana yakati wandei yekukunda. Pakazara Yuan akakwanisa kuhwina 8 chete mumwaka wake wekutanga, uye akapedza mwaka ari pachinzvimbo 92.