 Complete the following phrase:  Tian defeated Noppon Saengkham and Yu Delu both 51 and Matthew Stevens 50 to play in the final qualifying round of the 2015 Shanghai Masters, losing 54 to Mark Davis.ref name201516ref He eliminated reigning champion Shaun Murphy 41 to reach the quarter-finals of the Ruhr Open and then edged past Alan McManus and David Gilbert to progress through to his first professional final. Tian made a 106 break to trail Rory McLeod 32, but lost the next frame to finish as the events runner-up. Wins over Cao Yupeng and Liang Wenbo saw him reach the third round of the International Championship, where he lost 61 to Mark Allen. He exited the UK Championship 62 to John Higgins in the second round. Tians final earlier in the season ensured that he made his first appearance in the PTC Finals, but he lost 41 to Robert Milkins in the first round. At the China Open he defeated Barry Hawkins 54 and Michael Holt 52 to play Ricky Walden in the third round. Tian scored breaks of 87 and 64 to send the match into a deciding frame in which he led 410, but he would go on to lose. Tian is still looking for his debut at the 