 Pari gbolohun ti o tẹle: Ṣaaju ki o to di ọjọgbọn, Xu bẹrẹ si mu ṣiṣẹ ni kekere-ipele Asian Players Tour Championship lati ọjọ-ori 15, ati ifarahan akọkọ rẹ ni iṣẹlẹ ipo kan ni ni iyipo wildcard ti 2014 Shanghai Masters nibi ti o ti funfun funfun 5-0 nipasẹ Ryan Day. O tun ṣe ifarahan wildcard ni 2016 World Open nibi ti o ti ṣẹgun ogbologbo James Wattana 5-3 tabi ilọsiwaju si awọn 64 kẹhin, nibi ti o ti padanu ni iyipo ti o tẹle lodi si Daniel Wells. Ó tún yọjú sí ìpàdé náà. : 2016 Shanghai Masters wildcard round níbi tí ó ti pàdánù 51 sí Michael Holt. O si gba ere meji ni 2016 International Championship, ti o ṣẹgun awọn ọjọgbọn Wang Yuchen ni ipele wildcard, ati oludije agbaye ni igba meji Mark Williams ni 64 kẹhin ṣaaju ki o to padanu si Wattana ni 32 kẹhin. O padanu ni iyipo akọkọ ti igbasilẹ fun 2017 World Snooker Championship, ti o padanu 10  5 si Rod Lawler. 