 Ramba uchienderera mberi ndima ino - Mutambo wekutanga waYuan sehunyanzvi wakarasikirwa zvishoma naOliver Lines mu2017 Riga Mastersvakakodzera musi wa31 Chivabvu 2017, mazuva maviri mushure mekuzvarwa kwake kwechi17. Kukunda kwake kwokutanga kwaiva kukunda 4-2 Allan Taylor muEuropean Masters qualifiers. 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 OBrien 105, asati arohwa 109 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. 