Luo_Honghao

Luo Honghao

Luo Honghao

Chinese snooker player

Luo Honghao (Chinese: 罗弘昊; pinyin: Luó Hónghào; born 31 January 2000) is a Chinese former professional snooker player.[2]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Luo (罗).
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Career

Amateur

In July 2017, he reached the final of 2017 IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship where he lost the final 7–6 to Fan Zhengyi.[3]

Later in March 2018, he won the 2018 WSF Championship following a 6–0 demolition of Adam Stefanów in the final in Malta.[4] This victory earned him a two-year World Snooker Tour card for the 2018–19 and 2019–2020 seasons.[5]

Luo reached the third round of the 2018 China Open aged just 18 years old.[2] He received an invitation to compete in 2018 World Snooker Championship qualifying round as an amateur, but he could not obtain the visa on-time.[6]

Professional

In the 2018/19 season, Luo reached the quarter final of the 2018 English Open, before being defeated 5-3 by Ronnie O'Sullivan.[7] At the final event of the season, Luo defeated Marco Fu 10–7, Robbie Williams 10-8 and Tom Ford 10–8 to reach the main stage of the 2019 World Snooker Championship held at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.[8] However, in his first-round match against Shaun Murphy, he became only the second player to suffer a whitewash at the World Snooker Championship at the Crucible, losing 10-0 and setting a record for fewest points in a match at the Crucible with 89.[9]

Personal life

Luo is a highly accomplished pianist[10] but chose snooker as a career aged 11.[11]

Performance and rankings timeline

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MR / Minor-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
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    It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
  2. [N 2]
    He was an amateur.
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    New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.

Career finals

Amateur finals: 2 (1 title)

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 2017 World Under-21 Snooker Championship China Fan Zhengyi 6–7
Winner 1. 2018 WSF Championship Poland Adam Stefanow 6–0

References

  1. [1]
    "Luo Honghao". World Snooker Tour. Archived from the original on 22 September 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  2. [2]
    "Luo Honghao - Players - snooker.org". www.snooker.org. Archived from the original on 24 October 2013.
  3. [3]
    "Fan Zhengyi Wins World Under-21 Championship – SnookerHQ". 17 July 2017.
  4. [4]
    "Luo Honghao Wins WSF Championship – WPBSA". Wpbsa. 24 March 2018.
  5. [5]
    "Main Tour Qualification 2018/19 – World Snooker". 29 March 2018.
  6. [6]
    "Field Set for Betfred World Championship". wpbsa.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  7. [7]
    "O'SULLIVAN COMES THROUGH LUO TEST". WorldSnooker. 19 October 2018.
  8. [8]
    "Four Chinese Potters Set For Crucible Debut". World Snooker. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  9. [9]
    World Championship 2019: Shaun Murphy records 10-0 win at Crucible
  10. [10]
    World Snooker Official (27 October 2018), Luo Honghao Shows Off Piano Skills in Daqing, retrieved 24 April 2019
  11. [11]
    "Chinese teenager Luo Honghao hitting the high notes on the snooker circuit after rejecting life as a pianist". The Independent. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  12. [12]
    "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
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