Chinese snooker player
Luo Honghao Born (2000-01-31 ) 31 January 2000 (age 24) Nanchang , Jiangxi , ChinaSport country China Nickname The Virtuoso[ 1] Professional 2018–2021 Highest ranking 60 (September 2020) Best ranking finish Quarter-final (x2)
Luo Honghao (Chinese : 罗弘昊 ; pinyin : Luó Hónghào ; born 31 January 2000) is a Chinese former professional snooker player.[ 2]
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 Table Legend
LQ
lost in the qualifying draw
#R
lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)
QF
lost in the quarter-finals
SF
lost in the semi-finals
F
lost in the final
W
won the tournament
DNQ
did not qualify for the tournament
A
did not participate in the tournament
WD
withdrew from the tournament
NH / Not Held
means an event was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Event
means an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Event
means an event is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Event
means an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
^ It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
^ a b c d e He was an amateur.
^ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.
Career finals
Amateur finals: 2 (1 title)
References
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