Luo Honghao (; born 31 January 2000) is a Chinese former professional

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player.

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

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. Later in March 2018, he won the 2018 WSF Championship following a 6–0 demolition of

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in the final in Malta. This victory earned him a two-year

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card for the 2018–19 and 2019–2020 seasons. Luo reached the third round of the 2018 China Open aged just 18 years old. 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.

Professional

In the 2018/19 season, Luo reached the quarter final of the 2018 English Open, before being defeated 5-3 by

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. At the final event of the season, Luo defeated

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10–7,

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10-8 and

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10–8 to reach the main stage of the 2019 World Snooker Championship held at The Crucible in

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. However, in his first-round match against

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, he became only the second player to suffer a whitewash at the

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at The Crucible, losing 10-0 and setting a record for fewest points in a match at the Crucible with 89.

Personal life

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

Performance and rankings timeline

Career finals

Amateur finals: 2 (1 title)

References

External links

Luo Honghao
at ''worldsnooker.com'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Luo, Honghao Chinese snooker players Living people 2000 births People from Nanchang Sportspeople from Jiangxi 21st-century Chinese people