Luo Honghao (; born 31 January 2000) is a Chinese former professional
snooker
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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
Fan Zhengyi
Fan Zhengyi (, born 27 January 2001) is a Chinese professional snooker player. He won the IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship in 2017, and turned professional in 2018. He had a breakthrough season in 2021–22 when he reached his first ra ...
.
Later in March 2018, he won the
2018 WSF Championship following a 6–0 demolition of
Adam Stefanów in the final in Malta. This victory earned him a two-year
World Snooker Tour
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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
The 2018 World Snooker Championship (officially the 2018 Betfred World Snooker Championship) was a professional snooker tournament held from 21 April to 7 May 2018 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. Hosted by the World Prof ...
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
Ronnie O'Sullivan
Ronald Antonio O'Sullivan (born 5 December 1975) is an English professional snooker player who is the current world champion and world number one. Widely recognised as one of the most talented and accomplished players in the sport's history, ...
. At the final event of the season, Luo defeated
Marco Fu
Marco Fu Ka-chun, MH, JP (, born 8 January 1978) is a Hong Kong professional snooker player. He is a three-time ranking event winner, having won the 2007 Grand Prix, the 2013 Australian Goldfields Open and the 2016 Scottish Open. He ...
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 in
Sheffield.
However, in his first-round match against
Shaun Murphy
Shaun Peter Murphy (born 10 August 1982) is an English professional snooker player who won the 2005 World Championship. Nicknamed "The Magician", Murphy is noted for his straight cue action and his long potting.
Born in Harlow, Essex and r ...
, 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.
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 Honghaoat ''worldsnooker.com''
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Chinese snooker players
Living people
2000 births
People from Nanchang
Sportspeople from Jiangxi
21st-century Chinese people