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Marco Fu
Marco Fu Ka-chun (; born 8 January 1978) is a Hong Kong professional snooker player. He is a three-time snooker world rankings, ranking event winner, having won the 2007 Grand Prix (snooker), 2007 Grand Prix, the 2013 Australian Goldfields Open and the 2016 Scottish Open (snooker), 2016 Scottish Open. He has been a runner-up at two Triple Crown (snooker), Triple Crown events, at the 2008 UK Championship and the 2011 Masters (snooker), 2011 Masters. In addition, Fu has reached the semi-finals of the World Snooker Championship, World Championship twice—in 2006 World Snooker Championship, 2006 and in 2016 World Snooker Championship, 2016. Fu reached a career-high ranking of fifth in the world in 2017. He turned professional in 1998 and has remained on the World Snooker Tour to-date. Despite not competing in events during the COVID-19 pandemic, Fu was given an invitational place to remain on the tour during the 2021–22 snooker season. As a prolific break-builder, Fu has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fu (surname)
Fu is a common transliteration of surnames originating mainly of east Asian languages. For instance, Fu (surname 傅), 傅, Fu (surname 符), 符, 付, 扶, 伏, 富, 苻, and 福. It is also a sinicization, sinicized surname for several clans of Manchu people, Manchurian nobility. During the Qing dynasty, there was an ongoing process of sinicization of surnames, and many Manchurian clans such as the Fu, ''Clan Fuca, Fuca/Fucha, Fugiya, Fuciri, Fulkuru, Fujuri and Fulha adopted 傅 or 富 as their Han surname. The name Fu is found commonly in China, Taiwan, Macau, United States, Malaysia, Hawaii, and Japan. Notable people with the surname include: *Fu Yue (傅說) (1324–1265 BC) – A Shang dynasty premier during the reign of Emperor Wu Ding. *Fu Kuan (傅寬) (died 189 BC) – Marquis of Yangling (posthumously Marquis Jing), a follower of Liu Bang. *Fu Jing (傅精) (died 165 BC) – 2nd Marquis Jing. *Fu Ze (傅則) (died 153 BC) – 3rd Marquis Jing. *Fu Yan (傅偃) (died 122 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Scottish Open (snooker)
The 2016 Scottish Open (officially the 2016 Coral Scottish Open) was a professional Snooker world rankings, ranking snooker tournament that began on 12 December and ended on 18 December 2016 at the Commonwealth Arena and Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome, Commonwealth Arena in Glasgow, Scotland. It was the eleventh ranking event of the Snooker season 2016/2017, 2016/2017 season. The Scottish Open returned as a full-ranking event, being held as part of a new Home Nations Series introduced in the 2016/2017 season with the existing Welsh Open (snooker), Welsh Open and new English Open (snooker), English Open and Northern Ireland Open (snooker), Northern Ireland Open tournaments. The winner of the Scottish Open is awarded the Stephen Hendry Trophy which is named in honour of Scottish seven-time world champion Stephen Hendry. Ding Junhui was the defending champion but he decided not to compete this year. Marco Fu captured his third ranking title by beating John Higgins 9–4, after having trai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Fu And Friends
''Marco Fu And Friends'' (; literally "Have an appointment with Marco Fu") is a chat and interview show produced by HK Television Entertainment Company Limited, aired from July 3, 2017, to September 4, 2017, every Monday from 22:30 to 23:00 on ViuTV Channel 99, hosted by Marco Fu, sponsored by Okamoto Industries. Each episode, Fu invites different guests to interview them, and to play a round of snooker with them (on episode 5 he played pool Pool may refer to: Bodies of water * Swimming pool, usually an artificial structure containing a large body of water intended for swimming * Reflecting pool, a shallow pool designed to reflect a structure and its surroundings * Tide pool, a roc ...), and seeing if the guests are able to beat the professional snooker player. The show starts with a minigame to determine the guests' snooker ability, then from the performance of the minigame Fu decides the number of points the guests get for handicap. After that he chats to the guest and at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chat Show
A talk show is a television programming, radio programming or podcast genre structured around the act of spontaneous conversation.Bernard M. Timberg, Robert J. Erler'' (2010Television Talk: A History of the TV Talk Show', pp.3-4Erler, Robert (2010) "A Guide to Television Talk", in Television Talk: A History of the TV Talk Show, by Bernard M. Timberg A talk show is distinguished from other television programs by certain common attributes. In a talk show, one person (or group of people or guests) discusses various topics put forth by a talk show host. This discussion can be in the form of an interview or a simple conversation about important social, political or religious issues and events. The personality of the host shapes the tone and style of the show. A common feature or unwritten rule of talk shows is to be based on "fresh talk", which is talk that is spontaneous or has the appearance of spontaneity. The history of the talk show spans back from the 1950s to the present. Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maximum Break
A maximum break (also known as a maximum, a 147, or orally, a onefourseven) is the highest possible in snooker in normal circumstances and is a special type of . A player compiles a maximum break by potting all 15 with 15 for 120 points, followed by all six for a further 27 points. Compiling a maximum break is regarded as a highly significant achievement in the game of snooker, and may be compared to a ninedart finish in darts, a holeinone in golf, or a 300 game in tenpin bowling. Joe Davis made the first officially recognised maximum break in a 1955 exhibition match in London. At the Classic in January 1982, Steve Davis achieved the first recognised maximum in professional competition, which was also the first in a televised match. The following year, Cliff Thorburn became the first player to make a maximum at the World Snooker Championship. As of April 2025, over 200 officially recognised maximum breaks have been made in professional tournament play. Ronnie O'Sull ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Century Break
In snooker, a century break (also century, sometimes called a ton) is a of 100 points or more, compiled in one to the table. A century break requires potting at least 25 consecutive balls, and the ability to score centuries is regarded as a mark of the highest skill in snooker. Ronnie O'Sullivan has described a player's first century break as the "ultimate milestone for any snooker player". Joe Davis made the first televised century break in 1962. O'Sullivan holds the record for the most career centuries in professional competition, with over 1,200. Three players have reached the milestone of 1,000 career century breaks: O'Sullivan attained it at the 2019 Players Championship, followed by John Higgins at the 2024 English Open and Judd Trump at the 2024 British Open. Overall, 14 players have surpassed 500 career centuries in professional competition. Trump holds the record for the most century breaks in a single season, having made 107 in the 2024–25 season. He and N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021–22 Snooker Season
The 2021–22 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played from July 2021 to May 2022, including the professional World Snooker Tour but also featuring events for female, senior, and Q School players. The season saw a record five players claim their first professional ranking titles: David Gilbert, Zhao Xintong, Hossein Vafaei, Fan Zhengyi, and Robert Milkins. Nutcharut Wongharuthai won her first World Women's Snooker Championship, becoming the only player besides Reanne Evans and Ng On-yee to win the women's world title in 19 years. Ronnie O'Sullivan won the World Snooker Championship, equalling Stephen Hendry's modern era record of seven world titles and becoming the oldest world champion in snooker history at the age of 46 years and 148 days. Lee Walker won his first World Seniors Championship. Neil Robertson, who won four tournaments during the season, was named Player of the Year at the World Snooker Tour Awards. O'Sullivan was named the Snooker Journ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Soon after, it spread to other areas of Asia, and COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory, then worldwide in early 2020. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) on 30 January 2020, and assessed the outbreak as having become a pandemic on 11 March. COVID-19 symptoms range from asymptomatic to deadly, but most commonly include fever, sore throat, nocturnal cough, and fatigue. Transmission of COVID-19, Transmission of the virus is often airborne transmission, through airborne particles. Mutations have variants of SARS-CoV-2, produced many strains (variants) with varying degrees of infectivity and virulence. COVID-19 vaccines were developed rapidly and deplo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Snooker Tour
The World Snooker Tour (WST) is the main professional snooker tour, consisting of about 128 players competing on a circuit of up to 28 tournaments each season. It is administered by World Snooker Ltd, the commercial arm of professional snooker, first formed in 1982 as the commercial arm of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA). It is also the organiser of most of the events throughout the professional circuit, including the prestigious World Snooker Championship. As more professional tournaments were held outside the British Isles since the 1970s, the "World Snooker" banner was increasingly being used for different tournaments along with the growth of the sport to other countries. The establishment of the World Snooker Association (WSA) in 1997 introduced a unified branding for the professional game, and it was further revised to its current form in 2020. Since 2010, the principal stakeholder in World Snooker Ltd is Matchroom Sport, which owns 51 perc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 World Snooker Championship
The 2016 World Snooker Championship (officially the 2016 Betfred World Snooker Championship) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 16 April to 2 May 2016 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the 40th year that the World Snooker Championship had been held at the venue. The event was the tenth and last event that carried ranking points of the 2015–16 snooker season. Stuart Bingham was the defending champion, having defeated Shaun Murphy in the 2015 event final. Bingham lost 9–10 against Ali Carter in the first round, falling to the Crucible curse and becoming the 17th first-time champion unable to defend his title at the venue. Alan McManus and Ding Junhui set a record in their semi-final for the most century breaks achieved in a professional match, scoring ten. Ding also set a record for the most centuries by one player in a single World Championship match with seven. Ding defeated McManus to become the first Asian player to r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 World Snooker Championship
The 2006 World Snooker Championship (officially the 2006 888.com World Snooker Championship) was a professional snooker tournament. It was held at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the 30th consecutive year that the World Snooker Championship was staged at the venue. It started on 15 April 2006 and was scheduled to finish on 1 May 2006, but continued into the early hours of 2 May. The sixth and final ranking tournament of the 2005–06 snooker season, it was organised by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association and sponsored for the first time by online casino 888.com. The total prize fund was £896,240, of which the winner received £200,000. The qualifying rounds took place from 8 to 13 January and from 14 to 15 March 2006 at Pontin's, in Prestatyn, Wales. The 16 qualifiers and the top 16 players from the snooker world rankings reached the tournament's main stage at the Crucible. Shaun Murphy was the defending champion, havin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Snooker Championship
The World Snooker Championship, or simply known as the World Championship, is the longest-running and most prestigious tournament in professional snooker. It is also the richest event to date with a total prize money of £2,395,000, including £500,000 for the winner. First held in 1927 World Snooker Championship, 1927, it is now one of the three tournaments (together with the UK Championship and the invitational Masters (snooker), Masters) that make up snooker's Triple Crown (snooker), Triple Crown Series. The reigning world champion is Zhao Xintong. Joe Davis dominated the tournament over its first two decades, winning the first 15 world championships before he retired undefeated after his final victory in 1946 World Snooker Championship, 1946. The distinctive World Championship trophy, topped by a Greek shepherdess figurine retrospectively known as the Silver Lady, was acquired by Davis in 1926 and continues in use to this day. No tournaments were held between 1941 and 1945 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
