Luo Honghao

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

In this Chinese name, the family name is Luo.
Luo Honghao
Born (2000-01-31) 31 January 2000
Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
Sport country China
Nickname
  • The Virtuoso
  • Thor[1]
Professional2018–
Highest ranking60 (September 2020)
Current ranking 64 (as of 1 February 2021)
Career winnings£80,268
Highest break139:
2019 International Championship (qualifying)
Century breaks32
Best ranking finishQuarter-finals (2018 English Open, 2019 Riga Masters)

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 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
Tournament 2013/
14		 2014/
15		 2015/
16		 2016/
17		 2017/
18		 2018/
19		 2019/
20		 2020/
21
Ranking[12][nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 3] 70 61
Ranking tournaments
European Masters Tournament Not Held A A 1R LQ 1R
English Open Tournament Not Held A A QF 1R 2R
Championship League Non-Ranking Event 2R
Northern Ireland Open Tournament Not Held A A 2R 2R 1R
UK Championship A A A A A 2R 1R 1R
Scottish Open Tournament Not Held A A 1R 1R 1R
World Grand Prix NH NR DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
German Masters A A A A A LQ LQ LQ
Shoot-Out A A A A A 1R 3R 1R
Welsh Open A A A A A 1R 1R
Players Championship DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
Gibraltar Open Not Held MR A A 1R 1R
WST Pro Series Tournament Not Held
Tour Championship Tournament Not Held DNQ DNQ
World Championship A A A A WD 1R LQ
Variant format tournaments
Six-red World Championship A A A A A RR A
Former ranking tournaments
Indian Open A A NH A A LQ Not Held
China Open A A A WR 3R LQ Not Held
Riga Masters NH Minor-Rank. A A LQ QF NH
International Championship A A A A A 1R LQ NH
China Championship Tournament Not Held NR LQ 1R 2R NH
World Open A A A A LQ LQ 1R NH
Former non-ranking tournaments
Haining Open NH Minor-Rank. 3R 3R A QF NH
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 Heldmeans an event was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
  1. It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
  2. He was an amateur.
  3. New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.

Career finals

Amateur finals: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 2017 World Under-21 Snooker Championship Fan Zhengyi 6–7
Winner 1. 2018 WSF Championship Adam Stefanow 6–0

References
  1. https://twitter.com/WorldSnooker/status/1119865854605152256
  2. http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?player=1237
  3. "Fan Zhengyi Wins World Under-21 Championship – SnookerHQ". 17 July 2017.
  4. "Luo Honghao Wins WSF Championship – WPBSA". www.wpbsa.com.
  5. "Main Tour Qualification 2018/19 – World Snooker". 29 March 2018.
  6. "Field Set for Betfred World Championship". wpbsa.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  7. "O'SULLIVAN COMES THROUGH LUO TEST". WorldSnooker. 19 October 2018.
  8. "Four Chinese Potters Set For Crucible Debut – World Snooker". World Snooker. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  9. World Championship 2019: Shaun Murphy records 10-0 win at Crucible https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/48010791
  10. World Snooker Official (27 October 2018), Luo Honghao Shows Off Piano Skills In Daqing, retrieved 24 April 2019
  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. "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
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