Luo Honghao
Luo Honghao (Chinese: 罗弘昊; pinyin: Luó Hónghào; born 31 January 2000) is a Chinese snooker player.[2]
| Born | 31 January 2000 Nanchang, Jiangxi, China |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  |
| Nickname | The Virtuoso, Thor[1] |
| Professional | 2018– |
| Highest ranking | 65 (March 2020) |
| Current ranking | 65 (as of 16 March 2020) |
| Career winnings | £80,268 |
| Highest break | 139: 2019 International Championship (qualifying) |
| Century breaks | 26 |
| Best ranking finish | Quarter-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]
Performance and rankings timeline
| Tournament | 2013/ 14 |
2014/ 15 |
2015/ 16 |
2016/ 17 |
2017/ 18 |
2018/ 19 |
2019/ 20 | ||||||||||||
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| Ranking[12][nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | 70 | ||||||||||||
| Ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
| Riga Masters | NH | MR | A | A | LQ | QF | |||||||||||||
| International Championship | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | LQ | ||||||||||||
| China Championship | Not Held | NR | LQ | 1R | 2R | ||||||||||||||
| English Open | Not Held | A | A | QF | 1R | ||||||||||||||
| World Open | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | 1R | ||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | Not Held | A | A | 2R | 2R | ||||||||||||||
| UK Championship | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | ||||||||||||
| Scottish Open | Not Held | A | A | 1R | 1R | ||||||||||||||
| European Masters | Not Held | A | A | 1R | LQ | ||||||||||||||
| German Masters | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||
| World Grand Prix | NH | NR | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||
| Welsh Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | ||||||||||||
| Shoot-Out | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | ||||||||||||
| Players Championship | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||
| Gibraltar Open | Not Held | MR | A | A | 1R | 1R | |||||||||||||
| Tour Championship | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | A | A | A | A | WD | 1R | |||||||||||||
| Non-ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
| Haining Open | NH | MR | 3R | 3R | A | QF | |||||||||||||
| Variant format tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
| Six-red World Championship | A | A | A | A | A | RR | A | ||||||||||||
| Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Hunter Classic | Minor-Ranking | A | A | A | NR | ||||||||||||||
| Indian Open | A | A | NH | A | A | LQ | NH | ||||||||||||
| China Open | A | A | A | WR | 3R | LQ | 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 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.
- He was an amateur.
- 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 | |
6–7 |
| Winner | 1. | 2018 | WSF Championship |  |
6–0 |
References
- https://twitter.com/WorldSnooker/status/1119865854605152256
- http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?player=1237
- "Fan Zhengyi Wins World Under-21 Championship – SnookerHQ". 17 July 2017.
- "Luo Honghao Wins WSF Championship – WPBSA". www.wpbsa.com.
- "Main Tour Qualification 2018/19 – World Snooker". 29 March 2018.
- "Field Set for Betfred World Championship". wpbsa.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- "O'SULLIVAN COMES THROUGH LUO TEST". WorldSnooker. 19 October 2018.
- "Four Chinese Potters Set For Crucible Debut – World Snooker". World Snooker. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- World Championship 2019: Shaun Murphy records 10-0 win at Crucible https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/48010791
- World Snooker Official (2018-10-27), Luo Honghao Shows Off Piano Skills In Daqing, retrieved 2019-04-24
- "Chinese teenager Luo Honghao hitting the high notes on the snooker circuit after rejecting life as a pianist". The Independent. 2018-10-15. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
- "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
External links
- Luo Honghao at worldsnooker.com