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.
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 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
Ronnie O'Sullivan. At the final event of the season, Luo defeated
Marco Fu 10–7,
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10-8 and
Tom Ford 10–8 to reach the main stage of the
2019 World Snooker Championship held at the
Crucible Theatre in
Sheffield
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.
However, in his first-round match against
Shaun Murphy
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, he became only the second player to suffer a whitewash at the
World Snooker Championship
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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
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Chinese snooker players
Living people
2000 births
Sportspeople from Nanchang
21st-century Chinese sportsmen