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{{short description|Chinese snooker player}}
{{short description|Chinese snooker player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
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{{family name hatnote|[[Luo (surname)|Luo]]|lang=Chinese}}
{{family name hatnote|[[Luo (surname)|Luo]] ({{linktext|罗}})|lang=Chinese}}
{{Infobox snooker player
{{Infobox snooker player
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In July 2017, he reached the final of [[IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship|2017 IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship]] where he lost the final 7–6 to [[Fan Zhengyi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://snookerhq.com/2017/07/17/fan-zhengyi-wins-world-under-21-championship/|title=Fan Zhengyi Wins World Under-21 Championship – SnookerHQ|date=17 July 2017}}</ref>
In July 2017, he reached the final of [[IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship|2017 IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship]] where he lost the final 7–6 to [[Fan Zhengyi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://snookerhq.com/2017/07/17/fan-zhengyi-wins-world-under-21-championship/|title=Fan Zhengyi Wins World Under-21 Championship – SnookerHQ|date=17 July 2017}}</ref>


Later in March 2018, he won the [[2018 WSF Championship]] following a 6–0 demolition of [[Adam Stefanów]] in the final in Malta.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wpbsa.com/luo-honghao-wins-wsf-championship/|title=Luo Honghao Wins WSF Championship – WPBSA|newspaper=Wpbsa|date=24 March 2018}}</ref> This victory earned him a two-year [[World Snooker Tour]] card for the [[2018–19 snooker season|2018–19]] and [[2019–20 snooker season|2019–2020 seasons]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/main-tour-qualification-2018-19/|title=Main Tour Qualification 2018/19 – World Snooker|date=29 March 2018}}</ref>
Later in March 2018, he won the 2018 [[WSF Championship]] following a 6–0 demolition of [[Adam Stefanów]] in the final in Malta.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wpbsa.com/luo-honghao-wins-wsf-championship/|title=Luo Honghao Wins WSF Championship – WPBSA|newspaper=Wpbsa|date=24 March 2018}}</ref> This victory earned him a two-year [[World Snooker Tour]] card for the [[2018–19 snooker season|2018–19]] and [[2019–20 snooker season|2019–2020 seasons]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/main-tour-qualification-2018-19/|title=Main Tour Qualification 2018/19 – World Snooker|date=29 March 2018}}</ref>


Luo reached the third round of the [[2018 China Open (snooker)|2018 China Open]] aged just 18 years old.<ref name=snooker.org /> 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Field Set for Betfred World Championship|url=https://www.wpbsa.com/field-set-for-betfred-world-championship/|work=wpbsa.com|publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]]|accessdate=6 April 2018|date=6 April 2018}}</ref>
Luo reached the third round of the [[2018 China Open (snooker)|2018 China Open]] aged just 18 years old.<ref name=snooker.org /> 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Field Set for Betfred World Championship|url=https://www.wpbsa.com/field-set-for-betfred-world-championship/|work=wpbsa.com|publisher=[[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]]|accessdate=6 April 2018|date=6 April 2018}}</ref>
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== Performance and rankings timeline ==
== Performance and rankings timeline ==
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=== Amateur finals: 2 (1 title) ===
=== Amateur finals: 2 (1 title) ===
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| [[2018 WSF Championship|WSF Championship]]
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| {{flagicon|POL}} [[Adam Stefanow]]
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==External links==
==External links==
{{portal|Cue sports}}
* {{WST player|luo-honghao}}
* {{WST player|archive=20230922144701}}
* {{snooker.org player}}


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[[Category:People from Nanchang]]
[[Category:People from Nanchang]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Jiangxi]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Jiangxi]]
[[Category:21st-century Chinese people]]
[[Category:21st-century Chinese sportsmen]]

Latest revision as of 09:45, 2 November 2024

In this Chinese name, the family name is Luo (罗).
Luo Honghao
Born (2000-01-31) 31 January 2000 (age 24)
Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
Sport country China
NicknameThe Virtuoso[1]
Professional2018–2021
Highest ranking60 (September 2020)
Best ranking finishQuarter-final (x2)

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

Career

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Amateur

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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

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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 Theatre 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

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Luo is a highly accomplished pianist[10] but chose snooker as a career aged 11.[11]

Performance and rankings timeline

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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 1R
Players Championship DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
Gibraltar Open Not Held MR A A 1R 1R 1R
WST Pro Series Tournament Not Held 2R
Tour Championship Tournament Not Held DNQ DNQ DNQ
World Championship A A A A WD 1R LQ LQ
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
Six-red World Championship A A A A A RR A NH
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 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.
  1. ^ It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
  2. ^ a b c d e He was an amateur.
  3. ^ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.

Career finals

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Amateur finals: 2 (1 title)

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Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 2017 World Under-21 Snooker Championship China Fan Zhengyi 6–7
Winner 1. 2018 WSF Championship Poland Adam Stefanow 6–0

References

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  1. ^ "Luo Honghao". World Snooker Tour. Archived from the original on 22 September 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Luo Honghao - Players - snooker.org". www.snooker.org. Archived from the original on 24 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Fan Zhengyi Wins World Under-21 Championship – SnookerHQ". 17 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Luo Honghao Wins WSF Championship – WPBSA". Wpbsa. 24 March 2018.
  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. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  9. ^ World Championship 2019: Shaun Murphy records 10-0 win at Crucible
  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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