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Leo Fernandez
Irish former professional snooker player
Irish former professional snooker player
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Leo Fernandez |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | County Limerick, Ireland |
| Sport country | |
| Professional | 1995–1997, 1998–2001, 2002–2006, 2007/2008, 2016–2018 |
| High ranking | 67 (2004–05) |
| Best finish | Last 16 (x1) |
Leo Fernandez (born 5 July 1976 in Limerick) is an Irish former professional snooker player.
Snooker career
Fernandez's best ranking event progress was reaching the last 16 of the 2003 Welsh Open, defeating opponents including fellow Irishman Fergal O'Brien and Mark King. He qualified for the 1999 World Championship but drew Ronnie O'Sullivan and lost 10–3. He also reached the final qualifying round in 2004, losing 10–8 to Dominic Dale. He was Jamie Burnett's opponent in 2004 UK Championship qualifying when Burnett scored a 148 break, the first ever break in excess of 147 in a professional match.
As an amateur, Fernandez reached the final of English Amateur Championship in 2010, losing to Jack Lisowski, playing in the tournament again in 2011 and winning the title, victorious 10–6 in the final over John Whitty. He entered the 2015 Q School and made it to the final round of the first event before losing 4–1 to Rhys Clark. In October 2015, Fernandez played in the Asian Tour, and reached quarter-finals of the Haining Open before losing 4–1 to world number 11 Ricky Walden. This need being enough for Fernandez to qualify the main tour, however Fernandez was suspended from the sport of snooker for a period of 15 months following corruption charges and would not be eligible to participate in snooker events before 27 August 2017.
In November 2017, Fernandez beat the world number three player Ding Junhui in the UK Championship coming from 5-1 behind to defeat the two-time former UK Champion 6–5 at the York Barbican.
Personal life
Fernandez was born in Limerick, Ireland, but lives in Kendal England.
Match fixing ban
Fernandez was given a 15-month ban by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) in July 2016 for admitting to a breach of their corruption rules.
After suspicious betting was placed on who would commit the first foul in the first frame, Fernandez admitted to playing that shot intentionally in order to aid those who had placed the bets in question. He was banned from 27 May 2016 to 27 August 2017, while he was fined €2,000 and made to assist the WPBSA in its anti-corruption education work.
Performance and rankings timeline
| Tournament | [1995/ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96](1995-96-snooker-season) | [1996/ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 97](1996-97-snooker-season) | [1997/ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 98](1997-98-snooker-season) | [1998/ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 99](1998-99-snooker-season) | [1999/ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 00](1999-2000-snooker-season) | [2000/ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 01](2000-01-snooker-season) | [2001/ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 02](2001-02-snooker-season) | [2002/ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 03](2002-03-snooker-season) | [2003/ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 04](2003-04-snooker-season) | [2004/ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 05](2004-05-snooker-season) | [2005/ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 06](2005-06-snooker-season) | [2007/ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 08](2007-08-snooker-season) | [2010/ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 11](2010-11-snooker-season) | [2011/ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12](2011-12-snooker-season) | [2013/ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 14](2013-14-snooker-season) | [2015/ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 16](2015-16-snooker-season) | [2016/ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 17](2016-17-snooker-season) | [2017/ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 18](2017-18-snooker-season) | [2018/ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 19](2018-19-snooker-season) | [2019/ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 20](2019-20-snooker-season) | [2020/ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 21](2020-21-snooker-season) | [2021/ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 22](2021-22-snooker-season) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| RankingFrom the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season | New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking | 214 | He was not on the Main Tour | 155 | 81 | 71 | 72 | 67 | 74 | He was an amateur | He was suspended from the start of the previous season for 15 months and began this season without ranking points | |||||||||||
| Ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship League | Tournament Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | RR | RR | ||||||||||||||||||
| British Open | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | 2R | LQ | A | LQ | WD | LQ | Tournament Not Held | A | ||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | Tournament Not Held | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | |||||||||||||||
| English Open | Tournament Not Held | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | |||||||||||||||
| UK Championship | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | A | A | 1R | A |
| Scottish OpenThe event was called the International Open (1995/1996–1996/1997) and the Players Championship (2003/2004) | LQ | LQ | A | 2R | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | Tournament Not Held | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | ||||||
| World Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||
| Shoot-Out | Tournament Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | A | 1R | A | A | 2R | 2R | ||||||||||||||
| German MastersThe event was called the German Open (1995/1996–1997/1998) | LQ | LQ | A | NR | Tournament Not Held | A | A | A | A | A | LQ | A | A | LQ | A | |||||||
| Players ChampionshipThe event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Finals (2010/2011–2012/2013) and the Players Championship Grand Final (2013/2014–2015/2016) | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||
| European MastersThe event was called the European Open (1995/1996-1996/1997 & 2001/2002-2003/2004), Irish Open (1998/1999) Malta Cup (2004/2005–2007/2008) | 1R | LQ | NH | LQ | Not Held | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | NR | Tournament Not Held | A | A | A | A | A | A | ||||
| Welsh Open | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | 2R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | A | A | 2R | A | 1R | A | A | A | A |
| Turkish Masters | Tournament Not Held | A | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Gibraltar Open | Tournament Not Held | MR | A | 1R | 1R | LQ | 2R | 1R | ||||||||||||||
| Tour Championship | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | A | A | LQ | A | LQ | A | A | LQ | A |
| Non-ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Masters | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A |
| Former ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asian ClassicThe event was called the Thailand Classic (1995/1996) | LQ | LQ | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||
| Malta Grand Prix | Non-Ranking Event | LQ | NR | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||
| Thailand MastersThe event was called the Thailand Open (1995/1996–1996/1997) | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | NR | Tournament Not Held | NR | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||
| Irish Masters | Non-Ranking Event | LQ | LQ | LQ | NH | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Trophy | Tournament Not Held | NR | LQ | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Goldfields OpenThe event was called the Australian Masters (1995/1996) | NR | Tournament Not Held | A | A | LQ | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||
| Shanghai Masters | Tournament Not Held | LQ | A | A | A | LQ | A | LQ | Non-Ranking | Not Held | ||||||||||||
| Paul Hunter ClassicThe event was called the Grand Prix Fürth (2004/2005) and the Fürth German Open (2005/2006–2006/2007) | Tournament Not Held | Pro-am Event | Minor-Ranking Event | A | A | A | NR | Not Held | ||||||||||||||
| Indian Open | Tournament Not Held | A | NH | WD | A | LQ | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||
| China OpenThe event was called the China International (1997/1998–1998/1999) | Not Held | NR | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | Not Held | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | A | A | LQ | A | LQ | A | Tournament Not Held | ||||
| Riga MastersThe event was called the Riga Open (2014/2015–2015/2016) | Tournament Not Held | MR | WD | A | A | A | Not Held | |||||||||||||||
| International Championship | Tournament Not Held | A | LQ | A | LQ | A | A | Not Held | ||||||||||||||
| China Championship | Tournament Not Held | NR | A | A | A | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||
| World OpenThe event was called the Grand Prix (1995/1996–2000/2001 and 2004/2005–2009/2010), the LG Cup (2001/2002–2003/2004) and the Haikou World Open (2011/2012–2013/2014) | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | 1R | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | 2R | LQ | LQ | A | A | A | NH | WD | A | A | A | Not Held | |
| WST Pro Series | Tournament Not Held | RR | NH | |||||||||||||||||||
| Former Non-ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Irish Professional Championship | Tournament Not Held | QF | 1R | Tournament Not Held |
| Performance Table Legend |
|---|
| LQ |
| SF |
| DNQ |
| PA / Pro-am Event | means an event is/was a pro-am event |
|---|
Career finals
Non-ranking finals: 3 (2 titles)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 2001 | WPBSA Open Tour – Event 2 | ENG Brian Morgan | 2–5 |
| Winner | 1. | 2001 | Challenge Tour – Event 2 | WAL Ryan Day | 6–3 |
| Winner | 2. | 2019 | World Seniors Tour Finals | ENG James O'Sullivan | 4–2 |
Pro-am finals: 4 (3 titles)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 2007 | Pontins Spring Open | WAL Daniel Wells | 5–2 |
| Winner | 2. | 2007 | Pontins Pro-Am - Event 2 | WAL Dominic Dale | 4–2 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2008 | Pontins Autumn Open | ENG Craig Steadman | 0–5 |
| Winner | 3. | 2011 | Pontins Spring Open (2) | ENG Sydney Wilson | 5–1 |
Amateur finals: 5 (3 titles)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 2003 | English Open | ENG Craig Butler | 8–7 |
| Winner | 2. | 2006 | PIOS – Event 3 | WAL Lee Walker | 6–5 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2010 | English Amateur Championship | ENG | 2–9 |
| Winner | 3. | 2011 | English Amateur Championship | ENG John Whitty | 10–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2023 | English Amateur Championship (2) | ENG Paul Deaville | 2–6 |
References
References
- "Leo Fernandez - Profile". World Snooker.
- (16 October 2004). "Scot Burnett compiles 148 break". BBC Sport.
- (18 October 2004). "Burnett's break goes one better". Guardian News and Media.
- (19 May 2015). "Snooker star narrowly misses out on tour place". Johnston Publishing.
- "Fernandez Run Ended but Main Tour Hopes Remain Alive". Snooker HQ.
- (6 July 2016). "Leo Fernandez handed 15-month ban after admitting corruption charge". BBC Sport.
- (6 July 2016). "Leo Fernandez is suspended from snooker for 15 months". Sky Sports.
- (28 November 2017). "Limerick's Leo Fernandez scores sensational comeback win at UK Snooker Championship". Limerick Leader.
- (28 November 2017). "UK Snooker Championship 2017: Ding Junhui loses to world number 130 Leo Fernandez". BBC Sport.
- "Leo Fernandez". O'Sullivan's Snooker & Pool Club.
- (6 July 2016). "WPBSA statement: Leo Fernandez".
- Ben Blake. (6 July 2016). "Irish snooker player banned for 15 months after admitting to spot-fixing". Journal Media.
- "Ranking History". Hermund Årdalen.
- "2007 Pontins Pro-Am – Event 2". Global Snooker Centre.
- "Other Tournaments Until 2020". bgsnooker.com.
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