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Leo Fernandez

January 01, 1970

Leo Fernandez (born 5 July 1976 in Limerick) is an Irish former professional snooker player.

Leo Fernandez
Born (1976-07-05) 5 July 1976 (age 47)
County Limerick, Ireland
Sport country Ireland
Professional1995–1997, 1998–2001, 2002–2006, 2007/2008, 2016–2018
Highest ranking67 (2004–05)
Best ranking finishLast 16 (x1)

Snooker career edit

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.[1] 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.[2][3]

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.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6][7][8]

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.[9][10]

Personal life edit

Fernandez was born in Limerick, Ireland, but lives in Kendal England.[11]

Match fixing ban edit

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.[6]

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.[12]

Performance and rankings timeline edit

Tournament 1995/
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97 		1997/
98 		1998/
99 		1999/
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08 		2010/
11 		2011/
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18 		2018/
19 		2019/
20 		2020/
21 		2021/
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Ranking[13][nb 1] [nb 2] 214 [nb 3] 155 81 71 [nb 3] [nb 2] 72 67 74 [nb 2] [nb 4] [nb 4] [nb 4] [nb 4] [nb 2] [nb 5] [nb 4] [nb 4] [nb 4] [nb 4]
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 Open[nb 6] 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 Masters[nb 7] LQ LQ A NR Tournament Not Held A A A A A LQ A A LQ A
Players Championship[nb 8] Tournament Not Held DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
European Masters[nb 9] 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 Classic[nb 10] LQ LQ Tournament Not Held
Malta Grand Prix Non-Ranking Event LQ NR Tournament Not Held
Thailand Masters[nb 11] 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 Open[nb 12] 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 Classic[nb 13] 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 Open[nb 14] Not Held NR LQ LQ LQ A Not Held LQ LQ LQ A A A LQ A LQ A Tournament Not Held
Riga Masters[nb 15] 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 Open[nb 16] 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 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
PA / Pro-am Event means an event is/was a pro-am event
  1. ^ From the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
  2. ^ a b c d New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking
  3. ^ a b He was not on the Main Tour
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h He was an amateur
  5. ^ He was suspended from the start of the previous season for 15 months and began this season without ranking points
  6. ^ The event was called the International Open (1995/1996–1996/1997) and the Players Championship (2003/2004)
  7. ^ The event was called the German Open (1995/1996–1997/1998)
  8. ^ The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Finals (2010/2011–2012/2013) and the Players Championship Grand Final (2013/2014–2015/2016)
  9. ^ The event was called the European Open (1995/1996-1996/1997 & 2001/2002-2003/2004), Irish Open (1998/1999) Malta Cup (2004/2005–2007/2008)
  10. ^ The event was called the Thailand Classic (1995/1996)
  11. ^ The event was called the Thailand Open (1995/1996–1996/1997)
  12. ^ The event was called the Australian Masters (1995/1996)
  13. ^ The event was called the Grand Prix Fürth (2004/2005) and the Fürth German Open (2005/2006–2006/2007)
  14. ^ The event was called the China International (1997/1998–1998/1999)
  15. ^ The event was called the Riga Open (2014/2015–2015/2016)
  16. ^ The 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)

Career finals edit

Non-ranking finals: 3 (2 titles) edit

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 2001 WPBSA Open Tour - Event 2   Brian Morgan 2–5
Winner 1. 2001 Challenge Tour - Event 2   Ryan Day 6–3
Winner 2. 2019 World Seniors Tour Finals   James O'Sullivan 4–2

Pro-am finals: 4 (3 titles) edit

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. 2007 Pontins Spring Open   Daniel Wells 5–2
Winner 2. 2007 Pontins Pro-Am - Event 2   Dominic Dale 4–2[14]
Runner-up 1. 2008 Pontins Autumn Open   Craig Steadman 0–5
Winner 3. 2011 Pontins Spring Open (2)   Sydney Wilson 5–1

Amateur finals: 5 (3 titles) edit

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. 2003 English Open   Craig Butler 8–7[15]
Winner 2. 2006 PIOS – Event 3   Lee Walker 6–5
Runner-up 1. 2010 English Amateur Championship   Jack Lisowski 2–9
Winner 3. 2011 English Amateur Championship   John Whitty 10–6
Runner-up 2. 2023 English Amateur Championship (2)   Paul Deaville 2–6

References edit

  1. ^ "Leo Fernandez - Profile". World Snooker. from the original on 14 February 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Scot Burnett compiles 148 break". BBC Sport. 16 October 2004. from the original on 1 May 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Burnett's break goes one better". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. 18 October 2004. from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Snooker star narrowly misses out on tour place". Hastings Observer. Johnston Publishing. 19 May 2015. from the original on 24 May 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Fernandez Run Ended but Main Tour Hopes Remain Alive". Snooker HQ. from the original on 23 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  6. ^ a b "WPBSA statement: Leo Fernandez". WPBSA. 6 July 2016. from the original on 10 June 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Leo Fernandez handed 15-month ban after admitting corruption charge". BBC Sport. 6 July 2016. from the original on 7 July 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  8. ^ "Leo Fernandez is suspended from snooker for 15 months". Sky Sports. 6 July 2016. from the original on 10 July 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  9. ^ "Limerick's Leo Fernandez scores sensational comeback win at UK Snooker Championship". Limerick Leader. 28 November 2017. from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  10. ^ "UK Snooker Championship 2017: Ding Junhui loses to world number 130 Leo Fernandez". BBC Sport. 28 November 2017. from the original on 1 June 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  11. ^ "Leo Fernandez". O'Sullivan's Snooker & Pool Club. from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  12. ^ Ben Blake (6 July 2016). "Irish snooker player banned for 15 months after admitting to spot-fixing". The42.ie. Journal Media. from the original on 14 April 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  13. ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Hermund Årdalen. from the original on 19 December 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  14. ^ . Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 14 March 2008.
  15. ^ . bgsnooker.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.

External links edit

January 01, 1970
fernandez, born, july, 1976, limerick, irish, former, professional, snooker, player, born, 1976, july, 1976, county, limerick, irelandsport, country, irelandprofessional1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2016, 2018highest, ranking67, 2004, best, r. Leo Fernandez born 5 July 1976 in Limerick is an Irish former professional snooker player Leo FernandezBorn 1976 07 05 5 July 1976 age 47 County Limerick IrelandSport country IrelandProfessional1995 1997 1998 2001 2002 2006 2007 2008 2016 2018Highest ranking67 2004 05 Best ranking finishLast 16 x1 Contents 1 Snooker career 2 Personal life 3 Match fixing ban 4 Performance and rankings timeline 5 Career finals 5 1 Non ranking finals 3 2 titles 5 2 Pro am finals 4 3 titles 5 3 Amateur finals 5 3 titles 6 References 7 External linksSnooker career editFernandez 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 1 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 2 3 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 4 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 5 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 6 7 8 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 9 10 Personal life editFernandez was born in Limerick Ireland but lives in Kendal England 11 Match fixing ban editFernandez 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 6 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 12 Performance and rankings timeline editTournament 1995 96 1996 97 1997 98 1998 99 1999 00 2000 01 2001 02 2002 03 2003 04 2004 05 2005 06 2007 08 2010 11 2011 12 2013 14 2015 16 2016 17 2017 18 2018 19 2019 20 2020 21 2021 22 Ranking 13 nb 1 nb 2 214 nb 3 155 81 71 nb 3 nb 2 72 67 74 nb 2 nb 4 nb 4 nb 4 nb 4 nb 2 nb 5 nb 4 nb 4 nb 4 nb 4 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 Open nb 6 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 Masters nb 7 LQ LQ A NR Tournament Not Held A A A A A LQ A A LQ A Players Championship nb 8 Tournament Not Held DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ European Masters nb 9 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 Classic nb 10 LQ LQ Tournament Not Held Malta Grand Prix Non Ranking Event LQ NR Tournament Not Held Thailand Masters nb 11 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 Open nb 12 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 Classic nb 13 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 Open nb 14 Not Held NR LQ LQ LQ A Not Held LQ LQ LQ A A A LQ A LQ A Tournament Not Held Riga Masters nb 15 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 Open nb 16 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 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 PA Pro am Event means an event is was a pro am event From the 2010 2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season a b c d New players on the Main Tour don t have a ranking a b He was not on the Main Tour a b c d e f g h He was an amateur He was suspended from the start of the previous season for 15 months and began this season without ranking points The event was called the International Open 1995 1996 1996 1997 and the Players Championship 2003 2004 The event was called the German Open 1995 1996 1997 1998 The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Finals 2010 2011 2012 2013 and the Players Championship Grand Final 2013 2014 2015 2016 The event was called the European Open 1995 1996 1996 1997 amp 2001 2002 2003 2004 Irish Open 1998 1999 Malta Cup 2004 2005 2007 2008 The event was called the Thailand Classic 1995 1996 The event was called the Thailand Open 1995 1996 1996 1997 The event was called the Australian Masters 1995 1996 The event was called the Grand Prix Furth 2004 2005 and the Furth German Open 2005 2006 2006 2007 The event was called the China International 1997 1998 1998 1999 The event was called the Riga Open 2014 2015 2015 2016 The 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 Career finals editNon ranking finals 3 2 titles edit Outcome No Year Championship Opponent in the final Score Runner up 1 2001 WPBSA Open Tour Event 2 nbsp Brian Morgan 2 5 Winner 1 2001 Challenge Tour Event 2 nbsp Ryan Day 6 3 Winner 2 2019 World Seniors Tour Finals nbsp James O Sullivan 4 2 Pro am finals 4 3 titles edit Outcome No Year Championship Opponent in the final Score Winner 1 2007 Pontins Spring Open nbsp Daniel Wells 5 2 Winner 2 2007 Pontins Pro Am Event 2 nbsp Dominic Dale 4 2 14 Runner up 1 2008 Pontins Autumn Open nbsp Craig Steadman 0 5 Winner 3 2011 Pontins Spring Open 2 nbsp Sydney Wilson 5 1 Amateur finals 5 3 titles edit Outcome No Year Championship Opponent in the final Score Winner 1 2003 English Open nbsp Craig Butler 8 7 15 Winner 2 2006 PIOS Event 3 nbsp Lee Walker 6 5 Runner up 1 2010 English Amateur Championship nbsp Jack Lisowski 2 9 Winner 3 2011 English Amateur Championship nbsp John Whitty 10 6 Runner up 2 2023 English Amateur Championship 2 nbsp Paul Deaville 2 6References edit Leo Fernandez Profile World Snooker Archived from the original on 14 February 2016 Retrieved 21 October 2015 Scot Burnett compiles 148 break BBC Sport 16 October 2004 Archived from the original on 1 May 2009 Retrieved 20 October 2015 Burnett s break goes one better The Guardian Guardian News and Media 18 October 2004 Archived from the original on 6 September 2015 Retrieved 20 October 2015 Snooker star narrowly misses out on tour place Hastings Observer Johnston Publishing 19 May 2015 Archived from the original on 24 May 2015 Retrieved 20 October 2015 Fernandez Run Ended but Main Tour Hopes Remain Alive Snooker HQ Archived from the original on 23 October 2015 Retrieved 20 October 2015 a b WPBSA statement Leo Fernandez WPBSA 6 July 2016 Archived from the original on 10 June 2023 Retrieved 30 November 2023 Leo Fernandez handed 15 month ban after admitting corruption charge BBC Sport 6 July 2016 Archived from the original on 7 July 2016 Retrieved 6 July 2016 Leo Fernandez is suspended from snooker for 15 months Sky Sports 6 July 2016 Archived from the original on 10 July 2016 Retrieved 6 July 2016 Limerick s Leo Fernandez scores sensational comeback win at UK Snooker Championship Limerick Leader 28 November 2017 Archived from the original on 1 December 2017 Retrieved 29 November 2017 UK Snooker Championship 2017 Ding Junhui loses to world number 130 Leo Fernandez BBC Sport 28 November 2017 Archived from the original on 1 June 2018 Retrieved 29 November 2017 Leo Fernandez O Sullivan s Snooker amp Pool Club Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 20 October 2015 Ben Blake 6 July 2016 Irish snooker player banned for 15 months after admitting to spot fixing The42 ie Journal Media Archived from the original on 14 April 2018 Retrieved 14 April 2018 Ranking History Snooker org Hermund Ardalen Archived from the original on 19 December 2018 Retrieved 6 February 2011 2007 Pontins Pro Am Event 2 Global Snooker Centre Archived from the original on 14 March 2008 Other Tournaments Until 2020 bgsnooker com Archived from the original on 3 January 2018 Retrieved 3 January 2018 External links edit nbsp Cue sports portal Leo Fernandez at the World Snooker Tour archived nbsp Leo Fernandez at snooker org nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Leo Fernandez amp oldid 1221177964, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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