| Born | November 29, 1985 [1] |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  Brazil |
| Professional | 2024–present |
| Current ranking | 115 (as of 11 November 2024) |
Jonas Luz (born 29 November 1985) is a Brazilian snooker player. He won the Pan America title to earn a place on the World Snooker Tour from the 2024-25 snooker season. [2]
From Esteio, in the Rio Grande do Sul, [3] he started playing snooker at three years-old. He is based in Canoas where he trains at the Match Clube de Snuca. [4]
Luz won the Brazilian Snooker Championships in 2021. He won the Six Reds Snooker at Clube União, in Caçapava in 2022. He was runner-up at the 2023 Brazilian Championship. [5]
Luz won the 2023 Pan American Snooker Championship held in Rio de Janeiro. He overcame a defeat to Itaro Santos in the group stage to beat Zico, Rafinha, and Canadian Charlie Brown en-route to the final. In the final he defeated compatriot Fabinho 5-4. With the win he earned qualification to snooker’s professional circuit for the first time. [6] [7]
He secured his first win as a professional in August 2024, defeating Mostafa Dorgham at the 2024 Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters. [8]
| 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. | |||
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