| Born | 5 July 1976 County Limerick, Ireland |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  Ireland |
| Professional | 1995–1997, 1998–2001, 2002–2006, 2007/2008, 2016–2018 |
| Highest ranking | 67 (2004–05) |
| Best ranking finish | Last 16 (x1) |
Leo Fernandez (born 5 July 1976 in Limerick) is an Irish former professional snooker player.
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]
Fernandez was born in Limerick, Ireland, but lives in Kendal England. [11]
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]
| Tournament | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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