| Born | 3 July 1997 Leicester, England |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  England |
| Professional | 2019–present |
| Highest ranking | 66 (May 2021) |
| Current ranking | 72 (as of 16 December 2024) |
| Best ranking finish | Quarter-final (x2) |
Louis Heathcote (born 3 July 1997) is an English professional snooker player.
In May 2019, Heathcote came through Q-School - Event 2 by winning six matches to earn a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour for the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons. [1]
| Tournament | 2016/ 17 | 2017/ 18 | 2019/ 20 | 2020/ 21 | 2021/ 22 | 2022/ 23 | 2023/ 24 | 2024/ 25 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking [2] [nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | 67 | [nb 4] | 78 | [nb 5] | 71 | ||||||
| Ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||
| Championship League | Non-Ranking Event | RR | RR | RR | RR | RR | ||||||||
| Xi'an Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | LQ | ||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia Masters | Tournament Not Held | 3R | ||||||||||||
| English Open | A | A | 3R | 1R | LQ | 1R | 1R | LQ | ||||||
| British Open | Tournament Not Held | 2R | LQ | LQ | LQ | |||||||||
| Wuhan Open | Tournament Not Held | LQ | 1R | |||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | LQ | QF | ||||||
| International Championship | LQ | A | 1R | Not Held | LQ | LQ | ||||||||
| UK Championship | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | ||||||
| Shoot Out | 1R | A | 1R | QF | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | ||||||
| Scottish Open | A | A | 2R | 2R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | ||||||
| German Masters | A | A | LQ | 1R | LQ | 2R | 1R | LQ | ||||||
| Welsh Open | A | A | 2R | 1R | LQ | 1R | LQ | |||||||
| World Open | A | A | LQ | Not Held | 1R | |||||||||
| World Grand Prix | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||
| Players Championship | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||
| Tour Championship | Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||
| World Championship | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | |||||||
| Non-ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||
| Championship League | A | A | RR | A | A | A | A | |||||||
| Former ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||
| Indian Open | LQ | A | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||
| Paul Hunter Classic | LQ | 1R | NR | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||
| Riga Masters | LQ | A | WD | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||
| China Championship | NR | A | LQ | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||
| WST Pro Series | Not Held | 2R | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||
| Turkish Masters | Tournament Not Held | LQ | Not Held | |||||||||||
| Gibraltar Open | LQ | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | Not Held | ||||||||
| WST Classic | Tournament Not Held | 1R | Not Held | |||||||||||
| European Masters | LQ | A | LQ | 1R | 1R | LQ | 1R | NH | ||||||
| Non-ranking tournaments | ||||||||||||||
| Six-red World Championship | A | A | A | Not Held | LQ | 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. | |||
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 2015 | European Under-21 Snooker Championship |  Darryl Hill | 3–6 |
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