Thor Chuan Leong

In this Chinese name, the family name is Thor.

Thor Chuan Leong

Paul Hunter Classic 2015
Born	(1988-03-24) 24 March 1988 (age 37)
Sport country	Malaysia
Professional	2014–2020, 2023–present
Highest ranking	74 (September 2024)
Current ranking	81 (as of 7 April 2025)
Best ranking finish	Last 16 (x2)
Medal record Men's snooker Representing   Malaysia Southeast Asian Games 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Team 2009 Vientiane Singles 2009 Vientiane Doubles 2011 Palembang Doubles 2011 Palembang Singles 2013 Naypyidaw 6-red singles 2013 Naypyidaw Singles 2013 Naypyidaw 6-red doubles 2015 Singapore Singles 2015 Singapore Doubles 2017 Kuala Lumpur Doubles 2023 Phnom Penh Singles

Thor Chuan Leong
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	涂振龍
Simplified Chinese	涂振龙
Hanyu Pinyin	Tú Zhènlóng
Hokkien POJ	Thô͘ Chín-liông
Tâi-lô	Thôo Tsín-liông

Thor Chuan Leong (simplified Chinese :涂振龙; traditional Chinese :涂振龍; pinyin :Tú Zhènlóng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī :Thô͘ Chín-liông; ^[1] born 24 March 1988), better known on the main tour as Rory Thor, is a Malaysian professional snooker player.

Career

Thor, based in Penang, Malaysia represented his country at the 2006 & 2010 Asian Games and in the 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games and 2013 Southeast Asian Games, in the Southeast Asian Games he won bronze in the snooker singles ^[2] and doubles ^[3] and gold in the six red snooker singles. ^[4]

In 2014, Thor won the ACBS Asian Snooker Championship in May, beating Taiwan's Hung Chuang Ming 7–3 in the final. ^[5] This victory gained Thor a two-year card on the professional World Snooker Tour for the 2014–15 and 2015/2016 seasons. ^[6] However, despite the tour starting in May, Thor did not start playing on the tour until February 2015. ^[7] He played in the Six-red World Championship, but lost all five of his group matches. ^[8] In his first match in a ranking event qualifier he was beaten 1–4 by Dechawat Poomjaeng. ^[9] Although Thor lost all four of his matches this season he did push top 16 player Stuart Bingham to a deciding frame in the first round of the Welsh Open. ^[10]

Thor again failed to win a single match in ranking events during the 2015–16 season; in contrast, he performed successfully in the European Tour events, winning all of his first-round matches and reaching last 16 twice, at the Paul Hunter Classic and the Gdynia Open. ^[11] As a result, Thor was able to secure his place on the Main Tour for two further seasons by finishing tied 31st on the Order of Merit. ^[12]

A 5–2 victory over Jack Lisowski saw Thor qualify for the 2016 World Open and he reached the second round by beating Luca Brecel 5–3, before losing 1–5 to Neil Robertson. He also advanced to the last 32 of the Gibraltar Open with wins over Matthew Roberts and Gary Wilson, but lost 3–4 to Igor Figueiredo. ^[13]

At the 2024 British Open he secured one of the highest profile wins of his career, defeating three-time world champion Mark Williams 4–1 in the first round. ^{[14] [15]}

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament	2014/ 15	2015/ 16	2016/ 17	2017/ 18	2018/ 19	2019/ 20	2023/ 24	2024/ 25
Ranking [16] [nb 1]	[nb 2]	125	[nb 3]	84	[nb 4]	83	[nb 2]	84
Ranking tournaments
Championship League	Non-Ranking Event						WD	RR
Xi'an Grand Prix	Tournament Not Held							LQ
Saudi Arabia Masters	Tournament Not Held							4R
English Open	Not Held		1R	3R	2R	1R	LQ	LQ
British Open	Tournament Not Held						1R	3R
Wuhan Open	Tournament Not Held						LQ	LQ
Northern Ireland Open	Not Held		1R	1R	1R	1R	1R	1R
International Championship	A	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ
UK Championship	A	1R	1R	1R	1R	1R	LQ	LQ
Shoot Out	Non-Ranking		1R	1R	2R	2R	1R	1R
Scottish Open	Not Held		1R	1R	1R	1R	3R	LQ
German Masters	A	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ
Welsh Open	1R	1R	2R	1R	2R	1R	LQ	1R
World Open	Not Held		2R	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ
World Grand Prix	NR	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
Players Championship	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
Tour Championship	Tournament Not Held				DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
World Championship	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ
Non-ranking tournaments
Championship League	A	A	A	A	A	RR	A	A
Former ranking tournaments
Shanghai Masters	A	LQ	LQ	LQ	Non-Ranking Event
Paul Hunter Classic	MR		1R	A	1R	NR	Not Held
Indian Open	LQ	NH	LQ	LQ	1R	Not Held
China Open	LQ	LQ	LQ	LQ	1R	Not Held
Riga Masters [nb 5]	Minor-Rank		LQ	LQ	WD	LQ	Not Held
China Championship	Not Held		NR	LQ	LQ	LQ	Not Held
Gibraltar Open	NH	MR	3R	2R	A	1R	Not Held
European Masters	Not Held		LQ	1R	2R	LQ	LQ	NH
Former non-ranking tournaments
Six-red World Championship	RR	RR	A	A	A	A	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.

1. From the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
2. New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking
3. Players qualified through European Tour Order of Merit started the season without prize money ranking points
4. Players qualified through Q School started the season without ranking points
5. The event was called the Riga Open (2014/2015–2015/2016)

Career finals

Pro-am finals: 4 (3 titles)

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score
Runner-up	1.	2009	Southeast Asian Games	Supoj Saenla	3–4
Winner	1.	2013	Southeast Asian Games (six-red)	Sithideth Sakbieng	5–4
Winner	2.	2015	Southeast Asian Games	Htet Ko	4–2
Winner	3.	2023	Southeast Asian Games (2)	Sunny Akani	4–1

Amateur finals: 2 (1 title)

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score
Winner	1.	2014	ACBS Asian Snooker Championship	Hung Chuang Ming	7–3
Runner-up	1.	2023	ACBS Asian Snooker Championship	Amir Sarkhosh	1–5

References

1. "斯诺克亚锦赛落幕 马来西亚运动员时隔20年再夺冠". Sina News. 5 May 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
2. "Snooker Single" (PDF). Southeast Asian Games. 18 December 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
3. "Snooker Double" (PDF). Southeast Asian Games. 13 December 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
4. "6 Red Snooker Single" (PDF). Southeast Asian Games. 15 December 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
5. "30th Asian Snooker Championships 2014". Cue Sports India. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
6. "2014/15 List Of Tour Players". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
7. "November Start For Malaysia's Thor?". Pro Snooker Blog. 27 July 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
8. "SangSom 6 Red World Championship 2014" (PDF). World Snooker. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association . Retrieved 14 August 2014.
9. "Thor Chuan Leong 2014/2015". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
10. "Stuart Bingham wants another 10 years at the top as he begins Welsh Open campaign". Echo. 18 February 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
11. "Thor Chuan Leong 2015/2016". Snooker.org. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
12. "European Order of Merit 2015/2016". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 28 April 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
13. "Thor Chuan Leong 2016/2017". Snooker.org. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
14. "Champion Williams beaten by world number 81 Thor". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
15. "Unibet British Open Day One Round Up". World Snooker Tour. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
16. "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.

External links

• Cue sports portal

• Thor Chuan Leong at the World Snooker Tour
• Thor Chuan Leong at snooker.org