Marco Fu
Hong Kongese professional snooker player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Marco Fu Ka-chun, MH, JP (Chinese: 傅家俊;[2][3] born 8 January 1978) is a Hong Kong professional snooker player. He is a three-time ranking event winner, having won the 2007 Grand Prix, the 2013 Australian Goldfields Open and the 2016 Scottish Open. He has been a runner-up at two Triple Crown events, at the 2008 UK Championship and the 2011 Masters. In addition, Fu has reached the semi-finals of the World Championship twice—in 2006 and in 2016.
Born | (1978-01-08) 8 January 1978 (age 46) British Hong Kong | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport country | Hong Kong | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Professional | 1998–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 5 (June 2017)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 83 (as of 8 April 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maximum breaks | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Century breaks | 526 (as of 25 April 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ranking | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minor-ranking | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Fu reached a career-high ranking of fifth in the world in 2017. He turned professional in 1998 and has remained on the World Snooker Tour to-date. Despite not competing in events during the COVID-19 pandemic, Fu was given an invitational place to remain on the tour during the 2021–22 snooker season. As a prolific break-builder, Fu has compiled over 500 century breaks in professional competition, including five maximum breaks. A cultural icon in Hong Kong, Fu presented a 10-episode chat show called Marco Fu and Friends on ViuTV.