The Most Famous
SNOOKERS from Hong Kong
Top 1
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Chinese Snookers of all time. This list of famous Chinese Snookers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Marco Fu (b. 1978)
With an HPI of 42.14, Marco Fu is the most famous Chinese Snooker. His biography has been translated into 28 different languages on wikipedia.
Marco Fu Ka-chun, MH, JP (Chinese: 傅家俊; 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. 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.
People
Pantheon has 1 people classified as Chinese snookers born between 1978 and 1978. Of these 1, 1 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Chinese snookers include Marco Fu.
