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 (1978 - )
With an HPI of 39.70, Marco Fu is the most famous Chinese Snooker. His biography has been translated into 25 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.
Pantheon has 1 people classified as snookers born between 1978 and 1978. Of these 1, 1 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living snookers include Marco Fu.
