Jonas Luz

Jonas Luz

Born	(1985-11-29) November 29, 1985 (age 39)[1]
Sport country	Brazil
Professional	2024–present
Current ranking	119 (as of 16 December 2024)
Best ranking finish	Last 112 (2024 Saudi Arabia Masters)

Jonas Luz (born 29 November 1985) is a Brazilian snooker player. He won the Pan America title to earn a place on the World Snooker Tour from the 2024-25 snooker season.[2]

Career

From Esteio, in the Rio Grande do Sul,[3] he started playing snooker at three years-old. He is based in Canoas where he trains at the Match Clube de Sinuca.[4]

Luz won the Brazilian Snooker Championships in 2021. He won the Six Reds Snooker at Clube União, in Caçapava in 2022. He was runner-up at the 2023 Brazilian Championship.[5]

Luz won the 2023 Pan American Snooker Championship held in Rio de Janeiro. He overcame a defeat to Itaro Santos in the group stage to beat Zico, Rafinha, and Canadian Charlie Brown en-route to the final. In the final he defeated compatriot Fabinho 5-4. With the win he earned qualification to snooker’s professional circuit for the first time.[6][7]

2024-25 season

He secured his first win as a professional in August 2024, defeating Mostafa Dorgham at the 2024 Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters.[8]

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament	2024/ 25
Ranking[nb 1]	[nb 2]
Ranking tournaments
Championship League	A
Xi'an Grand Prix	A
Saudi Arabia Masters	2R
English Open	WD
British Open	A
Wuhan Open	A
Northern Ireland Open	A
International Championship	LQ
UK Championship	LQ
Shoot Out	1R
Scottish Open	LQ
German Masters	LQ
Welsh Open
World Open	LQ
World Grand Prix
Players Championship
Tour Championship
World Championship

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. It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
2. New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking

References

1. "Jonas Luz". Eurosport. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
2. "Jonas Luz". wpbsa. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
3. "ESPORTEAtleta de Canoas é campeão Pan-Americano de Snooker". Jornal ti Moneiro. 11 November 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
4. Favero, Rafael (3 November 2023). "Gaúcho wins Pan-American snooker championship and dreams of competing in Europe: "Life goal"". Retrieved 25 April 2024.
5. "Gaúcho conquista pan-americano de Snooker". Gazeta de Cacapava. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
6. "JOY FOR JONAS AT PAN AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP". wpbsa.com. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
7. "JONAS LUZ FROM BRAZIL EMERGES AS PAN AMERICAN OPEN SNOOKER CHAMPION 2023". pbsa. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
8. Caulfield, David (August 31, 2024). "Jimmy White wins Saudi Masters opener". SnookerHQ. Retrieved 25 September 2024.

External links

• Jonas Luz at the World Snooker Tour
• Jonas Luz at snooker.org