Jonas Luz is a Brazilian snooker player. He won the 2023 Pan America title to earn a place on the World Snooker Tour from the 2024-25 snooker season.

Career edit

From Esteio, in the Rio Grande do Sul,[1] he started playing snooker at three years-old. He is based in Canoas where he trains at the Match Clube de Snuca.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4][5]

References edit

  1. ^ "ESPORTEAtleta de Canoas é campeão Pan-Americano de Snooker". Jornal ti Moneiro. 11 November 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  2. ^ Favero, Rafael (3 November 2023). "Gaúcho wins Pan-American snooker championship and dreams of competing in Europe: "Life goal"". Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Gaúcho conquista pan-americano de Snooker". Gazeta de Cacapava. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  4. ^ "JOY FOR JONAS AT PAN AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP". wpbsa.com. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  5. ^ "JONAS LUZ FROM BRAZIL EMERGES AS PAN AMERICAN OPEN SNOOKER CHAMPION 2023". pbsa. Retrieved 25 April 2024.