Lim Kok Leong (Chinese: 林谷良[1]) is a Malaysian professional snooker player. He won the 2022 IBSF World Snooker Championship, and will compete as a professional on the World Snooker Tour as of the 2024-25 snooker season.
| Born | 18 May 1995 |
|---|---|
| Sport country | Malaysia |
| Professional | 2024–present |
Career
editSnooker
editIn May 2022 he was runner-up to James Wattana at the delayed 2021 Southeast Asian Games snooker tournament.[2] His run to the final included a 4-0 semi-final win against Passakorn Suwanawat. He also won the Men's snooker 6-red singles at the same event.[3] That win was reported to be on his 27th birthday, on 18 May 2022, and included a 5-3 win the final against Jeffrey Roda of the Philippines.[4]
In November 2022 he beat Amir Sarkhosh of Iran 5-0 in the final of the IBSF World Snooker Championship player in Antalya, Turkey. His run to the final included a 4-0 win over Eden Sharav.[5] He became the first Malaysian snooker player to win the amateur title.[6]
In May 2023 he was a bronze medal winner at the 2023 SEA Games, losing to Sunny Akani at the semi-final stage of the individual competition.[7]
In May 2024, he defeated Liang Xiaolong to reach the final round of the Asian Q School in Bangkok, where he beat former professional Gao Yang 4-3 to secure a two-year card on the main WST Tour.[8]
Doubles
editHe is a twice winner of the International Billiards and Snooker Federation (ISBF) World Team Championships.[9] In 2015 Lim Kok Leong won the partnered with Moh Keen Hoo, in Karachi, Pakistan after a narrow 5-4 win in the final over home team Asjad Iqbal and Shahid Aftab.[10] In 2019 he and Moh Keen Ho won gold at the Southeast Asian Games defeating Philippines’ Alvin Barberro and Jefrey Roda 3-1 in the best-of-5 final.[11] In October 2022 he won the World Team Snooker Championship in Kuala Lumpur, again with Moh Keen Hoo. They beat Thai pair Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn-Jong and Rak Boonrod 4-2 in the final.[12] In May 2023 he was a silver medal winner at the 2023 SEA Games in Phnom Penh, losing with Moh Keen Hoo to Cambodian pair Suon Chhay and Men Sophanith in the final.[13]
Performance and rankings timeline
edit| 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. | |||
Career finals
editTeam finals: 3 (2 titles)
edit| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Team/Partner | Opponent(s) in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 2019 | Southeast Asian Games |  MalaysiaMoh Keen Hoo |
 PhilippinesAlvin Barbero Jefrey Roda |
3–1 |
| Winner | 2. | 2022[14] | IBSF Team Snooker Championships | Malaysia 1 Moh Keen Hoo |
 Thailand 2Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn Jongrak Boonrod |
4–2 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2023 | Southeast Asian Games | Malaysia Moh Keen Hoo |
 CambodiaMen Sophanith Suon Chhay |
1–3 |
Pro-am finals: 2 (1 title)
edit| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 2021 | Southeast Asian Games (six-red) | Jefrey Roda
|
5–3 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2021 | Southeast Asian Games | James Wattana
|
2–4 |
Amateur finals: 3 (3 title)
edit| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 2019 | Malaysian Amateur Championship | Hng Yuan Yew
|
6–4 |
| Winner | 2. | 2022 | Malaysian Amateur Championship (2) | Thor Chuan Leong
|
8–5 |
| Winner | 3. | 2022 | IBSF World Snooker Championship |  Amir Sarkhosh
|
5–0 |
References
edit- ^ "男子斯诺克6红球夺魁 林谷良摘大马东运第23金庆生！", cincainews, 18 May 2022, retrieved 15 March 2023
- ^ "Kok Leong falls to Thai legend Wattana in final". Bernama.com. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "Kok Leong, Wattana battle for gold". nst.com. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "Kok Leong gets pot of gold for his birthday". Thestar.com.my. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "Lim Kok Leong is the World Snooker Champion for the year 2022". ibsf.info. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "Lim Kok Leong wins IBSF World Championship". Snookerhq.com. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "SEA GAMES: CHUAN LEONG ENDS M'SIAN CAMPS AGONISING 48-HOUR WAIT FOR GOLD". Bernama.com. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ "FINAL FOUR SET FOR ASIA/OCEANIA Q SCHOOL". wst.tv. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "Snooker: Keen Hoo-Kok Leong clinch World Team Championship title". Thestar.com. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "Malaysia, world champions". The Star. 16 August 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "Keen Hoo-Kok Leong stay composed to ward off late Filipino fightback". NST Sports. 7 December 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ "Malaysian duo win world snooker title". nst.com. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "Cambodia's golden billiard players beat fancied Malaysia". Khmer Times. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ "WORLD Team Snooker Championships Men - Kuala Lumpur / Malaysia 2022".
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