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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.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://wpbsa.com/joy-for-jonas-at-pan-american-championship/#:~:text=Jonas%20Luz%20ousted%20fellow%20Brazilian,professional%20World%20Snooker%20Tour%20card.|website=wpbsa.com|accessdate=25 April 2024|title= JOY FOR JONAS AT PAN AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP|date=30 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.pabsa.org/latest-news/jonas-luz-from-brazil-emerges-as-pan-american-open-snooker-champion-2023/|website=pbsa|accessdate=25 April 2024|title= JONAS LUZ FROM BRAZIL EMERGES AS PAN AMERICAN OPEN SNOOKER CHAMPION 2023}}</ref> |
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.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://wpbsa.com/joy-for-jonas-at-pan-american-championship/#:~:text=Jonas%20Luz%20ousted%20fellow%20Brazilian,professional%20World%20Snooker%20Tour%20card.|website=wpbsa.com|accessdate=25 April 2024|title= JOY FOR JONAS AT PAN AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP|date=30 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.pabsa.org/latest-news/jonas-luz-from-brazil-emerges-as-pan-american-open-snooker-champion-2023/|website=pbsa|accessdate=25 April 2024|title= JONAS LUZ FROM BRAZIL EMERGES AS PAN AMERICAN OPEN SNOOKER CHAMPION 2023}}</ref> |
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He secured his first win as a professional in August 2024, defeating [[Mostafa Dorgham]] at the [[2024 Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters]].<ref>{{cite web|title= Jimmy White wins Saudi Masters opener|first=David|last=Caulfield|date=August 31, 2024|url= https://snookerhq.com/2024/08/31/jimmy-white-wins-saudi-masters-opener/|website=SnookerHQ|accessdate=25 September 2024}}</ref> |
He secured his first win as a professional in August 2024, defeating [[Mostafa Dorgham]] at the [[2024 Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters]].<ref>{{cite web|title= Jimmy White wins Saudi Masters opener|first=David|last=Caulfield|date=August 31, 2024|url= https://snookerhq.com/2024/08/31/jimmy-white-wins-saudi-masters-opener/|website=SnookerHQ|accessdate=25 September 2024}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 14:33, 25 September 2024
| Born | November 29, 1986[1] |
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| Sport country |  Brazil |
| Professional | 2024–present |
| Current ranking | 119 (as of 16 December 2024) |
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 Snuca.[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]
References
- ^ "Jonas Luz". Eurosport. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ "Jonas Luz". wpbsa. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ "ESPORTEAtleta de Canoas é campeão Pan-Americano de Snooker". Jornal ti Moneiro. 11 November 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ Favero, Rafael (3 November 2023). "Gaúcho wins Pan-American snooker championship and dreams of competing in Europe: "Life goal"". Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "Gaúcho conquista pan-americano de Snooker". Gazeta de Cacapava. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "JOY FOR JONAS AT PAN AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP". wpbsa.com. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "JONAS LUZ FROM BRAZIL EMERGES AS PAN AMERICAN OPEN SNOOKER CHAMPION 2023". pbsa. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ Caulfield, David (August 31, 2024). "Jimmy White wins Saudi Masters opener". SnookerHQ. Retrieved 25 September 2024.