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 |
| Highest ranking | 111 (July 2024) |
| Current ranking | 111 (as of 4 July 2024) |
Career
Snooker
In 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
He 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
| 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
Team finals: 3 (2 titles)
| 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)
| 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)
| 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 |
