Leo Fernandez (born 5 July 1976 in Limerick) is an Irish former professional snooker player.

Snooker career Fernandez's best ranking event progress was reaching the last 16 of the 2003 Welsh Open, defeating opponents including fellow Irishman Fergal O'Brien and Mark King. He qualified for the 1999 World Championship but drew Ronnie O'Sullivan and lost 10–3. He also reached the final qualifying round in 2004, losing 10–8 to Dominic Dale. He was Jamie Burnett's opponent in 2004 UK Championship qualifying when Burnett scored a 148 break, the first ever break in excess of 147 in a professional match.

As an amateur, Fernandez reached the final of English Amateur Championship in 2010, losing to Jack Lisowski, playing in the tournament again in 2011 and winning the title, victorious 10–6 in the final over John Whitty. He entered the 2015 Q School and made it to the final round of the first event before losing 4–1 to Rhys Clark. In October 2015, Fernandez played in the Asian Tour, and reached quarter-finals of the Haining Open before losing 4–1 to world number 11 Ricky Walden. This need being enough for Fernandez to qualify the main tour, however Fernandez was suspended from the sport of snooker for a period of 15 months following corruption charges and would not be eligible to participate in snooker events before 27 August 2017.

In November 2017, Fernandez beat the world number three player Ding Junhui in the UK Championship coming from 5-1 behind to defeat the two-time former UK Champion 6–5 at the York Barbican.

Personal life Fernandez was born in Limerick, Ireland, but lives in Kendal England.

Match fixing ban Fernandez was given a 15-month ban by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) in July 2016 for admitting to a breach of their corruption rules.

After suspicious betting was placed on who would commit the first foul in the first frame, Fernandez admitted to playing that shot intentionally in order to aid those who had placed the bets in question. He was banned from 27 May 2016 to 27 August 2017, while he was fined €2,000 and made to assist the WPBSA in its anti-corruption education work.

Performance and rankings timeline Tournament 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2007/08 2010/11 2011/12 2013/14 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22RankingFrom the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking214He was not on the Main Tour1558171726774He was an amateurHe was suspended from the start of the previous season for 15 months and began this season without ranking pointsRanking tournamentsChampionship LeagueTournament Not HeldNon-Ranking EventRRRRBritish OpenLQLQALQ2RLQALQWDLQTournament Not HeldANorthern Ireland OpenTournament Not HeldA1RAAAAEnglish OpenTournament Not HeldA1RAAAAUK ChampionshipLQLQALQLQLQA1RLQLQLQLQAAA1RA2RAA1RAScottish OpenThe event was called the International Open (1995/1996–1996/1997) and the Players Championship (2003/2004)LQLQA2RLQLQALQLQTournament Not HeldA1RAAAAWorld Grand PrixTournament Not HeldDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQShoot-OutTournament Not HeldNon-Ranking EventA1RAA2R2RGerman MastersThe event was called the German Open (1995/1996–1997/1998)LQLQANRTournament Not HeldAAAAALQAALQAPlayers ChampionshipThe event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Finals (2010/2011–2012/2013) and the Players Championship Grand Final (2013/2014–2015/2016)Tournament Not HeldDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQEuropean MastersThe event was called the European Open (1995/1996-1996/1997 & 2001/2002-2003/2004), Irish Open (1998/1999) Malta Cup (2004/2005–2007/2008)1RLQNHLQNot HeldALQLQLQLQNRTournament Not HeldAAAAAAWelsh OpenLQLQALQLQLQA2RLQLQLQLQAAA2RA1RAAAATurkish MastersTournament Not HeldAGibraltar OpenTournament Not HeldMRA1R1RLQ2R1RTour ChampionshipTournament Not HeldDNQDNQDNQDNQWorld ChampionshipLQLQLQ1RLQLQLQLQLQLQLQLQAAALQALQAALQANon-ranking tournamentsThe MastersLQLQLQLQLQLQALQLQALQLQAAAAAAAAAAFormer ranking tournamentsAsian ClassicThe event was called the Thailand Classic (1995/1996)LQLQTournament Not HeldMalta Grand PrixNon-Ranking EventLQNRTournament Not HeldThailand MastersThe event was called the Thailand Open (1995/1996–1996/1997)LQLQALQLQLQANRTournament Not HeldNRTournament Not HeldIrish MastersNon-Ranking EventLQLQLQNHTournament Not HeldNorthern Ireland TrophyTournament Not HeldNRLQTournament Not HeldAustralian Goldfields OpenThe event was called the Australian Masters (1995/1996)NRTournament Not HeldAALQTournament Not HeldShanghai MastersTournament Not HeldLQAAALQALQNon-RankingNot HeldPaul Hunter ClassicThe event was called the Grand Prix Fürth (2004/2005) and the Fürth German Open (2005/2006–2006/2007)Tournament Not HeldPro-am EventMinor-Ranking EventAAANRNot HeldIndian OpenTournament Not HeldANHWDALQTournament Not HeldChina OpenThe event was called the China International (1997/1998–1998/1999)Not HeldNRLQLQLQANot HeldLQLQLQAAALQALQATournament Not HeldRiga MastersThe event was called the Riga Open (2014/2015–2015/2016)Tournament Not HeldMRWDAAANot HeldInternational ChampionshipTournament Not HeldALQALQAANot HeldChina ChampionshipTournament Not HeldNRAAANot HeldWorld OpenThe event was called the Grand Prix (1995/1996–2000/2001 and 2004/2005–2009/2010), the LG Cup (2001/2002–2003/2004) and the Haikou World Open (2011/2012–2013/2014)LQLQALQ1RLQALQLQ2RLQLQAAANHWDAAANot HeldWST Pro SeriesTournament Not HeldRRNHFormer Non-ranking tournamentsIrish Professional ChampionshipTournament Not HeldQF1RTournament Not Held Performance Table LegendLQ 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-finalsSF lost in the semi-finalsF lost in the finalW won the tournamentDNQ did not qualify for the tournamentA did not participate in the tournamentWD withdrew from the tournament NH / Not Held means an event was not heldNR / Non-Ranking Event means an event is/was no longer a ranking eventR / Ranking Event means an event is/was a ranking eventMR / Minor-Ranking Event means an event is/was a minor-ranking eventPA / Pro-am Event means an event is/was a pro-am event

Career finals Non-ranking finals: 2 (1 title)

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final ScoreRunner-up 1. 2001 WPBSA Open Tour – Event 2 Brian Morgan 2–5Winner 1. 2001 Challenge Tour – Event 2 Ryan Day 6–3

Pro-am finals: 4 (3 titles) Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final ScoreWinner 1. 2007 Pontins Spring Open Daniel Wells 5–2Winner 2. 2007 Pontins Pro-Am - Event 2 Dominic Dale 4–2Runner-up 1. 2008 Pontins Autumn Open Craig Steadman 0–5Winner 3. 2011 Pontins Spring Open (2) Sydney Wilson 5–1

Amateur finals: 5 (3 titles) Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final ScoreWinner 1. 2003 English Open Craig Butler 8–7Winner 2. 2006 PIOS – Event 3 Lee Walker 6–5Runner-up 1. 2010 2–9Winner 3. 2011 John Whitty 10–6Runner-up 2. 2023 (2) Paul Deaville 2–6

Seniors finals: 1 (1 title) Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final ScoreWinner 1. 2019 World Seniors Tour Finals James O'Sullivan 4–2

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