Jonas Luz
| Born | November 29, 1985[1] |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  Brazil |
| Professional | 2024–present |
| Highest ranking | 97 (July 2025) |
| Current ranking | 114 (as of 14 December 2025) |
| Best ranking finish | Last 112 (2024 Saudi Arabia Masters) |
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 Sinuca.[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]
Professional career
He secured his first win as a professional in August 2024, defeating Mostafa Dorgham at the 2024 Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters.[8]
In June 2025, he was drawn to make his season debut in the first round of qualifying for the 2025 Wuhan Open against Ryan Day of Wales, losing 5-1.[9][10] He was drawn in the round-robin stage of the 2025 Championship League against Jak Jones, Ben Mertens and Welsh amateur Alfie Davies.[11]
Performance and rankings timeline
| Tournament | 2024/ 25 | 2025/ 26 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking[nb 1] | [nb 2] | 92 | |||||||
| Ranking tournaments | |||||||||
| Championship League | A | RR | |||||||
| Saudi Arabia Masters | 2R | 2R | |||||||
| Wuhan Open | A | LQ | |||||||
| English Open | WD | LQ | |||||||
| British Open | A | LQ | |||||||
| Xi'an Grand Prix | A | LQ | |||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | A | LQ | |||||||
| International Championship | LQ | LQ | |||||||
| UK Championship | LQ | LQ | |||||||
| Shoot Out | 1R | 1R | |||||||
| Scottish Open | LQ | LQ | |||||||
| German Masters | LQ | ||||||||
| World Grand Prix | DNQ | ||||||||
| Players Championship | DNQ | ||||||||
| Welsh Open | LQ | ||||||||
| World Open | LQ | ||||||||
| Tour Championship | DNQ | ||||||||
| World Championship | LQ | ||||||||
| 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. | |||
- ^ It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
- ^ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking
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.
- ^ Kane, Desmond (23 June 2025). "Shaun Murphy, Neil Robertson and Mark Selby make flying start to new snooker season in Wuhan Open qualifiers". wst.tv. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ Kane, Desmond (24 June 2025). "Jimmy White hits vintage scoring form to book trip to Wuhan Open with qualifying victory over Anthony McGill, Kyren Wilson eases through". TNT Sports. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ "CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE SNOOKER 2025". championshipleaguesnooker.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
External links
- Jonas Luz at WPBSA
- Jonas Luz at the World Snooker Tour
- Jonas Luz at Snooker.org
