Lim Kok Leong

Lim Kok Leong (Chinese: 林谷良[1]) is a Malaysian snooker player. He won the 2022 IBSF World Snooker Championship.

Lim Kok Leong
Born (1995-05-18) 18 May 1995
Sport countryMalaysia
Medal record
Men's Snooker
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Manila Doubles
Gold medal – first place 2021 Hanoi 6-red singles
Silver medal – second place 2021 Hanoi Individual
Silver medal – second place 2023 Phnom Penh Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Phnom Penh Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Phnom Penh 6-red doubles

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]

Doubles

He is a twice winner of the International Billiards and Snooker Federation (ISBF) World Team Championships.[8] 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.[9] 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.[10] 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.[11] 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.[12]

References
  1. "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
  2. "Kok Leong falls to Thai legend Wattana in final". Bernama.com. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  3. "Kok Leong, Wattana battle for gold". nst.com. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  4. "Kok Leong gets pot of gold for his birthday". Thestar.com.my. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  5. "Lim Kok Leong is the World Snooker Champion for the year 2022". ibsf.info. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  6. "Lim Kok Leong wins IBSF World Championship". Snookerhq.com. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  7. "SEA GAMES: CHUAN LEONG ENDS M'SIAN CAMPS AGONISING 48-HOUR WAIT FOR GOLD". Bernama.com. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  8. "Snooker: Keen Hoo-Kok Leong clinch World Team Championship title". Thestar.com. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  9. "Malaysia, world champions". The Star. 16 August 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  10. "Keen Hoo-Kok Leong stay composed to ward off late Filipino fightback". NST Sports. 7 December 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  11. "Malaysian duo win world snooker title". nst.com. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  12. "Cambodia's golden billiard players beat fancied Malaysia". Khmer Times. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.


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