Lim Kok Leong
| Born | 18 May 1995 |
|---|---|
| Sport country | Malaysia |
| Professional | 2024–2026 |
| Highest ranking | 99 (July 2025) |
| Current ranking | (as of 17 August 2026) |
| Best ranking finish | Last 64 (2024 British Open) |
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Lim Kok Leong (Chinese: 林谷良[1]) is a Malaysian former professional snooker player. He won the 2022 IBSF World Snooker Championship, and was awarded a two-year tour card that began from the 2024-25 snooker season.
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]
The tour card was only used twice: these were the qualifying rounds for the 2024 Wuhan Open and the 2024 British Open, from 28th July to 3rd August. Leong lost 1–5 to Dylan Emery in the Wuhan Open qualifiers, but defeated Anthony Hamilton by 4–1 in the British Open qualifiers, and would have played Mark Selby in the main stages of that event, but then withdrew from competing on the tour completely, resulting in his automatic falling off the tour at the conclusion of the 2025-26 snooker season.
The reasons for the withdrawals remain unknown, due to no statement being provided from either the World Snooker Tour or the WPBSA, the governing body.
Competing at the 2025 SEA Games, he won the gold medal in the 6-red team event alongside Thor Chuan Leong and Moh Keen Hoo.[9]
Doubles
He is a twice winner of the International Billiards and Snooker Federation (ISBF) World Team Championships.[10] 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.[11] 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.[12] 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.[13] 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.[14]
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[15] | 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 |
| Winner | 4. | 2024 | Malaysian Amateur Championship (3) | Mohammed Reza Hassan |
8–2 |
References
- ↑ "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
- ↑ "Kok Leong falls to Thai legend Wattana in final". Bernama.com. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ↑ "Kok Leong, Wattana battle for gold". nst.com. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ↑ "Kok Leong gets pot of gold for his birthday". Thestar.com.my. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ↑ "Lim Kok Leong is the World Snooker Champion for the year 2022". ibsf.info. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ↑ "Lim Kok Leong wins IBSF World Championship". Snookerhq.com. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ↑ "SEA GAMES: CHUAN LEONG ENDS M'SIAN CAMPS AGONISING 48-HOUR WAIT FOR GOLD". Bernama.com. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ↑ "FINAL FOUR SET FOR ASIA/OCEANIA Q SCHOOL". wst.tv. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ↑ "SEA Games: Malaysia's trio defeat Philippines for men's 6-Red team snooker gold". Malay Mail. 16 December 2025. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
- ↑ "Snooker: Keen Hoo-Kok Leong clinch World Team Championship title". Thestar.com. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ↑ "Malaysia, world champions". The Star. 16 August 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ↑ "Keen Hoo-Kok Leong stay composed to ward off late Filipino fightback". NST Sports. 7 December 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ↑ "Malaysian duo win world snooker title". nst.com. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ↑ "Cambodia's golden billiard players beat fancied Malaysia". Khmer Times. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ↑ "WORLD Team Snooker Championships Men - Kuala Lumpur / Malaysia 2022".
External links
- Lim Kok Leong at WPBSA
- Lim Kok Leong at the World Snooker Tour
- Lim Kok Leong at Snooker.org