Liu Song (snooker)

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This is a Chinese name; the family name is Liu.
Song Liu
Born December 8, 1983 (1983-12-08) (age 24),
Beijing
Nationality Flag of the People's Republic of China China
Professional 2003–
2008/09 ranking 53
Highest break 137 - 2004 World Championship
Tournament wins
Ranking 0
Non-ranking 1

Liu Song (Chinese: 刘崧; born 8 December 1983) is a professional snooker player from Beijing, China.

[edit] Life and career

Liu was the first Chinese player to qualify for the final stages of a ranking tournament, the 2004 Welsh Open. To get to the tournament, Liu played four qualifying matches, the fourth against Fergal O'Brien. Liu was eventually knocked out of the tournament by Marco Fu.

Liu's best performance in a ranking tournament to date has been in the 2007 Grand Prix, where he managed to reach the quarter-finals, where he lost to Marco Fu again, 0–5.

Liu put forward an unsuccessful qualifying campaign for the 2007 UK championship. He managed to get to the 3rd qualification round, where he lost to Fergal O'Brien 8-9.

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