Marco Fu

Marco Fu Ka-chun MH (Chinese: 傅家俊, born 8 January 1978) is a professional snooker player from Hong Kong, who is the current World No. 5. He won the 2013 UK Championship, becoming only the fourth player from outside the UK and Ireland to have won a Triple Crown event. He has also won the 2011 Shanghai Masters, 2012 World Open, 2013 Thailand Open and 2014 Australian Open and was the runner-up in the 2002 UK Championship and the 2006 Grand Prix. In addition, Fu reached the semi-finals of the World Championship in 2006. As a prolific break-builder, Fu has compiled more than 350 century breaks in professional competition, including four maximum 147 breaks. He currently resides in London.

Although usually a quick and fluent player, Fu once held the record for the longest frame in the history of televised snooker. The record of 77 minutes held with Mark Selby was played out during the decisive final frame during the quarter-final match at the 2007 UK Championship. Fu eventually lost the match 7–9.