Leo Fernandez is a current amateur and former professional snooker player born in Limerick, Ireland and living in London, England. He is currently competing on the Pontins International Tour (known as the PIOS), attempting to gain promotion to the Main Tour to regain professional status. He finished second on the PIOS Order of Merit in 2007 gaining promotion to the Main Tour for the 2007-2008 season, though failed to finish inside the top 64 and was relegated after that season. He has been on and off the Main Tour a few times during his career, failing to make any significant impact each time. He suffered from testicular cancer in 2005 but continued playing while he recovered.
His best ranking event display involved reaching the last 16 of the 2003 Welsh Open, his victims including countryman Fergal O'Brien and Mark King. He qualified for the 1999 World Championships but drew Ronnie O'Sullivan and lost 10-3. He also reached the final qualifying round in 2004, losing 10-8 to Dominic Dale. He was Jamie Burnett's opponent in 2004 UK Championships qualifying when Burnett scored a 148 break, the first ever break in excess of 147 in a professional match.
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“Leo: What was she, a TV groupie? A hooker?
Rob: No, she was not a TV groupie, or a hooker. She’s a cellist. A very funny, pretty, interesting, intelligent, fabulous, vivacious cellist.
Leo: Oh yeah, well, you’d better not see her again.”
—Jonathan Reynolds, screenwriter. Leo (Richard Mulligan)