Lu Ning

Lu Ning was born on January 1, 1994, in Jilin, China. He began his professional snooker career in 2014, marking his first appearance in a ranking tournament at the 2012 World Open where he defeated Nigel Bond. He continued to demonstrate his skills by beating Shaun Murphy in the 2012 China Open. In 2013, he achieved a significant milestone by becoming the IBSF Under-21 World Champion, defeating Zhou Yuelong in the final. This title earned him a two-year main tour card starting from the 2014/2015 season.

His career progression saw him rejoining the professional tour for the 2018/19 season after two years on the Chinese tour. He reached his first last 16 at the Northern Ireland Open in 2018 and replicated this at the UK Championship in the same year. He then achieved his first ranking quarter-final at the 2019 Indian Open and progressed to the semi-finals at the Gibraltar Open in the same year, which elevated his standing within the top 50 on the one-year ranking list. In the 2020/21 season, he reached the semi-finals of the UK Championship. His highest world ranking was 28, achieved in November 2021.

In December 2022, Lu Ning was suspended from the professional tour amidst a match-fixing investigation. In January 2023, he was charged with being involved in fixing matches, encouraging other players to fix matches, attempting to obstruct a WPBSA investigation, and betting on snooker matches. Following an independent disciplinary tribunal, Lu Ning received a ban from professional snooker until April 6, 2028. He was also charged with fixing two other matches in the 2014–15 snooker season.