Muhammad Asif (snooker player)
Born | (1982-03-17) 17 March 1982 (age 42) Faisalabad, Pakistan |
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Sport country | ![]() |
Professional | 2022–2024 |
Highest ranking | 82 (June 2023) |
Best ranking finish | Last 32 (2023 English Open) |
Muhammad Asif | |
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Awards | Pride of Performance Award by the Government of Pakistan in 2015 |
Muhammad Asif (Urdu: محمد آصف) is a Pakistani former professional snooker player. He is a two-time winner of the amateur IBSF World Snooker Championship. He turned professional in 2022.
Career
In December 2012, Asif won the IBSF World Snooker Championship held in Sofia, Bulgaria, by defeating England's Gary Wilson 10–8.[1][2]
In August 2017, Asif and Babar Masih representing Pakistan-2 defeated Muhammad Sajjad and Asjad Iqbal representing Pakistan-1 to win the IBSF World 6-Red Team Championship.[3]
In September 2018, Asif along with Babar Masih won the Asian Team Snooker Championship held in Doha, Qatar, by defeating India's Pankaj Advani and Malkeet Singh 3–2 in the final.[4]
In November 2019, Asif defeated Jeffrey Roda of the Philippines 8–5 in Antalya, Turkey to win his second IBSF World Snooker Championship title. He returned to a hero's welcome in Karachi.[5]
Asif earned a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour by qualifying through in the first event of the Asia-Oceania 2022 Q School, beating Asjad Iqbal.[6]
Four-time British Open champion Stephen Hendry suffered a 4-2 loss to Muhammad Asif in the first round of this year's tournament in Leicester.
Performance and rankings timeline
Tournament | 2013/ 14 | 2014/ 15 | 2015/ 16 | 2022/ 23 | 2023/ 24 | ||||
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Ranking[7][nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | 82 | ||||
Ranking tournaments | |||||||||
Championship League | Non-Ranking Event | A | RR | ||||||
European Masters | Tournament Not Held | A | LQ | ||||||
British Open | Tournament Not Held | WD | 1R | ||||||
English Open | Tournament Not Held | 1R | 2R | ||||||
Wuhan Open | Tournament Not Held | LQ | |||||||
Northern Ireland Open | Tournament Not Held | WD | LQ | ||||||
International Championship | A | A | A | NH | LQ | ||||
UK Championship | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | ||||
Shoot Out | Non-Ranking Event | 1R | 1R | ||||||
Scottish Open | Tournament Not Held | LQ | LQ | ||||||
World Grand Prix | NH | NR | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
German Masters | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | ||||
Welsh Open | A | A | A | LQ | WD | ||||
Players Championship[nb 4] | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||
World Open | A | A | A | NH | WD | ||||
Tour Championship | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||
World Championship | A | A | A | LQ | WD | ||||
Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||
WST Classic | Tournament Not Held | 2R | NH | ||||||
Former non-ranking tournaments | |||||||||
Six-red World Championship | RR | 2R | 3R | LQ | NH |
Performance Table Legend | |||||
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LQ | lost in the qualifying draw | #R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) | QF | lost in the quarter-finals |
SF | lost in the semi-finals | F | lost in the final | W | won the tournament |
DNQ | did not qualify for the tournament | A | did not participate in the tournament | WD | withdrew from the tournament |
NH / Not Held | event was not held | |||
NR / Non-Ranking Event | event is/was no longer a ranking event | |||
R / Ranking Event | event is/was a ranking event | |||
MR / Minor-Ranking Event | event is/was a minor-ranking event |
Career finals
Team finals: 4 (3 titles)
Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Team/Partner | Opponent(s) in the final | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 2013[8] | IBSF Team Snooker Championships | ![]() Muhammad Sajjad | ![]() Amir Sarkhosh Soheil Vahedi | 5–3 |
Runner-up | 1. | 2014[9] | IBSF Team Snooker Championships | ![]() Muhammad Sajjad | ![]() Fung Kwok Wai Lee Chun Wai | 3–5 |
Winner | 2. | 2017[10] | IBSF Team Snooker Championships | ![]() Babar Masih | ![]() Muhammad Sajjad Asjad Iqbal | 5–4 |
Winner | 3. | 2018[11] | ACBS Team Snooker Championships | ![]() Babar Masih | ![]() Pankaj Advani Malkeet Singh | 3–2 |
Amateur finals: 7 (6 titles)
Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 2009 | Pakistan Amateur Championship (1) | ![]() | 6–2 |
Winner | 2. | 2012[12] | World Amateur Championship (1) | ![]() | 10–8 |
Winner | 3. | 2013 | Asian 6-Reds Championship | ![]() | 7–4 |
Winner | 4. | 2018 | Pakistan Amateur Championship (2) | ![]() | 8–5 |
Runner-up | 5. | 2019[13] | IBSF World 6-Reds Snooker Championship | ![]() | 5–6 |
Winner | 6. | 2019[14] | World Amateur Championship (2) | ![]() | 8–5 |
Winner | 7. | 2020 | Pakistan Amateur Championship (3) | ![]() | 8–7 |
Awards and recognition
- Pride of Performance Award by the Government of Pakistan in 2015.[15]
References
- ^ "Muhammad Asif victorious in World Snooker Championship final". The Express Tribune. 2012-12-02. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ^ "Asif claims IBSF World Snooker Championship title". Dawn. 2012-12-02. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ^ Raheel, Natasha (2017-08-11). "World 6-Red Team Championship: All-Pakistan final won by Asif, Babar". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ^ Raheel, Natasha (2018-09-22). "Pakistan defeat India to win Asian Team Snooker Championship". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ^ "Brilliant Asif tames Roda to regain IBSF World Snooker title". Dawn. 2019-11-10. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ^ "Results (Q School 1 Asia & Oceania 2022) - snooker.org". www.snooker.org. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ^ "Ranking History - snooker.org". www.snooker.org. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ^ "IBSF Team Snooker Championships Men - Carlow / Ireland 2013". esnooker.pl. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- ^ "IBSF Team Snooker Championships Men - Sharm-el-Sheikh / Egypt 2014". esnooker.pl. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- ^ "IBSF Team Snooker Championships Men - Hurghada / Egypt 2017". esnooker.pl. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- ^ "ACBS Team Snooker Championships Men - Doha / Qatar 2018". esnooker.pl. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- ^ "World Snooker Championship Men → Sofia - Bulgaria 2012". esnooker.pl.
- ^ "IBSF 6 reds Snooker Championships Men - Mandalay / Myanmar 2019". esnooker.pl.
- ^ "IBSF Snooker Championships Men - Antalya / Turkey 2019". esnooker.pl.
- ^ In recognition: Two women among 36 honoured for their services The Express Tribune (newspaper), Published 23 March 2015, Retrieved 21 August 2023
External links
- Muhammad Asif at the World Snooker Tour
- Muhammad Asif at snooker.org
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