Mohammad Asif (snooker player)

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Mohammad Asif
Born (1982-03-17) 17 March 1982 (age 39)
Faisalabad, Pakistan
Sport country Pakistan
Career winnings£3,745
Highest break75 (2014 Six-red World Championship)
Tournament wins
World Champion2019 IBSF World Snooker Championship
2012 IBSF World Snooker Championship

Mohammad Asif (Urdu: محمد آصف‎) is a Pakistani snooker player who represents Pakistan in different international tournaments. He is a two-time winner of amateur IBSF World Snooker Championship.

Career[]

In December 2012, Asif won the IBSF World Snooker Championship[1] held in Sofia, Bulgaria, by defeating England's Gary Wilson.[2]

In August 2017, Asif and Babar Masih representing Pakistan-2 defeated Muhammad Sajjad and 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 3–2 in the final.[4]

In November 2019, Asif defeated Jefrey Roda of 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]

Amateur wins and finals[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Mohammad Asif defeated England's Gary Wilson". Dawn. December 2, 2012. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
  2. ^ "Asif's victory in IBSF World Snooker Championship". The Express Tribune. 3 December 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
  3. ^ "World 6-Red Team Championship: All-Pakistan final won by Asif, Babar". The Express Tribune. 11 August 2017.
  4. ^ Raheel, Natasha (22 September 2018). "Pakistan defeat India to win Asian Team Snooker Championship". The Express Tribune.
  5. ^ "Brilliant Asif tames Roda to regain IBSF World Snooker title". Dawn. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  6. ^ "IBSF Team Snooker Championships Men - Carlow / Ireland 2013". esnooker.pl. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  7. ^ "IBSF Team Snooker Championships Men - Sharm-el-Sheikh / Egypt 2014". esnooker.pl. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  8. ^ "IBSF Team Snooker Championships Men - Hurghada / Egypt 2017". ibsf.info. IBSF. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  9. ^ "IBSF Snooker Championships Men - Antalya / Turkey 2019". ibsf.info. IBSF. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
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