Muhammad Asif (snooker player)

Muhammad Asif (Urdu: محمد آصف) is a Pakistani Professional snooker player who represents Pakistan in different international tournaments. He is a two-time winner of the amateur IBSF World Snooker Championship. In 2022, he turned professional.

Muhammad Asif
Born (1982-03-17) 17 March 1982
Faisalabad, Pakistan
Sport country Pakistan
NicknamePawa[1]
Professional2022–present
Highest ranking107 (March 2023)
Current ranking 110 (as of 2 May 2023)
Best ranking finishLast 64 (2022 English Open)

Career

In December 2012, Asif won the IBSF World Snooker Championship held in Sofia, Bulgaria, by defeating England's Gary Wilson 10–8.[2][3]

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.[4]

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.[5]

In November 2019, Asif defeated Jefrey 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.[6]

In June 2022, Asif earned a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour by winning the semifinal in the first event of the Asia-Oceania Q School against Asjad Iqbal.[7]

Performance and rankings timeline
Tournament 2013/
14		 2014/
15		 2015/
16		 2022/
23		 2023/
24
Ranking[8][nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 3] 85
Ranking tournaments
Championship League Non-Ranking Event A
European Masters Tournament Not Held A
British Open Tournament Not Held WD
English Open Tournament Not Held 1R
Wuhan Open Tournament Not Held
Northern Ireland Open Tournament Not Held WD
International Championship A A A NH
UK Championship A A A LQ
Shoot Out Non-Ranking Event 1R
Scottish Open Tournament Not Held LQ
World Grand Prix NH NR DNQ DNQ
German Masters A A A LQ
Welsh Open A A A LQ
Players Championship[nb 4] DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
Tour Championship Tournament Not Held DNQ
World Championship A A A LQ
Non-ranking tournaments
Six-red World Championship RR 2R 3R LQ
Former ranking tournaments
WST Classic Tournament Not Held 2R NH
Performance Table Legend
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 Heldevent was not held
NR / Non-Ranking Eventevent is/was no longer a ranking event
R / Ranking Eventevent is/was a ranking event
MR / Minor-Ranking Eventevent is/was a minor-ranking event
  1. It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
  2. He was an amateur
  3. New players on the Main Tour do not have a ranking
  4. The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2013/2014-2015/2016)

Career finals

Team finals: 4 (3 titles)
Outcome No. Year Championship Team/Partner Opponent(s) in the final Score
Winner 1. 2013[9] IBSF Team Snooker Championships  Pakistan
Muhammad Sajjad		  Iran
Amir Sarkhosh
Soheil Vahedi		 5–3
Runner-up 1. 2014[10] IBSF Team Snooker Championships  Pakistan
Muhammad Sajjad		  Hong Kong 1
Fung Kwok Wai
Lee Chun Wai		 3–5
Winner 2. 2017[11] IBSF Team Snooker Championships  Pakistan 2
Babar Masih		  Pakistan 1
Muhammad Sajjad
Asjad Iqbal		 5–4
Winner 3. 2018[12] ACBS Team Snooker Championships  Pakistan 1
Babar Masih		  India 1
Pankaj Advani
Malkeet Singh		 3–2

Amateur finals: 7 (6 titles)
Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. 2009 Pakistan Amateur Championship (1) Pakistan Muhammad Sajjad 6–2
Winner 2. 2012[13] World Amateur Championship (1) England Gary Wilson 10–8
Winner 3. 2013 Asian 6-Reds Championship Iran Amir Sarkhosh 7–4
Winner 4. 2018 Pakistan Amateur Championship (2) Pakistan Mohammad Bilal 8–5
Runner-up 1. 2019[14] IBSF World 6-Reds Snooker Championship India Laxman Rawat 5–6
Winner 5. 2019[15] World Amateur Championship (2) Philippines Jefrey Roda 8–5
Winner 6. 2020 Pakistan Amateur Championship (3) Pakistan Shahid Aftab 8–7

See also

References
  1. "Muhammad Asif". alchetron.com. Retrieved 18 May 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Muhammad Asif victorious in World Snooker Championship final". The Express Tribune. 2012-12-02. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  3. "Asif claims IBSF World Snooker Championship title". Dawn. 2012-12-02. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  4. Raheel, Natasha (2017-08-11). "World 6-Red Team Championship: All-Pakistan final won by Asif, Babar". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  5. Raheel, Natasha (2018-09-22). "Pakistan defeat India to win Asian Team Snooker Championship". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  6. "Brilliant Asif tames Roda to regain IBSF World Snooker title". Dawn. 2019-11-10. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  7. "Results (Q School 1 Asia & Oceania 2022) - snooker.org". www.snooker.org. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  8. "Ranking History - snooker.org". www.snooker.org. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  9. "IBSF Team Snooker Championships Men - Carlow / Ireland 2013". esnooker.pl. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  10. "IBSF Team Snooker Championships Men - Sharm-el-Sheikh / Egypt 2014". esnooker.pl. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  11. "IBSF Team Snooker Championships Men - Hurghada / Egypt 2017". esnooker.pl. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  12. "ACBS Team Snooker Championships Men - Doha / Qatar 2018". esnooker.pl. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  13. "World Snooker Championship Men → Sofia - Bulgaria 2012". esnooker.pl.
  14. "IBSF 6 reds Snooker Championships Men - Mandalay / Myanmar 2019". esnooker.pl.
  15. "IBSF Snooker Championships Men - Antalya / Turkey 2019". esnooker.pl.
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