Yasir Butt
Yasir Ali Butt (born 3 July 1988 in Lahore, Pakistan) is a professional squash player who represented Pakistan. He reached a Professional Squash Association (PSA) ranking No. 40 in the world in July 2008.[1][2] and Super Series ranking No. 17 in 2012. In 2011
| Full name | Yasir Ali Butt | |||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Yas | |||||||||||||
| Country |  Pakistan | |||||||||||||
| Residence | New Jersey, U.S. | |||||||||||||
| Born | 3 July 1988 Lahore, Pakistan | |||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg) | |||||||||||||
| Turned Pro | 2003 | |||||||||||||
| Plays | Right Handed | |||||||||||||
| Racquet used | Harrow | |||||||||||||
| Men's singles | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 40 (July 2008) | |||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 503 (December 2017) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated: December 2017. | ||||||||||||||
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Butt represented Pakistan at both the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India. At the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China he was part of the gold medal winning team.
Accomplishments
- Career's best Professional Squash Association (PSA) ranking 40 and super series ranking 17
- Finalist of World Junior Open Squash Championship 2004 singles event
- Winner of World Junior Open Squash Championship 2004 team event
- Finalist of Asian Junior Open Squash Championship 2003 singles event
- Winner of Asian Junior Open Squash Championship 2003 team event
- Winner of British Junior Open Squash Championship 2003 U-17 category
- Winner of British Junior Open Squash Championship 2002 U-15 category
- Winner of Scottish Junior Open Squash Championship 2002 U-15 category
- Winner of National Junior Championships of U-14, U-15, U-16, U-17 & U-19 categories.
- Represented Pakistan in World Squash Team Championship, World Open, British Open, Malaysian
- Open, Hong Kong Open, Asian and Commonwealth Games
- Semi Final of Florida State Open 2011 (USA)
- Winner of Gold Racquet Tournament 2011 (USA)
- Finalist of Dayton Open 2011 (USA)
- Winner of FMC International Squash Championship 2011 (Pakistan)
- Finalist 3RD Kish Persian Gulf Cup 2011 (Iran)
- Finalist Pakistan International Squash Championship 2011 (Pakistan)
- Finalist Taiwan Open 2008 (Taiwan)
- Finalist President International Squash Championship 2008 (Pakistan)
- Finalist COAS International Squash Championship 2008 (Pakistan)
- Finalist Fajr International Squash Championship 2008 (Pakistan)
- Semifinalist of Manitoba Open 2008 Canada
- Gold medallist in Asian Games 2010, Guangzhou, China
- Gold medallist in SAF Games 2006 held at Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Gold medallist in National Team Championship 2006 held at Islamabad, Pakistan[3]
References
- PSA Player Profile
- SquashInfo Player Profile
- Interviewed Yasir Butt on 2 February 2016
External links
- Yasir Butt at PSA (archive) (archive 2)
- Yasir Butt at Squash Info
- Yasir Ali Butt at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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