Amine Amiri (born 30 March 1994) is a former professional Moroccan

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player.

Career

Amiri played on the

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for the first time in 2019–20, after winning a gold medal in the

African Games The African Games, formally known as the All-Africa Games or the Pan African Games, are a continental multi-sport event held every four years, organized by the African Union with the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa and the ...

. His first match as a professional came in the 2019 English Open where in the first round he lost 4–0 to

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. Barring a second round exit in the

2020 Gibraltar Open The 2020 Gibraltar Open (officially the 2020 BetVictor Gibraltar Open) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 13 to 15 March 2020 at the Europa Point Sports Complex in Gibraltar with qualifying rounds occurring on 11 and 12 M ...

, he exited in the first round of every tournament he entered over his two-year tour card. He also drew

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twice during his debut season, being whitewasted in both instances. With only one win to his name, he fell off the tour after the 2020-21 season and did not attempt to regain his tour card via the

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Performance and rankings timeline

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Amiri, Amine Living people 1994 births Moroccan snooker players African Games gold medalists for Morocco African Games silver medalists for Morocco Competitors at the 2019 African Games 21st-century Moroccan people