Muhammad Asif () is a

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former professional

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player. He is a three-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

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, by defeating England's Gary Wilson 10–8. 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. In September 2018, Asif along with Babar Masih won the Asian Team Snooker Championship held in

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, Qatar, by defeating India's Pankaj Advani and Malkeet Singh 3–2 in the final. In November 2019, Asif defeated Jeffrey Roda of the Philippines 8–5 in

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, Turkey to win his second IBSF World Snooker Championship title. He returned to a hero's welcome in Karachi. Asif earned a two-year card on the

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by qualifying through the first event of the Asia-Oceania 2022 Q School, beating Asjad Iqbal. In 2023, in the British Open's qualifying round, Asif defeated seven-time world champion

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4-2. In November 2024, Asif won the IBSF World Snooker Championship held in

, Qatar, with a 5-3 win over Iran's Ali Gharahgozlou.

Performance and rankings timeline

Career finals

Team finals: 4 (3 titles)

Amateur finals: 7 (6 titles)

Awards and recognition

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Award by the

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in 2015.In recognition: Two women among 36 honoured for their services
The Express Tribune (newspaper), Published 23 March 2015, Retrieved 21 August 2023

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Asif, Mohammad Living people Sportspeople from Faisalabad Snooker players from Punjab, Pakistan 1982 births Pakistani snooker players Recipients of the Pride of Performance