Muhammad Asif

Snooker player
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroSnooker player
PlacesPakistan
isCue sports player Snooker player
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Religion:Islam
Birth17 March 1982, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Age42 years
Star signPisces
The details

Biography

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 held in Sofia, Bulgaria, by defeating England's Gary Wilson.

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 Doha, Qatar, by defeating India’s Pankaj Advani and Malkeet Singh 3-2 in the final.

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.

Amateur wins and finals

  • IBSF World Snooker Championship (2012)
  • Asian Six-red Championship (2013)
  • World Team Championship (2013)
  • World Team Championship (runner-up, 2014)
  • World 6-Red Team Championship (2017)
  • IBSF World Snooker Championship (2019)
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