Babar Masih

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Babar Masih
Born (1986-11-06) 6 November 1986 (age 36)
Sport countryFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan

Babar Masih is a Rawalpindi-based Pakistani amateur snooker player who represents Pakistan in different international tournaments. [1]

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Masih is one of Pakistan's top-ranked amateur cueists. [2] [3] He belongs to a Christian family. [3]

In August 2017, Masih and Muhammad Asif representing Pakistan-2 defeated Muhammad Sajjad and Asjad representing Pakistan-1 to win the IBSF World 6-Red Team Championship. [4]

In August 2018, Masih was the runner-up in the 10th National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) ranking snooker championship losing 8–6 to Mohammad Ijaz in the final. [5]

In September 2018, Masih won the Jubilee Insurance Ranking Snooker Championship 2018 by defeating Asif Toba 8–5 in the best of 15-frame final. [6] Later in September, Masih along with Muhammad Asif won the Asian Team Snooker Championship held in Doha, Qatar, by defeating India's Pankaj Advani and Malkeet Singh 3–2 in the final. [7]

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament 2016/
17
Ranking [8] [nb 1] [nb 2]
Non-ranking tournaments
Six-red World Championship RR
Performance Table Legend
LQlost in the qualifying draw#Rlost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)
QFlost in the quarter-finals
SFlost in the semi-finalsFlost in the finalWwon the tournament
DNQdid not qualify for the tournamentAdid not participate in the tournamentWDwithdrew 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

Amateur finals: 1

OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScore
Runner-up1.2021IBSF World 6-Reds Snooker Championship Flag of India.svg Pankaj Advani 5–7

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References

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