Born | 6 November 1986 |
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Sport country | Pakistan |
Babar Masih is a Rawalpindi-based Pakistani amateur snooker player who represents Pakistan in different international tournaments. [1]
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]
Tournament | 2016/ 17 | ||||||||
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Ranking [8] [nb 1] | [nb 2] | ||||||||
Non-ranking tournaments | |||||||||
Six-red World Championship | RR |
Performance Table Legend | |||||
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LQ | lost in the qualifying draw | #R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) | QF | lost in the quarter-finals |
SF | lost in the semi-finals | F | lost in the final | W | won the tournament |
DNQ | did not qualify for the tournament | A | did not participate in the tournament | WD | withdrew from the tournament |
NH / Not Held | event was not held | |||
NR / Non-Ranking Event | event is/was no longer a ranking event | |||
R / Ranking Event | event is/was a ranking event | |||
MR / Minor-Ranking Event | event is/was a minor-ranking event |
Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Team/Partner | Opponent(s) in the final | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 2017 [9] | IBSF Team Snooker Championships | Pakistan 2 Muhammad Asif | Pakistan 1 Muhammad Sajjad Asjad Iqbal | 5–4 |
Winner | 2. | 2018 [10] | ACBS Team Snooker Championships | Pakistan 1 Muhammad Asif | India 1 Pankaj Advani Malkeet Singh | 3–2 |
Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 2021 | IBSF World 6-Reds Snooker Championship | Pankaj Advani | 5–7 |
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