Farakh Ajaib

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Farakh Ajaib
Born (1991-02-03) 3 February 1991 (age 33)
Blackburn, England
Sport countryFlag of England.svg  England (until 2021)
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan (since 2021) [1]
Professional2020–2022, 2024-present
Highest ranking 90 (August 2021)
Current ranking 111 (as of 11 November 2024)
Best ranking finishLast 16 (2022 European Masters (2022–23 season))

Farakh Ajaib (born 3 February 1991) is a British Pakistani professional snooker player from Lancashire.

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Career

In 2018, Ajaib was crowned the inaugural East Lancashire Snooker Championship winner. [2] He was a ‘top-up’ player for several main tour events in 2018/19 – reward for a solid 2018 Q School campaign. [3] At the third event of the 2020 Q School at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield, Ajaib clinched a two-year Tour Card on to the 2020–21 and 2021–22 snooker seasons. [4]

At the 2020 English Open, Ajaib defeated Rod Lawler 4–0 before losing 4–3 to Zhou Yuelong in a close match described as a “marathon”. [5]

Competing at the 2022 European Masters in August, 2022 Ajaib lost to Judd Trump in a deciding frame in a last 16 match in which Ajaib had trailed 4–2 but had left Trump needing three snookers at 4–4. [6]

He was relegated from the tour in 2023 but regained his place the following year, coming through Q School with a final round win over Iulian Boiko to earn a two-year place starting from the 2024-25 snooker season. [7]

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament 2010/
11
2011/
12
2016/
17
2018/
19
2020/
21
2021/
22
2022/
23
2024/
25
Ranking [8] [nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 3] 89 [nb 2] [nb 3]
Ranking tournaments
Championship League Non-Ranking Event RR RR RR RR
Xi'an Grand Prix Tournament Not HeldLQ
Saudi Arabia Masters Tournament Not Held 2R
English Open Not HeldA 1R 2R LQALQ
British Open Tournament Not Held 1R ALQ
Wuhan Open Tournament Not HeldLQ
Northern Ireland Open Not HeldA 1R 1R 1R WDLQ
International Championship Not HeldAANot HeldLQ
UK Championship AAAA 1R 2R LQLQ
Shoot Out Non-RankingA 1R 1R 2R 1R
Scottish Open Not HeldAA 1R LQA
German Masters AAALQLQLQA
Welsh Open AAAA 1R LQLQ
World Open AAAANot Held
World Grand Prix Not HeldDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ
Players Championship [nb 4] DNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ
Tour Championship Not HeldDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ
World Championship AAALQLQLQLQ
Former ranking tournaments
Paul Hunter Classic Minor-RankLQATournament Not Held
Riga Masters Not HeldALQTournament Not Held
Indian Open Not HeldALQTournament Not Held
WST Pro Series Tournament Not Held RR Not Held
Turkish Masters Tournament Not HeldLQNot Held
Gibraltar Open Not HeldA 1R 1R 2R Not Held
European Masters Not HeldAA 1R LQ 3R NH
WST Classic Tournament Not Held 1R NH
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 Heldmeans an event was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a minor-ranking event.

Career finals

Amateur finals: 2 (1 title)

OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScore
Runner-up12009 PIOS – Event 5 Flag of Scotland.svg Anthony McGill 0–6
Winner1.2022 Q Tour – Event 3 Flag of England.svg Harvey Chandler 5–3
  1. It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 He was an amateur
  3. 1 2 New players don't have a ranking
  4. The event was called the Players Tour Championship Final (2010/2011–2011/2012)

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