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| Born | 20 January 1987 |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  Libya |
| Professional | 2013–2015 |
| Highest ranking | 114 (June–July 2014) [1] |
Khaled Belaid Abumdas (born 20 January 1987), also spelled Khalid, is a Libyan former professional snooker player. He is the first professional snooker player from Libya, competing on the main tour between 2013 and 2015.
Abumdas won a place on the main tour for the 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons after finishing runner up to Peter Francisco in the 2013 ABSF African Snooker Championship. [2] [3] However, his opening season started late in November due to visa issues[ citation needed ] and he lost all of his five matches winning only five frames,[ citation needed ] with his best result being a 5–2 defeat to former top 16 player Ryan Day in the qualifying rounds for the 2014 China Open.[ citation needed ] He finished the season ranked last at 131st in the world. [4]
Abumdas did not enter any tournaments of the 2014–15 season and dropped off the tour. [5]
| Tournament | 2013/ 14 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking [6] [nb 1] | [nb 2] | |||
| Ranking tournaments | ||||
| German Masters | LQ | |||
| Welsh Open | 1R | |||
| World Open | LQ | |||
| China Open | LQ | |||
| World Championship | LQ | |||
| Performance Table Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | means an event was not held. | |||
| NR / Non-Ranking Event | means an event is/was no longer a ranking event. | |||
| R / Ranking Event | means an event is/was a ranking event. | |||
| MR / Minor-Ranking Event | means an event is/was a minor-ranking event. | |||
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