Mohammed Shehab

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Mohammed Shehab
Born (1976-12-11) 11 December 1976 (age 48)
Abu Dhabi
Sport countryFlag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates [1]
Professional1996/1997, 2006/2007, 2024-present
Highest ranking 90 (2006/2007)
Current ranking 123 (as of 1 March 2025)
Best ranking finishLast 80 (2007 Malta Cup)
Medal record
Men's snooker
Representing Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
World Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Kaohsiung Individual
Asian Indoor Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Macau Individual
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Ho Chi Minh City Individual

Mohammed Mustafa Shehab (born 11 December 1976) is a professional snooker player from the United Arab Emirates.

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The winner of the Snooker Singles at the 2007 Asian Indoor Games, Shehab has enjoyed good form in six-red snooker, most notably at the 2018 Six-red World Championship, where he reached the quarter-finals, defeating reigning World Champion Mark Williams in the last 16.

Career

He competed as a professional on the main tour in the 1996–97 and 2006–07 seasons, finishing the latter with a ranking of 90th, the highest of his career.

Shehab regained the professional status recently in Q Tour Global Playoffs after defeating Hong Kong China’s Yu Kiu Chang 10-8 to earn a third spell on the World Snooker Tour.

Main tour

He entered nine tournaments, but his best performances came in the 1997 International Open and the European Open, where he reached the third qualifying round. Shehab had recorded his first professional win in the former, a 5–3 defeat of Englishman Rajan Sharma, but added only five more all season. Shebab would participate in the qualifying for both the 1996 UK Championship and the 1997 World Championship. His season's campaign culminated in a 1–5 loss to Iain Trimble in his second match. He finished the season ranked 397th and, with the addition of the secondary UK Tour, was immediately relegated from the main tour.

Shehab did not play again competitively for five years, until he entered the 2002 World Amateur Championship. There, he compensated for losses to Martin Gould and Alex Borg with victories over Habib Subah and seven others to progress from his group. He beat Supoj Saenla and Martin McCrudden to reach the quarter-finals, but lost 5–6 there to Steve Mifsud.

This led Shehab to enter several events on the Challenge Tour, which had replaced the UK Tour, during the 2003/2004 season; he lost in the semi-finals of one event to Stefan Mazrocis, but progressed no further after this. In Event Two, he defeated seventeen-year-old Mark Allen 4–3, but lost to Steve James in his next match. Shehab would also attempt to qualify for the world championship this season, but lose in the second round of qualifying to Lee Farebrother

Although he entered only one tournament in the following two seasons - losing 1–4 to Andrew Higginson in Event 1 of the 2004 Challenge Tour - Shehab won back his place on the main tour in 2006.

His second season as a professional brought no more success than his first, Shehab winning only four matches and earning only £500. He defeated Stuart Pettman, Liu Song and Borg in the 2006 Grand Prix, and Liu again in the Malta Cup, but lost his final four matches. Following a 6–10 loss to Mark Joyce in qualifying for the 2007 World Snooker Championship, Shehab finished the season ranked 90th, and was relegated once more from the tour. [2]

Amateur career

Shehab would later win the Singles Snooker championship at the 2007 Asian Indoor Games. He defeated India's Yasin Merchant 42, Hong Kong's Chan Wai Ki 41, Thailand's Issara Kachaiwong 41, China's Xiao Guodong 43 before beating Thailand's James Wattana 43 in the final. [3]

After playing as a wildcard entry in the 2009 Shanghai Masters, losing 3–5 to Graeme Dott, Shebab would contest the 2009 Six-red World Grand Prix, where he would come second in his group, defeating Joe Perry, and eventual winner Jimmy White, before defeating Nigel Bond in the first round. He would lose his second knockout round match to Judd Trump. [4] [5]

After 2009, Shehab continued to play at amateur level, entering the World Amateur Championship each year. His best performance came during the 2013 edition, when he reached the quarter-finals, where Lee Walker beat him 6–3. [6] [7] Shebab would make an appearance in the 2018 Six-red World Championship, where he would qualify from his group, thanks to wins over David Gilbert [8] and Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon, [9] and a 54 loss to Mark Selby. [10] Shehab would draw world snooker champion Mark Williams in the last 16 knockout round. [10] Shehab would win the match 63, and would play Sunny Akani in the Quarter-finals. [11]

In 2023 Shehab celebrated 100 medals remarkable achievement for his country UAE.

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament 1996/
97
2003/
04
2004/
05
2006/
07
2008/
09
2009/
10
2010/
11
2016/
17
2018/
19
2019/
20
2023/
24
2024/
25
Ranking [12] [nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 3] [nb 3] [nb 2] [nb 3] [nb 3] [nb 3] [nb 3] [nb 3] [nb 3] [nb 3] [nb 2]
Ranking tournaments
Championship League Tournament Not HeldNon-Ranking EventAA
Xi'an Grand Prix Tournament Not HeldLQ
Saudi Arabia Masters Tournament Not Held 1R
English Open Tournament Not HeldAAAALQ
British Open LQAATournament Not HeldALQ
Wuhan Open Tournament Not HeldALQ
Northern Ireland Open Tournament Not HeldAAAAA
International Championship Tournament Not HeldAAAAA
UK Championship LQAALQAAAAAAALQ
Shoot Out Tournament Not HeldNRAAAAA
Scottish Open [nb 4] LQATournament Not HeldAAAAA
German Masters [nb 5] ATournament Not HeldAAAAAA
Welsh Open LQAALQAAAAAAAA
World Open [nb 6] LQAALQAAAAAAAA
World Grand Prix Tournament Not HeldDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ
Players Championship [nb 7] Tournament Not HeldDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ
Tour Championship Tournament Not HeldDNQDNQDNQDNQ
World Championship LQLQLQLQAAAAAALQ
Non-ranking tournaments
The Masters AAALQAAAAAAAA
Former ranking tournaments
Asian Classic LQTournament Not Held
Thailand Masters [nb 8] LQNot HeldNRTournament Not Held
Northern Ireland Trophy Not HeldLQATournament Not Held
Shanghai Masters Tournament Not HeldA WR AANon-Ranking Event
China Open Not HeldALQAAAAANot Held
European Masters [nb 9] LQAALQNot HeldAAAANH
Former non-ranking tournaments
Six-red World Championship [nb 10] Tournament Not Held RR 3R 2R RR QF RR Not Held
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.
PA / Pro-am Eventmeans an event is/was a pro-am event.
  1. It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
  2. 1 2 3 New players don't have a ranking
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 He was an amateur
  4. The event was called the International Open (1996/1997) and the Players Championship (2003/2004)
  5. The event was called the German Open (1996/1997)
  6. The event was called the Grand Prix (1996/1997, 2004/2005, 2006/2007, 2008/2009-2009/2010) and the LG Cup (2003/2004)
  7. The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2010/2011)
  8. The event was called the Thailand Open (1996/1997)
  9. The event was called the European Open (1996/1997, 2003/2004) and the Malta Cup (2004/2005, 2006/2007)
  10. The event was called the Six-red Snooker International (2008/2009) and the Six-red World Grand Prix (2009/2010)

Career finals

Pro-am finals: 1 (1 title)

OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScore
Winner1. 2007 Asian Indoor Games Flag of Thailand.svg James Wattana 4–3

Amateur finals: 7 (3 titles)

OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScore
Winner1.2000United Arab Emirates Amateur Championship Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Matthew6–1
Runner-up1.2006 Asian Amateur Championship Flag of Thailand.svg Issara Kachaiwong 3–6
Runner-up2.2016 Asian Amateur Championship (2) Flag of Thailand.svg Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn 2–6
Runner-up3.2023World Amateur Championship - Masters Flag of Bahrain.svg Habib Subah Humood 4–5
Runner-up4. 2024 Q Tour Middle East – Event 2 Flag of Iran.svg Amir Sarkhosh 3–4
Winner2. 2024 Q Tour Middle East – Event 3 Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg Yazan Alhaddad4–0
Winner3. 2024 Q Tour Global Playoff - Event 3 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Yu Kiu Chang10–8

References

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  9. "Selby Clinches Knockout Spot - World Snooker". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 2018-09-06. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  10. 1 2 Årdalen, Hermund. "SangSom 6 Red World Championship (2018) - snooker.org". snooker.org (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on August 2, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
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