Asjad Iqbal (Urdu: اسجد اقبال, born 15 November 1991 in Sargodha, Pakistan) is a Pakistani former professional snooker player. He turned professional at the start of the 2022/2023 season.[2] Reaching the final round of the first event of Asia-Oceania Q School in 2022 he earned a two years card for the professional tour via Order of Merit.[3]
| Born | 15 November 1991[1] Sargodha, Pakistan |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  Pakistan |
| Professional | 2022–2024 |
| Highest ranking | 83 (June 2023) |
| Best ranking finish | Last 32 (2023 Snooker Shoot Out) |
Career
edit2022/2023 season
editAs Iqbal's tour card was only granted by Order of Merit, after Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon was finally denied the same on 1 September 2022 due to disciplinary issues,[4] he wasn't able to take part in the first tournaments of the tour calendar. The first professional tournament he was able to attend, was the 2022 Scottish Open, but he lost in the qualification round. He secured his first win on tour against the experienced Barry Pinches at the UK Championship qualifying in November 2022.
Performance and rankings timeline
edit| Tournament | 2015/ 16 |
2022/ 23 |
2023/ 24 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking[nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | 83 | ||||||
| Ranking tournaments | |||||||||
| Championship League | NR | A | WD | ||||||
| European Masters | NH | A | LQ | ||||||
| British Open | NH | WD | WD | ||||||
| English Open | NH | LQ | A | ||||||
| Wuhan Open | Not Held | A | |||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | NH | WD | A | ||||||
| International Championship | A | NH | A | ||||||
| UK Championship | A | LQ | A | ||||||
| Shoot Out | NR | 3R | A | ||||||
| Scottish Open | NH | LQ | A | ||||||
| World Grand Prix | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||
| German Masters | NH | LQ | A | ||||||
| Welsh Open | NH | LQ | A | ||||||
| Players Championship | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||
| World Open | A | NH | A | ||||||
| Tour Championship | NH | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||
| World Championship | A | LQ | A | ||||||
| Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||
| WST Classic | NH | 1R | NH | ||||||
| Former non-ranking tournaments | |||||||||
| Six-red World Championship | 2R | LQ | NH | ||||||
| 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 | |||
Career finals
editTeam finals: 1
edit| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Team/Partner | Opponent(s) in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 2017[5] | IBSF Team Snooker Championships | Pakistan 1 Muhammad Sajjad |
Pakistan 2 Babar Masih Muhammad Asif |
4–5 |
Amateur finals: 3
edit| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 2010 | Pakistan Amateur Championship | Muhammad Sajjad
|
2–8 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2017 | Pakistan Amateur Championship | Muhammad Sajjad
|
6–8 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 2019 | Pakistan Amateur Championship | Mohammad Bilal
|
4–8 |
References
edit- ^ Player portrait at WST
- ^ Asjad Igbal of Pakistan turned professional for the first time at the start of the 2022/23 season
- ^ "Asjad Iqbal". WPBSA. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ "WPBSA Statement - Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon". WPBSA. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "IBSF Team Snooker Championships Men - Hurghada / Egypt 2017". esnooker.pl. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
External links
edit
- Asjad Iqbal at the World Snooker Tour
- Asjad Iqbal at snooker.org
