Babar Masih

Babar Masih
Born (1986-11-06) 6 November 1986 (age 38)
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]

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament 2016/
17
Ranking[8][nb 1] [nb 2]
Non-ranking tournaments
Six-red World Championship RR
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 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
  1. ^ It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
  2. ^ He was an amateur

Career finals

Team finals: 2 (2 titles)

Outcome No. Year Championship Team/Partner Opponent(s) in the final Score
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

Amateur finals: 1

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 2021 IBSF World 6-Reds Snooker Championship India Pankaj Advani 5–7

References

  1. ^ Raheel, Natasha (September 18, 2018). "Babar Masih: Self-made snooker champion". The Express Tribune.
  2. ^ "Snooker: Masih, Shahzad win openers". The Express Tribune. 20 November 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  3. ^ a b Bakhsh, Madeeha (6 June 2016). "National Ranking Snooker Championship Final: Babar Masih earns his spurs as he captures maiden title". Christians in Pakistan. Archived from the original on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ "World 6-Red Team Championship: All-Pakistan final won by Asif, Babar". The Express Tribune.
  5. ^ Zuberi, Anwar (August 14, 2018). "Talented Ijaz stuns Babar to clinch ranking snooker title". Dawn.
  6. ^ Mahmood, Syed Khalid (September 18, 2018). "Babar Masih retains National Ranking Snooker title". The News International.
  7. ^ Raheel, Natasha (September 22, 2018). "Pakistan defeat India to win Asian Team Snooker Championship". The Express Tribune.
  8. ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  9. ^ "IBSF Team Snooker Championships Men - Hurghada / Egypt 2017". esnooker.pl. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  10. ^ "ACBS Team Snooker Championships Men - Doha / Qatar 2018". esnooker.pl. Retrieved 11 November 2019.