Asjad Iqbal

Asjad Iqbal
Born (1991-11-15) 15 November 1991 (age 33)[1]
Sargodha, Pakistan
Sport country Pakistan
Professional2022–2024
Highest ranking83 (June 2023)
Best ranking finishLast 32 (2023 Snooker Shoot Out)

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]

Career

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2022/2023 season

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As 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

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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
  1. ^ It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
  2. ^ He was an amateur
  3. ^ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking

Career finals

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Team finals: 1

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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

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Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 2010 Pakistan Amateur Championship Pakistan Muhammad Sajjad 2–8
Runner-up 2. 2017 Pakistan Amateur Championship Pakistan Muhammad Sajjad 6–8
Runner-up 3. 2019 Pakistan Amateur Championship Pakistan Mohammad Bilal 4–8

References

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  1. ^ Player portrait at WST
  2. ^ Asjad Igbal of Pakistan turned professional for the first time at the start of the 2022/23 season
  3. ^ "Asjad Iqbal". WPBSA. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  4. ^ "WPBSA Statement - Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon". WPBSA. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  5. ^ "IBSF Team Snooker Championships Men - Hurghada / Egypt 2017". esnooker.pl. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
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