Muhammad Yousaf (snooker player)
| Born | 1952 (age 73–74) Mumbai, India |
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| Sport country | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan |
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's Snooker | ||
| Representing File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | ||
| IBSF World Masters Championship | ||
| Gold medal – first place | 2006 Jordan | |
| Asian Games | ||
| Bronze medal – third place | 2002 Busan | Team |
| ACBS Asian Snooker Championship | ||
| Gold medal – first place | 1998 Pakistan | |
| IBSF World Snooker Championship | ||
| Gold medal – first place | 1994 Johannesburg | |
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Muhammad Yousaf | |
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| Awards | Pride of Performance Award by the Government of Pakistan in 1994 |
Muhammad Yousaf (Urdu: محمد یوسف, born 1952), also spelled as Mohammed Yousuf, is a Pakistani snooker player. He is the winner of the 1994 IBSF World Snooker Championship, 2006 IBSF World Masters Championship,[1] and 1998 ACBS Asian Snooker Championship.
Biography
[edit | edit source]Yousaf was born in Mumbai, India and later migrated to Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Currently, he is resident in Lahore and coaches young snooker players in one of the largest snooker clubs of Pakistan, Dolphin Snooker Club, situated in Chandni Chowk, Lahore, Pakistan.
Career
[edit | edit source]In 1994, at the IBSF World Snooker Championship at Johannesburg, he defeated Iceland’s Johannes R. Johanneson 11–9 to become the IBSF World Snooker Champion.[2]
In 2006, he beat Glen Wilkinson of Australia in Amman 5–4 to win the IBSF World Masters Championship in Jordan.[1] He also competed at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar.
Achievements
[edit | edit source]- 2006 IBSF World Masters Champion[1]
- 2002 Asian Champion
- 2000 IBSF World Championship Quarter Final
- 1998 ACBS Asian Snooker Champion
- 1994 IBSF World Snooker Champion[1]
- 1996 Asian champion
Awards
[edit | edit source]- Pride of Performance Award by the Government of Pakistan in 1994.[3]
References
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- ^ Pride of Performance Award info for Muhammad Yousaf (in Urdu language) Tareekh-e-Pakistan website, Retrieved 21 August 2023
- 1952 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Mumbai
- Muhajir people
- Pakistani snooker players
- Pakistani Muslims
- Recipients of the Pride of Performance
- Sportspeople from Rawalpindi
- Sportspeople from Karachi
- Asian Games bronze medalists in cue sports
- Cue sports players at the 2006 Asian Games
- Cue sports players at the 2002 Asian Games
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Pakistan
- Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games
- Snooker players from Punjab, Pakistan
- Cue sports players from Maharashtra
- Cue sports players at the 1998 Asian Games
- Indian emigrants to Pakistan
- Snooker biography stubs
- Pakistani sportspeople stubs