Babar Masih

Babar Masih is a Rawalpindi-based Pakistani amateur snooker player who represents Pakistan in different international tournaments.[1]

Babar Masih
Born (1986-11-06) 6 November 1986
Sport country Pakistan

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 Heldevent was not held
NR / Non-Ranking Eventevent is/was no longer a ranking event
R / Ranking Eventevent is/was a ranking event
MR / Minor-Ranking Eventevent 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. Bakhsh, Madeeha (6 June 2016). "National Ranking Snooker Championship Final: Babar Masih earns his spurs as he captures maiden title". Christians in Pakistan. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  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.
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