Farakh Ajaib

Farakh Ajaib (born 3 February 1991) is a British Pakistani professional snooker player from Lancashire.

Farakh Ajaib
Born (1991-02-03) 3 February 1991
Blackburn, England
Sport country England (until 2021)
 Pakistan (since 2021)[1]
Professional2020–2022
Highest ranking90 (August 2021)
Best ranking finishLast 16 (2022 European Masters (2022–23 season))

Career

In 2018, Ajaib was crowned the inaugural East Lancashire Snooker Championship winner.[2] He was a ‘top-up’ player for several main tour events in 2018/19 – reward for a solid 2018 Q School campaign.[3] At the third event of the 2020 Q School at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield, Ajaib clinched a two-year Tour Card on to the 2020–21 and 2021–22 snooker seasons.[4]

At the 2020 English Open, Ajaib defeated Rod Lawler 4–0 before losing 4–3 to Zhou Yuelong in a close match described as a “marathon”.[5]

Competing at the 2022 European Masters in August, 2022 Ajaib lost to Judd Trump in a deciding frame in a last 16 match in which Ajaib had trailed 4-2 but had left Trump needing three snookers at 4-4.[6]

Performance and rankings timeline
Tournament 2010/
11		 2011/
12		 2016/
17		 2018/
19		 2020/
21		 2021/
22		 2022/
23
Ranking[7][nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 3] 89 [nb 2]
Ranking tournaments
Championship League Non-Ranking Event RR RR RR
European Masters Not Held A A 1R LQ 3R
British Open Tournament Not Held 1R A
Northern Ireland Open Not Held A 1R 1R 1R WD
UK Championship A A A A 1R 2R LQ
Scottish Open Not Held A A 1R LQ A
English Open Not Held A 1R 2R LQ A
World Grand Prix Not Held DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
Shoot Out Non-Ranking A 1R 1R 2R 1R
German Masters A A A LQ LQ LQ A
Welsh Open A A A A 1R LQ LQ
Players Championship[nb 4] DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
WST Classic Tournament Not Held 1R
Tour Championship Not Held DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
World Championship A A A LQ LQ LQ LQ
Former ranking tournaments
Paul Hunter Classic Minor-Ranking LQ A Tournament Not Held
Riga Masters Not Held A LQ Tournament Not Held
Indian Open Not Held A LQ Tournament Not Held
WST Pro Series Tournament Not Held RR Not Held
Turkish Masters Tournament Not Held LQ NH
Gibraltar Open Not Held A 1R 1R 2R 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 Heldmeans an event was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a minor-ranking event.

Amateur finals: 2 (1 title)
Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1 2009 PIOS – Event 5 Scotland Anthony McGill 0–6
Winner 1. 2022 Q Tour – Event 3 England Harvey Chandler 5–3
  1. It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
  2. He was an amateur
  3. New players don't have a ranking
  4. The event was called the Players Tour Championship Final (2010/2011–2011/2012)

References
  1. "Farakh Flies Flag For Pakistan". wst.tv. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  2. "Farakh Ajaib crowned East Lancashire Snooker Championship winner". Lancashire Telegraph.
  3. "Q School 2020: Event Three Qualifiers". 10 August 2020.
  4. "Q School 3 (2020) - snooker.org". www.snooker.org.
  5. "Accrington snooker player enjoying life on tour after English Open exit". Lancashire Telegraph.
  6. "JUDD TRUMP FENDS OFF DRAMATIC FARAKH AJAIB COMEBACK IN INCREDIBLE MATCH TO BOOK PLACE IN EUROPEAN MASTERS QUARTER-FINAL". Eurosport.com.
  7. "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 17 June 2019.


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