Hatem Yassen

Hatem Yassen (Arabic: حاتم ياسين Ḥātam Yāsīn; born 21 August 1986) is an Egyptian professional snooker player. Yassen turned professional in 2015 winning the African Championship.

Hatem Yassen

Paul Hunter Classic 2016
Born	(1986-08-21) 21 August 1986 (age 38) Cairo, Egypt
Sport country	Egypt
Professional	2015–2017, 2024–present
Highest ranking	93 (June 2016)[1]
Current ranking	98 (as of 24 July 2025)
Best ranking finish	Last 112 (2024 UK Championship)

Career

In 2015, Yassen beat fellow countryman and former professional Mohamed Khairy 6–5 in the final of the African Championship. The win gained him a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour for the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons.^[2][3] He lost all six matches he played during the season and failed to pick up a frame in four of them.^[4] It was a similar story the following season as he lost all eight matches he played and he has now dropped off the tour.^[5]

In the qualifying stages of the 2024 UK Championship, Hatem won his first match as a professional, beating Mink Nutcharut 6-0.

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament	2015/ 16	2016/ 17	2024/ 25	2025/ 26
Ranking[nb 1]	[nb 2]	93	[nb 2]	94
Ranking tournaments
Championship League	Non-Ranking		A	RR
Saudi Arabia Masters	Not Held		A	2R
Wuhan Open	Not Held		A	LQ
English Open	NH	A	A
British Open	Not Held		A	LQ
Xi'an Grand Prix	Not Held		A
Northern Ireland Open	NH	A	A
International Championship	LQ	A	A
UK Championship	1R	A	LQ
Shoot Out	NR	1R	1R
Scottish Open	NH	A	LQ
German Masters	LQ	A	LQ
World Grand Prix	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
Players Championship[nb 3]	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
Welsh Open	1R	1R	LQ
World Open	NH	LQ	LQ
Tour Championship	Not Held		DNQ
World Championship	LQ	LQ	LQ
Former ranking tournaments
Riga Masters	MR	LQ	Not Held
Indian Open	NH	LQ	Not Held
Paul Hunter Classic	MR	1R	Not Held
Shanghai Masters	A	LQ	Non-Ranking
Gibraltar Open	MR	A	Not Held
China Open	LQ	A	Not Held

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. New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking
3. The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2015/2016)

Career finals

Amateur finals: 2 (2 title)

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score
Winner	1.	2015	ABSF African Snooker Championships	Mohamed Khairy	6–5
Winner	2.	2024	ABSF African Snooker Championships (2)	Abdelrahman Shahin	6–5