Muhammad Asif (snooker player)

Muhammad Asif (Urdu: محمد آصف) is a Pakistani former professional snooker player. He is a four-time winner of the amateur IBSF World Snooker Championship.^[1] He turned professional in 2022.

Muhammad Asif

Born	(1982-03-17) 17 March 1982 (age 43) Faisalabad, Pakistan
Sport country	Pakistan
Professional	2022–2024
Highest ranking	82 (June 2023)
Best ranking finish	Last 32 (2023 English Open)

Career

In December 2012, Asif won the IBSF World Snooker Championship held in Sofia, Bulgaria, by defeating England's Gary Wilson 10–8.^[2][3]

In August 2017, Asif and Babar Masih representing Pakistan-2 defeated Muhammad Sajjad and Asjad Iqbal representing Pakistan-1 to win the IBSF World 6-Red Team Championship.^[4]

In September 2018, Asif along with Babar Masih won the Asian Team Snooker Championship held in Doha, Qatar, by defeating India's Pankaj Advani and Malkeet Singh 3–2 in the final.^[5]

In November 2019, Asif defeated Jeffrey Roda of the Philippines 8–5 in Antalya, Turkey to win his second IBSF World Snooker Championship title. He returned to a hero's welcome in Karachi.^[6]

Asif earned a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour by qualifying through the first event of the Asia-Oceania 2022 Q School, beating Asjad Iqbal.^[7]

In 2023, in the British Open's qualifying round, Asif defeated seven-time world champion Stephen Hendry 4-2.^[1][8]

In November 2024, Asif won the IBSF World Snooker Championship held in Doha, Qatar, with a 5-3 win over Iran's Ali Gharahgozlou.^[9]

Asif won the IBSF World Snooker Championship again in July 2025, this time at the Crowne Plaza, Bahrain.^[10][11][12] He defeated India's Brijesh Damani 4-3 to clinch the title.^[12]

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament	2013/ 14	2014/ 15	2015/ 16	2022/ 23	2023/ 24
Ranking[13][nb 1]	[nb 2]	[nb 2]	[nb 2]	[nb 3]	82
Ranking tournaments
Championship League	Non-Ranking			A	RR
European Masters	Not Held			A	LQ
British Open	Not Held			WD	1R
English Open	Not Held			1R	2R
Wuhan Open	Tournament Not Held				LQ
Northern Ireland Open	Not Held			WD	LQ
International Championship	A	A	A	NH	LQ
UK Championship	A	A	A	LQ	LQ
Shoot Out	Non-Ranking			1R	1R
Scottish Open	Not Held			LQ	LQ
World Grand Prix	NH	NR	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
German Masters	A	A	A	LQ	LQ
Welsh Open	A	A	A	LQ	WD
Players Championship[nb 4]	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
World Open	A	A	A	NH	WD
Tour Championship	Not Held			DNQ	DNQ
World Championship	A	A	A	LQ	WD
Former ranking tournaments
WST Classic	Not Held			2R	NH
Former non-ranking tournaments
Six-red World Championship	RR	2R	3R	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				event was not held
NR / Non-Ranking Event				event is/was no longer a ranking event
R / Ranking Event				event is/was a ranking event
MR / Minor-Ranking Event				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 do not have a ranking
4. The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2013/2014-2015/2016)

Career finals

Team finals: 4 (3 titles)

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Team/Partner	Opponent(s) in the final	Score
Winner	1.	2013[14]	IBSF Team Snooker Championships	Pakistan Muhammad Sajjad	Iran Amir Sarkhosh Soheil Vahedi	5–3
Runner-up	1.	2014[15]	IBSF Team Snooker Championships	Pakistan Muhammad Sajjad	Hong Kong 1 Fung Kwok Wai Lee Chun Wai	3–5
Winner	2.	2017[16]	IBSF Team Snooker Championships	Pakistan 2 Babar Masih	Pakistan 1 Muhammad Sajjad Asjad Iqbal	5–4
Winner	3.	2018[17]	ACBS Team Snooker Championships	Pakistan 1 Babar Masih	India 1 Pankaj Advani Malkeet Singh	3–2

Amateur finals: 7 (6 titles)

Outcome	No.	Year	Championship	Opponent in the final	Score
Winner	1.	2009	Pakistan Amateur Championship (1)	Muhammad Sajjad	6–2
Winner	2.	2012[18]	World Amateur Championship (1)	Gary Wilson	10–8
Winner	3.	2013	Asian 6-Reds Championship	Amir Sarkhosh	7–4
Winner	4.	2018	Pakistan Amateur Championship (2)	Mohammad Bilal	8–5
Runner-up	5.	2019[19]	IBSF World 6-Reds Snooker Championship	Laxman Rawat	5–6
Winner	6.	2019[20]	World Amateur Championship (2)	Jefrey Roda	8–5
Winner	7.	2020	Pakistan Amateur Championship (3)	Shahid Aftab	8–7
Winner	8.	2024	World Amateur Championship (3)	Ali Gharahgozlou	5–3
Winner	9.	2025[11]	World Amatuer Championship (4)	Brijesh Damani	4–3

Awards and recognition

• Pride of Performance award by the Government of Pakistan in 2015.^[21]