Muhammad Yousaf (snooker player)

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.

For other people with the same name, see Mohammad Yousuf.

Muhammad Yousaf
Born1952 (age 68–69)
mumbai, India
Sport country Pakistan
Muhammad Yousaf
Medal record
Men's Snooker
Representing  Pakistan
IBSF World Masters Championship
2006 Jordan
Asian Games
2002 Busan Team
ACBS Asian Snooker Championship
1998 Pakistan
IBSF World Snooker Championship
1994 Johannesburg

Biography

Yousaf was born in Mumbai, India and later migrated to Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Currently, he is resident in Karachi and coaches young snooker players in one of the largest snooker clubs of Pakistan, Dolphin Snooker Club, situated in Chandni Chowk, Lahore.

Career

In 1994, at the IBSF World Snooker Championship at Johannesburg, he defeated Iceland’s Johannes R. Johannesson 11–9 to become the IBSF World Snooker Champion. 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.[2]

Achievements
  • 2006 IBSF World Masters Champion
  • 2002 Asian Champion
  • 2000 IBSF World Championship Quarter Final
  • 1998 ACBS Asian Snooker Champion
  • 1994 IBSF World Snooker Champion
  • 1996 Asian champion

See also

References
  1. Past Champions Archived 2013-01-20 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Pakistan relive Busan nightmare in Doha


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