Babar Masih

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

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]

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.
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