Muhammad Asif (snooker player)

Muhammad Asif (محمد آصف) is a Pakistani former professional snooker player. He is a two-time winner of the amateur IBSF World Snooker Championship. He turned professional in 2022.

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

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. 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.

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.

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

Four-time British Open champion Stephen Hendry suffered a 4-2 loss to Muhammad Asif in the first round of this year's tournament in Leicester.

Awards and recognition

 * Pride of Performance Award by the Government of Pakistan in 2015.