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{{short description|Indian snooker player}} |
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{{Infobox snooker player |
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|name = Yasin Merchant |
|name = Yasin Merchant |
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|birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[India]] |
|birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[India]] |
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| Sport country = {{IND}} |
| Sport country = {{IND}} |
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| Professional = 1992–1997 |
| Professional = 1992–1997 |
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| High ranking = 65 (1996/1997) |
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| Prize money = £22,000<ref>http://cuetracker.net/Players/Yasin-Merchant/Career-Total-Statistics</ref> |
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| High break = 141 (1997 World Championship qualifying) |
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| Century break = 9 |
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| Other wins = 4 |
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'''Yasin Merchant''', born 17 December 1966 is [[India]]'s |
'''Yasin Merchant''', born 17 December 1966 is [[India]]'s second professional [[snooker]] player. The late [[Omprakesh Agrawal]] was the first. |
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Merchant won the National Snooker championships on 3 occasions, in 2001, 2000 and 1991. [http://www.rediff.com/sports/2001/mar/03snook.htm] He was honoured by Khar Gymkhana which has named its snooker hall after him as Yasin Merchant Snooker Hall.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-09-22|title=Former Asian Snooker Champion Yasin Merchant honoured|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/former-asian-snooker-champion-yasin-merchant-honoured-4856009/|access-date=2020-10-28|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> |
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==Career== |
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⚫ | In 2011 he retired from the sport.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://sports.ndtv.com/othersports/news/181747-snooker-ace-yasin-merchant-calls-it-a-day | title=Snooker ace Yasin Merchant calls it a day | work=ndtv.com | access-date=26 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://sports.ndtv.com/othersports/news/181638-yasin-merchant-loses-to-martin-odonnel-in-world-snooker-championship | title=Merchant loses to O'Donnel in World Snooker Championship | work=ndtv.com | access-date=26 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.news18.com/news/india/snooker-ace-yasin-merchant-calls-it-a-day-424208.html | title=Snooker ace Yasin Merchant calls it a day | work=news18.com | access-date=26 April 2016}}</ref> |
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==Retired== |
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⚫ | In 2011 retired from the sport.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://sports.ndtv.com/othersports/news/181747-snooker-ace-yasin-merchant-calls-it-a-day | title=Snooker ace Yasin Merchant calls it a day | work=ndtv.com | |
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== Tournament finals == |
== Tournament finals == |
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* 2010 Silver medallist Asian Games China |
* 2010 Silver medallist Asian Games China |
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* 2007 [[ACBS Asian Snooker Championship]] runner-up |
* 2007 [[ACBS Asian Snooker Championship]] runner-up |
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* 2002 [[Asian Games]] – Snooker Doubles Gold Medal |
* 2002 [[Asian Games]] – Snooker Doubles Gold Medal |
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* 2001 ACBS Asian Champion, Indian Snooker Champion [http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Countries/country_india.htm] |
* 2001 ACBS Asian Champion, Indian Snooker Champion [https://web.archive.org/web/20081223230049/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Countries/country_india.htm] |
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* 2000 Indian Snooker Champion [http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Countries/country_india.htm] |
* 2000 Indian Snooker Champion [https://web.archive.org/web/20081223230049/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Countries/country_india.htm] |
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* 1991 ACBS Asian Championship runner-up, Indian Snooker Champion |
* 1991 ACBS Asian Championship runner-up, Indian Snooker Champion |
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* 1989 ACBS Asian Championship Champion |
* 1989 ACBS Asian Championship Champion |
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==References== |
==References== |
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== External links == |
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* [http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Players/Global_Asia/India/ind_yasin_merchant.htm Yasin Merchant's biography] |
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Latest revision as of 06:34, 16 February 2024
Born | Mumbai, India | December 17, 1966
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Sport country | India |
Professional | 1992–1997 |
Highest ranking | 65 (1996/1997) |
Best ranking finish | Last 32 (x2) |
Medal record | ||
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Men's Snooker | ||
Asian Games | ||
2002 Busan | Doubles | |
2010 Guangzhou | Team | |
2006 Doha | Team | |
Asian Indoor Games | ||
2007 Macau | Team |
Yasin Merchant, born 17 December 1966 is India's second professional snooker player. The late Omprakesh Agrawal was the first.
Merchant won the National Snooker championships on 3 occasions, in 2001, 2000 and 1991. [1] He was honoured by Khar Gymkhana which has named its snooker hall after him as Yasin Merchant Snooker Hall.[1]
Career[edit]
In 2011 he retired from the sport.[2][3][4]
Tournament finals[edit]
- 2010 Silver medallist Asian Games China
- 2006 Bronze medallist - Indoor Asian games, Macau
- 2007 ACBS Asian Snooker Championship runner-up
- 2002 Asian Games – Snooker Doubles Gold Medal
- 2001 ACBS Asian Champion, Indian Snooker Champion [2]
- 2000 Indian Snooker Champion [3]
- 1991 ACBS Asian Championship runner-up, Indian Snooker Champion
- 1989 ACBS Asian Championship Champion
- 1991 Arjuna Award
- 1991 Shiv Chattrapati Award
- WPBSA World Snooker Coach Grade 2
References[edit]
- ^ "Former Asian Snooker Champion Yasin Merchant honoured". The Indian Express. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "Snooker ace Yasin Merchant calls it a day". ndtv.com. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- ^ "Merchant loses to O'Donnel in World Snooker Championship". ndtv.com. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- ^ "Snooker ace Yasin Merchant calls it a day". news18.com. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
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- Cue sports players at the 2002 Asian Games
- Cue sports players at the 2006 Asian Games
- Cue sports players at the 2010 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for India
- Asian Games silver medalists for India
- Asian Games bronze medalists for India
- Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
- Cue sports players from Maharashtra
- Recipients of the Arjuna Award
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