Habib Subah
| Habib Subah | |
|---|---|
| nationality |
 Bahrain
|
| professional | 2005/06 |
| Prize money | £ 0 |
| Highest break | <100 |
| Century Breaks | 0 |
| Main tour successes | |
| World championships | - |
| Ranking tournament victories | - |
| Minor tournament victories | - |
| World rankings | |
| Highest WRL place | 91 ( 05/06 ) |
Habib Subah ( Arabic حبيب صباح, DMG Ḥabīb Ṣubāḥ ; * 20th century in Bahrain ) is a Bahraini snooker player .
Career
Subah got a wildcard for the China Open in 2004 , where he surprisingly defeated Jimmy Michie 5-3 in the first round . In the first main round he was eliminated 5-0 against Stephen Lee , but he received a wildcard for a permanent place on the Snooker Main Tour in the 2005/06 season . He was also the first player from the Arab region to qualify for the professional tour - a second followed in the following season with Mohammed Shehab from the United Arab Emirates .
However, his professional season was not very successful, he had to accept opening defeats in all six major tournaments. He was closest to a win in a 4-5 victory over Nick Dyson in qualifying for the Malta Cup . At the end of the season he was 91st out of 94 players and had to leave the tour again.
He received a wildcard for the 2008 Bahrain Championship , which was held once , but lost to Mark Davis 5-0. At the World Open 2010 he was allowed to participate in a Main Tour tournament again, but lost to Darren Morgan with 1: 3 in round one.
In 2010 he made the quarter-finals at the ACBS Asian Snooker Championship , where he was defeated, however, by Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon 3: 5. In 2012 he failed in the same tournament in the round of 16 against eventual winner Aditya Mehta .
In 2012 he took part in the Q School , a qualifying tournament for the Main Tour. However, he missed the qualification; his best result was reaching the third round in the third event , but there he was defeated by the Irishman John Sutton 2: 4.
Web links
- Habib Subah in the snooker Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Profile of Habib Subah on CueTracker (as of February 15, 2012)
- ↑ Asian Snooker Championship 2010 cuesportsindia.com
- ↑ Asian Snooker Championship 2010 cuesportsindia.com
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Subah, Habib |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bahraini snooker player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |