Snooker player
Shokat Ali Born (1970-03-04 ) March 4, 1970 (age 54) Sport country Pakistan Professional 1991–2007 Highest ranking 34 (2002/2003 ) Best ranking finish Quarter-final (x1)
Shokat Ali (born 4 March 1970) is a snooker player who has represented Pakistan in international tournaments.[ 1] [ 2]
Career
Ali turned professional in 1991.[ 1] He appeared on the BBC1 game show "Big Break " in 1997.[ 3] In 1998, he won a gold medal at the Asian Games .[ 4]
He defeated Jimmy White to reach the last 16 of the 1998 Grand Prix .[ 1] At the 2001 Thailand Masters , he reached the quarter-finals, beating Ronnie O'Sullivan en route.[ 5]
In 2005, his cue was stolen from his car,[ 6] and he suffered a deterioration of results as he struggled to find another cue he could show his best form using. He dropped off the game's main professional tour in 2007, but showed signs of a return to form in 2008, winning an event on the secondary PIOS Tour .[ 7] [ 1]
Performance Table Legend
LQ
lost in the qualifying draw
#R
lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)
QF
lost in the quarter-finals
SF
lost in the semi-finals
F
lost in the final
W
won the tournament
DNQ
did not qualify for the tournament
A
did not participate in the tournament
WD
withdrew from the tournament
DQ
disqualified from the tournament
NH / Not Held
event was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Event
event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Event
event is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Event
means an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
PA / Pro-am Event
means an event is/was a pro-am event.
^ From the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
^ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.
^ The event was also called the LG Cup (2001/2002–2003/2004)
^ The event was called the European Open (1991/1992–2003/2004) and the Irish Open (1998/1999)
^ The event was called the China International (1997/1998–1998/1999)
^ The event was called the Strachan Challenge (1992/1993–1993/1994)
^ The event was called the Thailand Classic (1995/1996) and the Asian Classic (1996/1997)
^ The event was called the German Open (1995/1996–1997/1998)
^ The event was called the Asian Open (1991/1992–1992/1993) and the Thailand Open (1993/1994–1996/1997)
^ The event was called the International Open (1992/1993–1996/1997) and the Players Championship (2003/2004)
Career finals
Non-ranking finals: 2 (1 title)
Amateur finals: 1 (1 title)
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