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Shokat Ali

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Shokat Ali
Born (1970-03-04) March 4, 1970 (age 54)
Sport country Pakistan
Professional1991–2007
Highest ranking34 (2002/2003)
Best ranking finishQuarter-final (x1)
Medal record
Men's snooker
Representing  Pakistan
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Bangkok Individual
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Bangkok Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Bangkok Team
World Games
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Akita Individual

Shokat Ali (born 4 March 1970) is a snooker player who has represented Pakistan in international tournaments.[1][2]

Career

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Ali turned professional in 1991.[1] He appeared on the BBC1 game show "Big Break" in 1997.[3]

At the 1998 Asian Games, he won a gold medal in the snooker singles, a bronze medal in the snooker doubles and a bronze medal in the snooker team event.[4][5]

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.[6]

In 2005, his cue was stolen from his car,[7] and he suffered a deterioration of results as he struggled to find another cue he could show his best form using.

He represented Pakistan in the 2006 Asian Games held in Doha, Qatar.[8]

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.[9][1]

Performance and rankings timeline

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Tournament 1991/
92 		1992/
93 		1993/
94 		1994/
95 		1995/
96 		1996/
97 		1997/
98 		1998/
99 		1999/
00 		2000/
01 		2001/
02 		2002/
03 		2003/
04 		2004/
05 		2005/
06 		2006/
07
Ranking[10][nb 1] [nb 2] 143 110 83 87 76 59 49 69 68 40 34 49 65 54 55
Ranking tournaments
Northern Ireland Trophy Tournament Not Held NR LQ
Grand Prix[nb 3] LQ LQ LQ 1R 2R LQ LQ 3R LQ 1R 1R 2R LQ 1R LQ LQ
UK Championship 1R LQ LQ LQ LQ 2R 2R LQ 2R LQ 1R LQ LQ 1R LQ LQ
Malta Cup[nb 4] LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ NH LQ Not Held LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ
Welsh Open LQ 1R LQ LQ LQ 2R LQ LQ 1R LQ LQ LQ LQ 2R LQ LQ
China Open[nb 5] Tournament Not Held NR LQ 2R LQ LQ Not Held LQ LQ LQ
World Championship LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ
Non-ranking tournaments
The Masters LQ LQ LQ A LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ A A A
Former ranking tournaments
Classic LQ Tournament Not Held
Strachan Open[nb 6] LQ MR NR Tournament Not Held
Dubai Classic[nb 7] LQ 3R LQ LQ LQ LQ Tournament Not Held
German Masters[nb 8] Tournament Not Held LQ LQ 2R NR Tournament Not Held
Malta Grand Prix Not Held Non-Ranking Event LQ NR Tournament Not Held
Thailand Masters[nb 9] LQ 1R LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ QF LQ NR Not Held NR
Scottish Open[nb 10] NH LQ LQ LQ LQ 2R 1R LQ LQ LQ 1R LQ LQ Not Held
British Open LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ 1R 1R LQ LQ 2R 1R LQ LQ LQ Not Held
Irish Masters Non-Ranking Event LQ LQ LQ NH NR
Former non-ranking tournaments
China Masters Tournament Not Held F Tournament Not Held
Pakistan Masters Tournament Not Held 1R Tournament Not Held
Malta Masters Tournament Not Held 1R Tournament Not Held
Poland Masters Tournament Not Held QF Tournament Not Held
Euro-Asia Masters Challenge Tournament Not Held RR RR Not Held
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.
  1. ^ From the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
  2. ^ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.
  3. ^ The event was also called the LG Cup (2001/2002–2003/2004)
  4. ^ The event was called the European Open (1991/1992–2003/2004) and the Irish Open (1998/1999)
  5. ^ The event was called the China International (1997/1998–1998/1999)
  6. ^ The event was called the Strachan Challenge (1992/1993–1993/1994)
  7. ^ The event was called the Thailand Classic (1995/1996) and the Asian Classic (1996/1997)
  8. ^ The event was called the German Open (1995/1996–1997/1998)
  9. ^ The event was called the Asian Open (1991/1992–1992/1993) and the Thailand Open (1993/1994–1996/1997)
  10. ^ The event was called the International Open (1992/1993–1996/1997) and the Players Championship (2003/2004)

Career finals

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Non-ranking finals: 2 (1 title)

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Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 1996 China Masters England Rod Lawler 3–6
Winner 1. 1998 Asian Games Malaysia Sam Chong 7–6

Amateur finals: 1 (1 title)

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Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. 2008 PIOS – Event 3 Wales Michael White 6–3

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Hayton, Eric; Dee, John (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. pp. 191–194. ISBN 978-0-9548549-0-4.
  2. ^ "International Open 1997" Archived 2014-06-30 at the Wayback Machine, by Hermund Årdalen, WWW Snooker, Oslo, Norway, 4 May 2005; accessed 1 March 2007
  3. ^ "BBC1". Sandwell Evening Mail. 28 February 1997. p. 40.
  4. ^ The Citizen: Snooker: Shokat strikes gold Archived 2007-06-29 at archive.today
  5. ^ "Pakistani cueists enjoyed good year". DAWN. 25 December 2001. It is very sad indeed that Pakistan after gaining a gold medal in snooker at the 13th Asian Games held in Bangkok, Thailand in 1998, when Shoukat Ali beat Malaysia's professional Sam Chong in the final, and securing two bronze medals also in the doubles through Shoukat Ali and Farhan Mirza and the team championship through Shoukat Ali, Farhan Mirza and Saleh Mohammad, the Pakistan Billiard and Snooker Association has still not received official affiliation from the Pakistan Olympic Association.
  6. ^ "BBC Sport: Ali shocks O'Sullivan". Archived from the original on 2023-11-06. Retrieved 2008-08-31.
  7. ^ "BBC Sport: Ali appeals for missing cue". Archived from the original on 2016-05-22. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
  8. ^ "Shaukat Ali to compete in Doha Games". DAWN. 1 October 2006.
  9. ^ World Snooker News: The Wonder Of Cue
  10. ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 14 May 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
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