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Farakh Ajaib

Farakh Ajaib

English professional snooker player

Farakh Ajaib (born 3 February 1991) is a British Pakistani professional snooker player from Lancashire.

Quick Facts Born, Sport country ...

Career

In 2018, Ajaib was crowned the inaugural East Lancashire Snooker Championship winner.[2] He was a ‘top-up’ player for several main tour events in 2018/19 – reward for a solid 2018 Q School campaign.[3] At the third event of the 2020 Q School at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield, Ajaib clinched a two-year Tour Card on to the 2020–21 and 2021–22 snooker seasons.[4]

At the 2020 English Open, Ajaib defeated Rod Lawler 4–0 before losing 4–3 to Zhou Yuelong in a close match described as a “marathon”.[5]

Competing at the 2022 European Masters in August, 2022 Ajaib lost to Judd Trump in a deciding frame in a last 16 match in which Ajaib had trailed 4-2 but had left Trump needing three snookers at 4-4.[6]

Performance and rankings timeline

More information Tournament, 2010/11 ...
More information Performance Table Legend ...
NH / Not Heldmeans an event was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a minor-ranking event.

Amateur finals: 2 (1 title)

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1 2009 PIOS – Event 5 Scotland Anthony McGill 0–6
Winner 1. 2022 Q Tour – Event 3 England Harvey Chandler 5–3
  1. [N 1]
    It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
  2. [N 2]
    He was an amateur
  3. [N 3]
    New players don't have a ranking
  4. [N 4]
    The event was called the Players Tour Championship Final (2010/2011–2011/2012)

References

  1. [1]
    "Farakh Flies Flag For Pakistan". wst.tv. 14 January 2021. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Farakh Ajaib crowned East Lancashire Snooker Championship winner". Lancashire Telegraph.
  3. [3]
    "Q School 2020: Event Three Qualifiers". 10 August 2020.
  4. [4]
    "Q School 3 (2020) - snooker.org". www.snooker.org.
  5. [5]
    "Accrington snooker player enjoying life on tour after English Open exit". Lancashire Telegraph.
  6. [6]
    "JUDD TRUMP FENDS OFF DRAMATIC FARAKH AJAIB COMEBACK IN INCREDIBLE MATCH TO BOOK PLACE IN EUROPEAN MASTERS QUARTER-FINAL". Eurosport.com.
  7. [7]
    "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 17 June 2019.


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