Hamza Akbar
| Born | November 12, 1993 Faisalabad, Pakistan |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  Pakistan |
| Professional | 2015–present |
| Highest ranking | 123 |
| Current ranking | 102 (as of 2 May 2016) |
| Career winnings | £6,600[1] |
| Highest break | 127 (2014 World Amateur Championship) |
| Century breaks | 2 |
| Best ranking finish | Last 128 (2015 International Championship) |
| Tournament wins | |
| Non-ranking | 1 |
Hamza Akbar (Urdu:حمزه اكبر ; born 1993) is a Pakistani snooker player who won the 31st Asian Snooker Championship held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 2015.[2]
Career
Born in Faisalabad city of Pakistan, Akbar is a two-time national snooker champion. Akbar won his first major international title at the age of just 22. He became the third player from Pakistan to win the Asian Snooker Championship in 16 years, beating Pankaj Advani of India 7–6 in the final in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in April 2015.[3] The title earned him a two-year card for the main snooker tour beginning with the 2015/2016 season.[4]
He threatened a comeback from 4–0 against two-time world champion Mark Williams in the first round of the 2015 UK Championship, but lost 6–4.[5] He took Michael Holt to a deciding frame in the opening round of the Welsh Open and made a 52 break in it, but would be beaten 4–3.[6] His most remarkable performance in his first season on the main tour came at the World Snooker Championship where he defeated world no. 33 Jamie Jones 10-5 in the first qualifying round.
See also
References
- ↑ http://cuetracker.net/Players/Hamza-Akbar/Career-Total-Statistics
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