Mohamed Ibrahim (snooker player) explained

Mohamed Ibrahim
Birth Date:3 March 1990
Professional:2018/2019, 2022-2024
High Ranking:90 (June 2023)
Best Finish:Last 64 (x2)

Mohamed Ibrahim (محمد ابراهيم, born 3 March 1990) is an Egyptian former professional snooker player. He has twice won the African Snooker Championship.

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Career

As the winner of the 2018 ABSF African Snooker Championships he was awarded a place on the professional snooker tour for the 2018–19 season on a two-year card.[1] [2] In October 2018 Ibrahim withdrew his tour card, having not entered a single match during the season.[3]

He previously competed at the highest level at the 2012 Six-red World Championship where he pushed eventual tournament winner Mark Davis to a deciding frame.[4] [5]

He won the 2022 African Snooker Championship in Casablanca, Morocco in July 2022.[6] [7] He secured his first win back on tour defeating Julien Leclercq in UK Championship qualifying in November 2022. He has also become the first Egyptian player to make a professional century, and won a second match to qualify for the Welsh Open.

He started the 2023-24 season at the 2023 Championship League held at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England from 26 June 2023. In the round-Robin stage he went undefeated, drawing all three matches, including against Si Jiahui.[8] [9] He earned his first win of the 2023-24 season on 17 August 2023, at the British Open qualifying in Leicester, with a 4-3 win over Mink Nutcharut.[10]

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament2012/
13
2018/
19
2022/
23
2023/
24
Ranking[11] [12] [13] [14] 90
Ranking tournaments
Championship LeagueNon-RankingARR
European MastersNHAALQ
British OpenNot HeldA1R
English OpenNHALQLQ
Wuhan OpenTournament Not HeldLQ
Northern Ireland OpenNHAALQ
International ChampionshipAANHLQ
UK ChampionshipAALQLQ
Shoot OutNRA1R1R
Scottish OpenMRAALQ
World Grand PrixNHDNQDNQDNQ
German MastersAALQLQ
Welsh OpenAA1RLQ
Players ChampionshipDNQDNQDNQDNQ
World OpenAANHLQ
Tour ChampionshipNHDNQDNQDNQ
World ChampionshipAALQLQ
Former ranking tournaments
WST ClassicNot Held1RNH
Former non-ranking tournaments
Six-red World ChampionshipRRALQNH
Performance Table Legend
LQlost in the qualifying draw
  1. R
lost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)
QFlost in the quarter-finals
SFlost in the semi-finalsFlost in the finalWwon the tournament
DNQdid not qualify for the tournamentAdid not participate in the tournamentWDwithdrew from the tournament
NH / Not Held means an event was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Event means an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Event means an event is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Event means an event is/was a minor-ranking event.

Career finals

Amateur finals: 3 (2 titles)

OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScore
Winner1.2018ABSF African Snooker Championships Mostafa Dorgham6–1
Winner2.2022ABSF African Snooker Championships Hesham Shawky5–4
Runner-up1.2024African 6-red Championship Omar Ramy4–6

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ibrahim Awarded World Snooker Tour Card. WPBSA. 2018-05-18.
  2. Web site: www.blastingnews.com/sport/2018/05/the-17-new-world-snooker-tour-graduates-for-201819-002580347.amp.html. blastingnews.com. 2018-05-18.
  3. Web site: Robertson Up To Fourth . worldsnooker.com . 10 October 2018.
  4. Web site: Selby starts with win - Snooker - Eurosport Asia. https://web.archive.org/web/20180518200515/https://asia.eurosport.com/snooker/selby-starts-with-win_sto3333764/story.shtml. dead. May 18, 2018. asia.eurosport.com. 2018-05-18.
  5. Web site: SangSom 6 Red World Championship - BLOG N° 1 DU SNOOKER. worldsnooker.skyrock.mobi. 2018-05-18.
  6. Web site: Mohamed Ibrahim wins African Snooker Championships. https://web.archive.org/web/20220703082805/https://wst.tv/mohamed-ibrahim-wins-african-championship/. dead. July 3, 2022. WST.tv.
  7. Web site: Mohamed Ibrahim. WPBSA.com.
  8. Web site: CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE SNOOKER 2023. Championship League Snooker. June 26, 2023.
  9. Web site: Si starts sesson strongly. https://web.archive.org/web/20230709065554/https://wst.tv/si-starts-season-strongly/. dead. July 9, 2023. wst.tv. July 8, 2023. 9 July 2023.
  10. Web site: Graham scores first professional win. https://web.archive.org/web/20230818051544/https://wst.tv/graham-scores-first-professional-win/. dead. August 18, 2023. wst.tv. 18 August 2023.
  11. Web site: Ranking History. Snooker.org. 27 May 2018.
  12. It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
  13. He was an amateur
  14. New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking