Yasin Merchant Explained

Yasin Merchant
Birth Date:	17 December 1966
Birth Place:	Mumbai, India
Professional:	1992–1997
High Ranking:	65 (1996/1997)
Best Finish:	Last 32 (x2)

Yasin Merchant, born 17 December 1966 is India's second professional snooker player. The late Omprakesh Agrawal was the first.

Merchant won the National Snooker championships on 3 occasions, in 2001, 2000 and 1991. http://www.rediff.com/sports/2001/mar/03snook.htm He was honoured by Khar Gymkhana which has named its snooker hall after him as Yasin Merchant Snooker Hall.^[1]

Career

In 2011 he retired from the sport.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Tournament finals

• 2010 Silver medallist Asian Games China
• 2006 Bronze medallist - Indoor Asian games, Macau
• 2007 ACBS Asian Snooker Championship runner-up
• 2002 Asian Games – Snooker Doubles Gold Medal
• 2001 ACBS Asian Champion, Indian Snooker Champion https://web.archive.org/web/20081223230049/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Countries/country_india.htm
• 2000 Indian Snooker Champion https://web.archive.org/web/20081223230049/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Countries/country_india.htm
• 1991 ACBS Asian Championship runner-up, Indian Snooker Champion
• 1989 ACBS Asian Championship Champion
• 1991 Arjuna Award
• 1991 Shiv Chattrapati Award
• WPBSA World Snooker Coach Grade 2

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2017-09-22. Former Asian Snooker Champion Yasin Merchant honoured. 2020-10-28. The Indian Express. en.
2. Web site: Snooker ace Yasin Merchant calls it a day . ndtv.com . 26 April 2016.
3. Web site: Merchant loses to O'Donnel in World Snooker Championship . ndtv.com . 26 April 2016.
4. Web site: Snooker ace Yasin Merchant calls it a day . news18.com . 26 April 2016.