Saleh Mohammad

Saleh Mohammad Mohammadi (born 24 February 1973 ) is a professional snooker player from Afghanistan. He represented Pakistan between 1988 and 2006. He reached the final of the IBSF World Snooker Championship in 2003 and won two medals at 2002 Asian Games.

Life and career Mohammadi was born in Afghanistan and lived as a refugee among the Afghans in Pakistan. He began representing Pakistan in 1988 as an international snooker player. but lost his place after just one season. In 2003, he reached the finals of the IBSF World Snooker Championship by winning 14 consecutive matches, but lost 5–11 against Pankaj Advani. At the cue sports competitions of the 2002 Asian Games, he won two bronze medals in doubles and team category. At the 2008 ACBS Asian Snooker Championship, Mohammadi compiled a maximum break against Nguyen Nhat Thanh. At the end of the same year, he decided to retire in protest, because he "couldn't bear such injustice where cricketers were showered with cash awards on normal victories" and he "wasn't given anything." He represented Afghanistan at the 2012 ACBS Asian Snooker Championship, reaching the quarter-finals, and at the 2012 Six-red World Championship, reaching the last 32. In the Jubilee Insurance 29th Asian Snooker Championship, he decisively beat his Pakistani, Mongolian and Iranian rivals. On 19 June 2013, the World Snooker announced that Mohammadi did not confirm his intention to compete in the Main Tour, and was replaced by Ratchayothin Yotharuck.

Performance and rankings timeline Performance Table LegendLQ 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-finalsSF lost in the semi-finalsF lost in the finalW won the tournamentDNQ did not qualify for the tournamentA did not participate in the tournamentWD withdrew from the tournament NH / Not Held event was not heldNR / Non-Ranking Event event is/was no longer a ranking eventR / Ranking Event event is/was a ranking eventMR / Minor-Ranking Event event is/was a minor-ranking event

Amateur finals: 8 (4 titles) Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final ScoreWinner 1. 1995 Pakistan Amateur Championship (1) Mohammed Shafiq 8–5Winner 2. 1999 Pakistan Amateur Championship (2) Farhan Mirza 8–6Runner-up 1. 2000 Pakistan Amateur Championship (1) Muhammad Yousaf 4–8Runner-up 2. 2003 IBSF World Snooker Championship Pankaj Advani 5–11Winner 3. 2005 Pakistan Amateur Championship (3) Naveen Perwani 6–2Runner-up 3. 2008 Pakistan Amateur Championship (2) Muhammad Sajjad 3–7Winner 4. 2013 Asian Snooker Championship Omar Al Kojah 7–2Runner-up 4. 2018 World Amateur Championship - Masters Darren Morgan 0–6