Wael Talaat

Wael Talaat (; 17 March 1964 – 20 February 2025) was an Egyptian snooker player. He is notable for being the first man to make a 83-point break in 6-red snooker, which earned him a place in the Guinness Book of World Records. He had one season as a professional on the tour, in 1998.

Talaat won the ABSF African Snooker Championships a record three times, as well as losing in four other finals. He also took part in the 2022 World Seniors Championship, beating Maria Catalano 3–0, before losing to Jimmy White in the last 16.

Talaat died on 20 February 2025, at the age of 60.

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 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.

Amateur finals: 10 (6 titles) Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final ScoreWinner 1. 1996 Egypt Amateur Championship Hitesh Bakhaty 5–3Runner-up 1. 2002 ABSF African Snooker Championships Hesham Abbas 2–5Winner 2. 2007 ABSF African Snooker Championships Mohamed Samy Elkhayat 5–4Winner 3. 2009 ABSF African Snooker Championships (2) Mohamed Samy Elkhayat 6–0Runner-up 2. 2010 ABSF African Snooker Championships (2) Mohamed Samy Elkhayat 1–6Winner 4. 2011 African 6-red Championship Mohammed el Moula 8–2Winner 5. 2011 ABSF African Snooker Championships (3) Mohammed el Hamy 6–4Runner-up 3. 2016 ABSF African Snooker Championships (3) Peter Francisco 1–6Runner-up 4. 2017 ABSF African Snooker Championships (4) Basem Eltahhan 5–6Winner 6. 2018 African Championship - Masters Abdul Mutalieb Allie 5–4