Born | Karaj، Iran | 30 May 1991|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport country | Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Professional | 2017– | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 136 (August 2019) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best ranking finish | Last 10 (2020 Welsh Open) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amir Sarkhosh (born May 30, 1991) is an Iranian snooker player.[2][3][4][5] He was born in Karaj and opened in Karaj at the age of 10 in 2001, the first billiard club and the third club banned after the K revolution.[needs to be explained] In Tehran he participated in the championship and joined the Iranian national team.[6][7][8][9]
Amir Sarkhosh won his first international position in Lebanon in 2013[10] and won a solo bronze and gold team in the West Asian championship, and has won three more in a team in 2013.[11]Sarkhosh also competed in the 2009 Asian Under-21 Snooker Championship, where he was eliminated in the group stage.[12][13][14]
In July and August 2017,[15] Sarkhosh participated in the Asian 6-Red Championship and the IBSF 6-Red World Championship, where he was eliminated both times in the quarterfinals. After an unsuccessful participation in the Asian Indoor Games 2017,[16] he moved into the final of the Amateur World Championship,[17] where he lost to Pankaj Advani 2–8. He reached his second consecutive final at the 2018 Asian Snooker Championship, this time defeating compatriot Ali Ghareghouzlo 6–1.[source?][18][19]
As a 12- or 13-year-old, Sarkhosh participated in the 2004 Asian Snooker Championship,[20] where he finished with one win and three defeats (including against eventual finalist Advani) in the group stage.[21] Two years later he retired in the group stage. At the 2007 Asian U21 Championship[22] he survived the group stage, where he won three of four matches, but lost in the quarterfinals 2–4 to the eventual winner Xiao Guodong.[23] After a quarter-final defeat at the U21 Snooker Asian Championship next year,[24] he survived the group stage at the 2008 Amarteur World Championships,[25] but lost again to Xiao Guodong, this time in the round of 32.[26]
In 2009, he reached the quarterfinals of the IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship in Kish, Iran,[27] where he lost to Liu Chuang. After an unsuccessful participation in the 2010 U21 Asian Championship,[28] he reached the quarter-finals of the 2012 Under-21 Asian Championship,[29] where he lost to his compatriot and eventual winner Hossein Vafaei.[30][31] At the 2012 Amateur World Championships he was eliminated in the group stage.[32] Sarkhosh celebrated his greatest success at the 2013 SnookerAsian Championship, where he advanced to the semi-finals after overcoming the group stage. He lost to Syrian Omar al-Kojah, who lost in the final to Sarkhosh's group opponent Saleh Mohammadi. In the same year he was invited to the 6-Red World Championship,[source?][33] a tournament of the Snooker Main Tour, held in September, but he was eliminated with only one victory (over Darren Morgan) in the group stage. In November, he survived the group stage of the Amateur World Championship undefeated, eventually losing to Darryl Hill in the last 32. At the 2014 Asian Cup,[34] he lost to Thor Chuan Leong in the first round. Sarkhosh competed in the 6-Red World Championship for the second year in a row in September, where he was eliminated in the group stage with two wins from five games.[35][36]
At the 2014 Amateur World Championships, Sarkhosh reached the quarter-finals, losing 3–6 to Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn.[37] At the 2015 Asian Cup[38][39] he survived the group[40]stage, but he lost again in the first round to Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn. At the 2015 Amateur World Championships[41][42][43] he survived the group stage and advanced to the second round, where he lost to the Indian Advani. At the 2016 Asian 6-Red Championship,[44][45] he advanced to the first round,[46] losing to Habib Subah. At the Snooker Asian Championship[47]in the same year, he reached the semi-finals, but lost to Mohammed Shebab. At the 2016 World Amateur Championships[48] he reached the quarter-finals, where he lost to his compatriot Hamed Zarehdoust. Sarkhosh lost to Mohammed Al Joker in the round of 32 of the 2017 Asian Snooker Championship.[49][50][51]
Sarkhosh won a gold medal at the IBSF 6 Red World Cup in Doha, Qatar. He defeated Thailand's Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon 7–6 in the final match.[52]The bronze medal went to Michael Judge from Republic of Ireland.Sarkhosh had defeated Qatari Bashar Abdulmajeed 6–0, Thailand's Passakorn Suwannawat 6–4 and Pakistani Mohammad Bilal 6–2 on his way to the final. The first edition of 6 Red World Cup 2019 was held in Doha, Qatar. The 6 Red World Championship is a six-red snooker tournament, played with the six color balls and six reds.
Sarkhosh of Iran clinched the 6-Red Asian Snooker Championship title after defeating Boonyarit Keattikun from Thailand 7–6 in Karachi, Pakistan on Wednesday.Iran's Hossein Vafaei and Hamza Akbar of Pakistan finished in joint 3rd place. A total of 42 players represented 21 countries at the 6-Red Asian Snooker Championship.[53]
The quarter-final was a replay of the final of the previous year's IBSF World Snooker Championship, wiht Sarkhosh ending up on the wrong side of the 1–5 scoreline.[54]
Tournament | 2015/ 16 |
2016/ 17 |
2017/ 18 |
2018/ 19 |
2019/ 20 |
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Ranking[56][nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | 86 | [nb 4] |
Ranking tournaments | |||||
Riga Masters[nb 5] | MR | A | LQ | LQ | WD |
International Championship | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ |
China Championship | NH | NR | LQ | LQ | LQ |
English Open | NH | A | 1R | 1R | 1R |
World Open | NH | A | LQ | LQ | LQ |
Northern Ireland Open | NH | A | 1R | 1R | 2R |
UK Championship | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R |
Scottish Open | NH | A | 1R | 2R | 1R |
European Masters | NH | A | WD | LQ | LQ |
German Masters | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ |
World Grand Prix | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ |
Welsh Open | A | A | 2R | 2R | 4R |
Shoot-Out | NR | A | 1R | A | 3R |
Players Championship | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ |
Gibraltar Open | MR | A | 3R | 1R | 2R |
Tour Championship | Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | ||
World Championship | A | WD | LQ | LQ | LQ |
Variant format tournaments | |||||
Six-red World Championship | RR | A | RR | A | A |
Former ranking tournaments | |||||
Shanghai Masters | A | A | 1R | Non-Rank. | |
Paul Hunter Classic | MR | A | WD | A | NR |
Indian Open | NH | A | 1R | 2R | NH |
China Open | A | A | LQ | LQ | NH |
Performance Table Legend | |||||
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LQ | 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-finals |
SF | lost in the semi-finals | F | lost in the final | W | won the tournament |
DNQ | did not qualify for the tournament | A | did not participate in the tournament | WD | withdrew from the tournament |
NH / Not Held | event was not held | |||
NR / Non-Ranking Event | event is/was no longer a ranking event | |||
R / Ranking Event | event is/was a ranking event | |||
MR / Minor-Ranking Event | event is/was a minor-ranking event |
Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score | Ref |
Runner-up | 1. | 2013 | 2013 AIMAG Billiards Venue | Xiao Guodong | 5–4 | |
Runner-up | 1. | 2017 | World Amateur Championship | Pankaj Advani | 8–2 |
Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score | Ref |
Winner | 1. | 2017 | Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games | Alan Lin | 5–0 | [62] |
Winner | 1. | 2018 | ACBS Asian Snooker Championship | Ali Ghareghouzlo | 6–1 | [63] |
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