Farakh Ajaib
| Born | 3 February 1991 Blackburn,England |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  England(until 2021) Pakistan(since 2021)[1] |
| Professional | 2020–2022, 2024-present |
| Highestranking | 90(August 2021) |
| Current ranking | 94 (as of 16 July 2024) |
| Best ranking finish | Last 16 (2022 European Masters (2022–23 season)) |
Farakh Ajaib(born 3 February 1991) is aBritish Pakistaniprofessionalsnookerplayer fromLancashire.
Career
[edit]In 2018, Ajaib was crowned the inaugural East Lancashire Snooker Championship winner.[2]He was a ‘top-up’ player for several main tour events in 2018/19 – reward for a solid 2018 Q School campaign.[3]At the third event of the2020 Q Schoolat theEnglish Institute of SportinSheffield,Ajaib clinched a two-year Tour Card on to the2020–21and 2021–22 snooker seasons.[4]
At the2020 English Open,Ajaib defeatedRod Lawler4–0 before losing 4–3 toZhou Yuelongin a close match described as a “marathon”.[5]
Competing at the2022 European Mastersin August, 2022 Ajaib lost toJudd Trumpin a deciding frame in a last 16 match in which Ajaib had trailed 4–2 but had left Trump needing three snookers at 4–4.[6]
He was relegated from the tour in 2023 but regained his place the following year, coming through Q School with a final round win overIulian Boikoto earn a two-year place starting from the2024-25 snooker season.[7]
Performance and rankings timeline
[edit]| Tournament | 2010/ 11 |
2011/ 12 |
2016/ 17 |
2018/ 19 |
2020/ 21 |
2021/ 22 |
2022/ 23 |
2024/ 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Ranking[8][nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | 89 | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | |||||||||||||||||
| Ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship League | Non-Ranking Event | RR | RR | RR | RR | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Xi'an Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia Masters | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| English Open | Not Held | A | 1R | 2R | LQ | A | |||||||||||||||||||
| British Open | Tournament Not Held | 1R | A | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wuhan Open | Tournament Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Open | Not Held | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | WD | |||||||||||||||||||
| International Championship | Not Held | A | A | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Championship | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shoot Out | Non-Ranking | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | |||||||||||||||||||
| Scottish Open | Not Held | A | A | 1R | LQ | A | |||||||||||||||||||
| German Masters | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | ||||||||||||||||||
| Welsh Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||
| World Open | A | A | A | A | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||
| World Grand Prix | Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Players Championship[nb 4] | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tour Championship | Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Former ranking tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Hunter Classic | Minor-Rank | LQ | A | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Riga Masters | Not Held | A | LQ | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Open | Not Held | A | LQ | Tournament Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WST Pro Series | Tournament Not Held | RR | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turkish Masters | Tournament Not Held | LQ | Not Held | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gibraltar Open | Not Held | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | Not Held | |||||||||||||||||||
| European Masters | Not Held | A | A | 1R | LQ | 3R | NH | ||||||||||||||||||
| WST Classic | Tournament Not Held | 1R | NH | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Performance Table Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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: 2 (1 title)
[edit]| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1 | 2009 | PIOS – Event 5 |  Anthony McGill
|
0–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 2022 | Q Tour – Event 3 | Harvey Chandler
|
5–3 |
References
[edit]- ^"Farakh Flies Flag For Pakistan".wst.tv.14 January 2021. Archived fromthe originalon 14 January 2021.Retrieved15 January2021.
- ^"Farakh Ajaib crowned East Lancashire Snooker Championship winner".Lancashire Telegraph.
- ^"Q School 2020: Event Three Qualifiers".10 August 2020.
- ^"Q School 3 (2020) - snooker.org".www.snooker.org.
- ^"Accrington snooker player enjoying life on tour after English Open exit".Lancashire Telegraph.
- ^"JUDD TRUMP FENDS OFF DRAMATIC FARAKH AJAIB COMEBACK IN INCREDIBLE MATCH TO BOOK PLACE IN EUROPEAN MASTERS QUARTER-FINAL".Eurosport.com.
- ^"AJAIB, KOWALSKI, MANN AND TOTTEN RUN Q SCHOOL GAUNTLET".Wpbsa.1 June 2024.Retrieved1 June2024.
- ^"Ranking History".Snooker.org.Retrieved17 June2019.
External links
[edit]
- Farakh Ajaibat theWorld Snooker Tour(archived)
- Farakh Ajaibatsnooker.org
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