English professional snooker player

Farakh AjaibBorn|  (1991-02-03) 3 February 1991 (age 31)
Blackburn, England

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Sport country|  England (until 2021)
Pakistan (since 2021)[1]
Professional| 2020–2022
Highest ranking| 90 (August 2021)
Best ranking finish| Last 16 (2022 European Masters (2022–23 season))

Farakh Ajaib (born 3 February 1991) is a Pakistani professional snooker player from Lancashire.

## Contents

* 1 Career
* 2 Performance and rankings timeline
* 2.1 Amateur finals: 1 (1 title)
* 3 References

## 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 Q School 2020 – Event 3 at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield, Ajaib clinched a two-year Tour Card on to the 2020–21 and 2021–22 snooker seasons.[4]

At the 2020 English Open, Ajaib defeated Rod Lawler 4–0 before losing 4–3 to Zhou Yuelong in a close match described as a “marathon”.[5]

Competing at the 2022 European Masters in August, 2022 Ajaib lost to Judd Trump in 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]

## Performance and rankings timeline[edit]

Tournament | 2010/
11 | 2011/
12 | 2016/
17 | 2018/
19 | 2020/
21 | 2021/
22 | 2022/

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Ranking[7][nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | 89 | [nb 2]
Ranking tournaments
Championship League | Non-Ranking Event  | RR | RR | RR
European Masters | Not Held  | A  | A  | 1R | LQ  | 3R
British Open | Tournament Not Held  | 1R | A
Northern Ireland Open | Not Held  | A  | 1R | 1R | 1R | WD
UK Championship | A  | A  | A  | A  | 1R | 2R | LQ
Scottish Open | Not Held  | A  | A  | 1R | LQ  |
English Open | Not Held  | A  | 1R | 2R | LQ  |
World Grand Prix | Not Held  | DNQ  | DNQ  | DNQ  | DNQ  |
Shoot Out | Non-Ranking  | A  | 1R | 1R | 2R |
German Masters | A  | A  | A  | LQ  | LQ  | LQ  |
Welsh Open | A  | A  | A  | A  | 1R | LQ  |
Players Championship[nb 4] | DNQ  | DNQ  | DNQ  | DNQ  | DNQ  | DNQ  |
Turkish Masters | Tournament Not Held  | LQ  |
Tour Championship | Not Held  | DNQ  | DNQ  | DNQ  | DNQ  |
World Championship | A  | A  | A  | LQ  | LQ  | LQ  |
Former ranking tournaments
Paul Hunter Classic | Minor-Ranking  | 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
Gibraltar Open | Not Held  | A  | 1R | 1R | 2R | 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.

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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: 1 (1 title)[edit]

Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score

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Winner  | 1\.  | 2022  | Q Tour – Event 3 |  Harvey Chandler | 5–3

1. ^ It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
2. ^ a b c d e He was an amateur
3. ^ New players don't have a ranking
4. ^ The event was called the Players Tour Championship Final (2010/2011–2011/2012)

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Farakh Flies Flag For Pakistan". wst.tv. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
2. ^ "Farakh Ajaib crowned East Lancashire Snooker Championship winner". Lancashire Telegraph.
3. ^ "Q School 2020: Event Three Qualifiers". 10 August 2020.
4. ^ "Q School 3 (2020) - snooker.org". www.snooker.org.
5. ^ "Accrington snooker player enjoying life on tour after English Open exit". Lancashire Telegraph.
6. ^ "JUDD TRUMP FENDS OFF DRAMATIC FARAKH AJAIB COMEBACK IN INCREDIBLE MATCH TO BOOK PLACE IN EUROPEAN MASTERS QUARTER-FINAL". Eurosport.com.
7. ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 17 June 2019.

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