Yasin Merchant

Name	Date of Birth	Country
Yasin Merchant	17-12-1966	India

(Right Handed Cueist)

Mumbai - MAHARASHTRA

Turned Professional in the year 1992

Highest Sports Qualification - Two times Asian Snooker Champion

Asian Games Gold Medalist in Snooker

First Indian to reach in Top 64 of World Professional Snooker

Highest Break - Snooker - 142

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Tournament Records

- 2011 78th Indian National Snooker Championship - Top 16

- 2011 CCI Invitational Snooker Tournament - Quarter Finalist

- 2011 Shyam Shroff Memorial - Khar Gymkhana Invitational Snooker Tournament - Quarter Finalist

- 2010 IBSF World Snooker (Men) Championship - Represented India

- 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games (Snooker Team) - Silver Medal (Partners - Aditya Mehta, Brijesh Damani)

- 2010 77th Indian National Snooker Championship - Top 16

- 2010 Asian Snooker Championship - Semi Finalist

- 2010 Alumni Club All India Invitation Snooker Championship - Winner

- 2009 IBSF World Snooker (Men) Championship - Top 16

- 2009 76th Indian National Snooker Championship - Rank 4

- 2009 4th BSAM Matunga - All India Open 6 Red Snooker Championship - Winner

- 2009 4th PCL-Manisha Invitation Snooker Championship - Quarter Finalist

- 2009 Shyam Shroff Memorial - Khar Gymkhana Invitational Snooker Tournament - Semi Finalist

- 2009 Otters Club Amateur 9 Ball Pool Championship 2009 - Semi Finalist

- 2009 CCI Platinum Jubilee Snooker Championship - Runner-up

- 2009 Nahar Group-MIG Club Invitation Snooker Championship - Quarter Finalist

- 2008 75th Indian National Snooker Championship - Top 16

- 2008 SangSom 6-Red International Snooker Championship - Represented India

- 2008 24th Asian Snooker Championship - Top 16

- 2008 Shyam Shroff Memorial - Khar Gymkhana Snooker Tournament - Winner

- 2008 Yasin Merchant Classic Doubles Snooker Tournament - Semi Finalist (Partner :: Alok Kumar)

- 2007 74th India National Snooker Championship - Rank 6

- 2007 IBSF World Snooker (Men) Championship - Top 16

- 2007 Indoor Asian Games Snooker Team - Bronze Medal (Partners Alok Kumar & Manan Chandra)

- 2007 Asian Snooker Championship - Runner Up

- 2007 Viresh Prabhu Trophy - JVPG Club Handicap Snooker Champion

- 2007 Rexello Islam Gymkhana Invitation Snooker Champion

- 2007 Pune Club Ltd Manisha Invitation Snooker Champion

- 2007 National 8Ball Pool Championship- Semi Finalist

- 2007 Indian National Snooker Championship - Rank 3

- 2006 Doha Asian Games (Snooker Team) - Bronze Medal (Partners - Aditya Mehta, Rupesh Shah)

- 2006 USA Team Snooker Championship - Runner-up (Partners Pankaj Advani & Manan Chandra)

- 2002 Asian Games - Snooker Doubles Gold Medal

- 2001 Asian Snooker Championship - Winner

- 1991 Asian Snooker Championship - Runner up

- 1989 Asian Snooker Championship - Winner

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Cue in use - Omin's Cue (Huntar)

Club - Khar Gymkhana

Bombay Gymkhana

Other Activities - Business

Hobbies - Writing

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Article/Blog

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Pankaj Advani Won 22nd world title
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Pleased to challenge the fantasy that you can not have some expertise in both billiards and snooker: Pankaj Advani
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Pankaj Advani adds one more title to his Silverware Collection
An outstanding Indian billiard and snooker player Pankaj Arjan Advani has added one more feather to his cap by defeating Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon...
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A BRIGHT FUTURE AWAITS YOU
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Living in a strife-torn country, where bombs, missiles and death can come any time, it takes guts and single-minded purpose for a sportsperson to exce...
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RKG Indian 2nd 10 Red Snooker Championship 2019 in Nainital
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Congratulations to Two Time Open Disability Championship winner Raja Iyer
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