Muhammad Asif (, born 17 March 1982) is a Pakistani former professional snooker player. He is a three-time winner of the amateur IBSF World Snooker Championship. He turned professional in 2022.
Career In December 2012, Asif won the IBSF World Snooker Championship held in Sofia, Bulgaria, by defeating England's Gary Wilson 10–8.
In August 2017, Asif and Babar Masih representing Pakistan-2 defeated Muhammad Sajjad and Asjad Iqbal representing Pakistan-1 to win the IBSF World 6-Red Team Championship.
In September 2018, Asif along with Babar Masih won the Asian Team Snooker Championship held in Doha, Qatar, by defeating India's Pankaj Advani and Malkeet Singh 3–2 in the final.
In November 2019, Asif defeated Jeffrey Roda of the Philippines 8–5 in Antalya, Turkey to win his second IBSF World Snooker Championship title. He returned to a hero's welcome in Karachi.
Asif earned a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour by qualifying through the first event of the Asia-Oceania 2022 Q School, beating Asjad Iqbal.
In 2023, in the British Open's qualifying round, Asif defeated seven-time world champion Stephen Hendry 4-2.
In November 2024, Asif won the IBSF World Snooker Championship held in Doha, Qatar, with a 5-3 win over Iran's Ali Gharahgozlou.
Asif won the IBSF Masters Snooker Championship in July 2025, this time at the Crowne Plaza, Bahrain. He defeated India's Brijesh Damani 4-3 to clinch the title.
Performance and rankings timeline Tournament 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2022/23 2023/24RankingIt shows the ranking at the beginning of the season He was an amateurNew players on the Main Tour do not have a ranking82Ranking tournamentsChampionship LeagueNon-RankingARREuropean MastersNot HeldALQBritish OpenNot HeldWD1REnglish OpenNot Held1R2RWuhan Open Tournament Not HeldLQNorthern Ireland OpenNot HeldWDLQInternational ChampionshipAAANHLQUK ChampionshipAAALQLQShoot OutNon-Ranking1R1RScottish OpenNot HeldLQLQWorld Grand PrixNHNRDNQDNQDNQGerman MastersAAALQLQWelsh OpenAAALQWDPlayers ChampionshipThe event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2013/2014-2015/2016)DNQDNQDNQDNQDNQWorld OpenAAANHWDTour ChampionshipNot HeldDNQDNQWorld ChampionshipAAALQWDFormer ranking tournamentsWST ClassicNot Held2RNHFormer non-ranking tournamentsSix-red World ChampionshipRR2R3RLQNH 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 event was not heldNR / Non-Ranking Event event is/was no longer a ranking eventR / Ranking Event event is/was a ranking eventMR / Minor-Ranking Event event is/was a minor-ranking event
Career finals Team finals: 4 (3 titles) OutcomeNo.YearChampionshipTeam/PartnerScoreWinner 1. 2013 Muhammad Sajjad Amir SarkhoshSoheil Vahedi5–3Runner-up 1. 2014 Muhammad Sajjad 1Fung Kwok WaiLee Chun Wai3–5Winner 2. 2017 2Babar Masih 1Muhammad SajjadAsjad Iqbal5–4Winner 3. 2018 1Babar Masih 1Pankaj AdvaniMalkeet Singh3–2
Amateur finals: 7 (6 titles) Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final ScoreWinner 1. 2009 Pakistan Amateur Championship (1) Muhammad Sajjad 6–2Winner 2. 2012 IBSF World Snooker Championship Gary Wilson 10–8Winner 3. 2013 Asian 6-Reds Championship Amir Sarkhosh 7–4Winner 4. 2018 Pakistan Amateur Championship (2) Mohammad Bilal 8–5Runner-up 5. 2019 Laxman Rawat 5–6Winner 6. 2019 IBSF World Snooker Championship (2) Jefrey Roda 8–5Winner 7. 2020 Pakistan Amateur Championship (3) Shahid Aftab 8–7Winner 8. 2024 IBSF World Snooker Championship (3) Ali Gharahgozlou 5–3Winner 9. 2025 IBSF Masters Snooker Championship Brijesh Damani 4–3
Awards and recognition Pride of Performance award by the Government of Pakistan in 2015.In recognition: Two women among 36 honoured for their services The Express Tribune (newspaper), Published 23 March 2015, Retrieved 21 August 2023
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