Hatem Yassen

Hatem Yassen
Paul Hunter Classic 2016
Born (1986-08-21) 21 August 1986 (age 38)
Cairo, Egypt
Sport country Egypt
Professional2015–2017, 2024–present
Highest ranking93 (June 2016)[1]
Current ranking 122 (as of 16 December 2024)
Best ranking finishLast 112 (2024 UK Championship)

Hatem Yassen (Arabic: حاتم ياسين Ḥātam Yāsīn; born 21 August 1986) is an Egyptian professional snooker player. Yassen turned professional in 2015 winning the African Championship.

Career

In 2015, Yassen beat fellow countryman and former professional Mohamed Khairy 6–5 in the final of the African Championship. The win gained him a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour for the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons.[2][3] He lost all six matches he played during the season and failed to pick up a frame in four of them.[4] It was a similar story the following season as he lost all eight matches he played and he has now dropped off the tour.[5]

In the qualifying stages of the 2024 UK Championship, Hatem won his first match as a professional, beating Mink Nutcharut 6-0.

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament 2015/
16 		2016/
17 		2024/
25
Ranking[nb 1] [nb 2] 93 [nb 2]
Ranking tournaments
Championship League Non-Ranking A
Xi'an Grand Prix Not Held A
Saudi Arabia Masters Not Held A
English Open NH A A
British Open Not Held A
Wuhan Open Not Held A
Northern Ireland Open NH A A
International Championship LQ A A
UK Championship 1R A LQ
Shoot Out NR 1R 1R
Scottish Open NH A LQ
German Masters LQ A LQ
Welsh Open 1R 1R
World Open NH LQ LQ
World Grand Prix DNQ DNQ
Players Championship[nb 3] DNQ DNQ
Tour Championship Not Held
World Championship LQ LQ
Former ranking tournaments
Riga Masters MR LQ NH
Indian Open NH LQ NH
Paul Hunter Classic MR 1R NH
Shanghai Masters A LQ NR
Gibraltar Open MR A NH
China Open LQ A 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.
  1. ^ It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
  2. ^ a b New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking
  3. ^ The event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2015/2016)

Career finals

Amateur finals: 2 (2 title)

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. 2015 ABSF African Snooker Championships Egypt Mohamed Khairy 6–5
Winner 2. 2024 ABSF African Snooker Championships (2) Egypt Abdelrahman Shahin 6–5

References

  1. ^ "WORLD RANKINGS After 2016 Kaspersky Riga Masters". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  2. ^ "The Africa Snooker Championship" (PDF). Africa Snooker & Billiards Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Tour Players 2015/2016" (PDF). worldsnooker.com. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Hatem Yassen 2015/2016". Snooker.org. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Hatem Yassen 2016/2017". Snooker.org. Retrieved 11 April 2017.