Basem Abdullah Eltahhan (born 17 August 1982 in Alexandria, Egypt) is an Egyptian former professional snooker player. Eltahhan turned professional in 2017 winning the African Championship.
 Paul Hunter Classic 2018 | |
| Born | 17 August 1982 Alexandria, Egypt |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  Egypt |
| Professional | 2017–2019 |
| Highest ranking | 97 (June 2018) |
| Best ranking finish | Last 64 (2018 Snooker Shoot-Out |
Career
editIn 2017, Eltahhan beat fellow countryman Wael Talaat 6–5 in the final of the African Championship. The win gained him a two-year card on the World Snooker Tour for the 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons.
Due to lack of sponsorship Eltahhan couldn't make his professional debut until the 2017 English Open.[1] His only match win during the season came at the single-frame Shoot-Out event, although he impressed at the 2017 UK Championship, battling world number 1 Mark Selby before ultimately losing 4–6; Selby praised his opponent afterwards, saying that Eltahhan played like a top-32 player.[2] Eltahhan failed to win a single match during the next season, which ended with a 10-0 whitewash at the hands of Liang Wenbo at the 2019 World Championship qualifying rounds, and thus was relegated from the tour.
Performance and rankings timeline
edit| Tournament | 2016/ 17 |
2017/ 18 |
2018/ 19 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking[3][nb 1] | [nb 2] | [nb 3] | 97 |
| Ranking tournaments | |||
| Riga Masters[nb 4] | A | A | LQ |
| World Open | A | A | LQ |
| Paul Hunter Classic | A | A | 1R |
| China Championship | NR | A | LQ |
| European Masters | A | A | LQ |
| English Open | A | 1R | A |
| International Championship | A | A | A |
| Northern Ireland Open | A | 1R | 1R |
| UK Championship | A | 1R | 1R |
| Scottish Open | A | 1R | 1R |
| German Masters | A | LQ | LQ |
| World Grand Prix | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ |
| Welsh Open | A | 1R | A |
| Shoot-Out | A | 2R | A |
| Indian Open | A | A | LQ |
| Players Championship | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ |
| Gibraltar Open | A | A | A |
| Tour Championship | Not Held | DNQ | |
| China Open | A | LQ | A |
| World Championship | A | LQ | LQ |
| Non-ranking tournaments | |||
| Six-red World Championship | RR | A | A |
| Former ranking tournaments | |||
| Shanghai Masters | A | A | NR |
| 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. | |||
Career finals
editAmateur finals: 1 (1 title)
edit| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 2017 | ABSF African Snooker Championships | Wael Talaat
|
6–5 |
References
edit- ^ "UK Snooker Championship 2017: World number 131 Basem Eltahhan prepares to meet Mark Selby". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "UK Snooker Championship 2017: Mark Selby defeats Basem Eltahhan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
External links
edit
- Basem Eltahhan at the World Snooker Tour (archived)
- Basem Eltahhan at snooker.org
