Yasin Merchant, born 17 December 1966 is India's second professional snooker player. The late Omprakesh Agrawal was the first.

Merchant won the National Snooker championships on 3 occasions, in 2001, 2000 and 1991. He was honoured by Khar Gymkhana which has named its snooker hall after him as Yasin Merchant Snooker Hall.

Yasin Merchant

Career

In 2011 he retired from the sport.

Yasin Merchant

Tournament finals

2010 Silver medallist Asian Games China

2006 Bronze medallist - Indoor Asian games, Macau

2007 ACBS Asian Snooker Championship runner-up

2002 Asian Games – Snooker Doubles Gold Medal

2001 ACBS Asian Champion, Indian Snooker Champion

2000 Indian Snooker Champion

1991 ACBS Asian Championship runner-up, Indian Snooker Champion

1989 ACBS Asian Championship Champion

1991 Arjuna Award

1991 Shiv Chattrapati Award

WPBSA World Snooker Coach Grade 2

References

External links

Yasin Merchant's biography

Indian snooker players

1966 births

Living people

Asian Games medalists in cue sports

Cue sports players at the 1998 Asian Games

Cue sports players at the 2002 Asian Games

Cue sports players at the 2006 Asian Games

Cue sports players at the 2010 Asian Games

Asian Games gold medalists for India

Asian Games silver medalists for India

Asian Games bronze medalists for India

Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games

Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games

Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games

Cue sports players from Maharashtra

Recipients of the Arjuna Award

Yasin Merchant