Khaled Belaid Abumdas
| Born | 20 January 1987 |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  Libya |
| Professional | 2013–2015 |
| Highest ranking | 114 (June–July 2014)[1] |
Khaled Belaid Abumdas (born 20 January 1987), also spelled Khalid, is a Libyan former professional snooker player. He is the first professional snooker player from Libya, competing on the main tour between 2013 and 2015.
Career
Abumdas won a place on the main tour for the 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons after finishing runner up to Peter Francisco in the 2013 ABSF African Snooker Championship.[2][3] However, his opening season started late in November due to visa issues[citation needed] and he lost all of his five matches winning only five frames,[citation needed] with his best result being a 5–2 defeat to former top 16 player Ryan Day in the qualifying rounds for the 2014 China Open.[citation needed] He finished the season ranked last at 131st in the world.[4]
Abumdas did not enter any tournaments of the 2014–15 season and dropped off the tour.[5]
Performance and rankings timeline
| Tournament | 2013/ 14 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking[6][nb 1] | [nb 2] | |||
| Ranking tournaments | ||||
| German Masters | LQ | |||
| Welsh Open | 1R | |||
| World Open | LQ | |||
| China Open | LQ | |||
| World Championship | LQ | |||
| 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. | |||
References
- ^ "World Rankings after the 2014 Wuxi Classic" (PDF). World Snooker. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 30 June 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ "The African Snooker Championship (Marrakech 2013): Knock out stage" (PDF). African Billiards & Snooker Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ Kammah, Mohammed. "WPBSA Accept Khalid Beleid As ASBF Nomination". Facebook. Retrieved 5 June 2014.(registration required)
- ^ "Prize Money Rankings after the World Championship 2014" (PDF). World Snooker. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 7 May 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ "Khalid Belaied Abumdas 2014/2015". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
External links
- Khalid Belaied Abumdas at Snooker.org
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