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'''Amir Sarkhosh''' (born 30 May 1991) is an Iranian ] player from ] who has won the Asian Snooker Championship three times. '''Amir Sarkhosh''' (born 30 May 1991) is an Iranian ] player from ]<ref>{{cite web |title=I owe it to Kothari, Roe: Sohail Vahedi |url=https://www.asianage.com/sports/in-other-sports/061216/i-owe-it-to-kothari-roe-sohail-vahedi.html |website=] |date=6 December 2016 |access-date=24 December 2024 |archive-date=27 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241127194659/https://www.asianage.com/sports/in-other-sports/061216/i-owe-it-to-kothari-roe-sohail-vahedi.html |url-status=live}}</ref> who has won the Asian Snooker Championship three times.


==Career== ==Career==
===Amateur career===
Since 2004, Sarkhosh has regularly participated in international tournaments, initially with only modest success. In 2008, he reached the main round of the Amateur World Championship for the first time and the quarter{{nbh}}finals of the under{{nbh}}21 Asian Championship. Two more quarter{{nbh}}finals of international under{{nbh}}21 championships followed in 2012. In 2013, he reached the final of the Asian Six{{nbh}}Red Snooker Championship, but lost to ]. He then received an invitation to the men's Six{{nbh}}Red snooker tournament at the ]. There he also reached the final, but lost again, this time to ]. The following year, he reached the final of the 6{{nbh}}Red Asian Championship again and won his first international title against ].<ref>{{cite web |title=Asian Championship 2013 : 6-Red Snooker |url=https://cuesportsindia.com/global/2013/acbs/doha/6Red.htm |website=cuesportsindia.com |access-date=24 December 2024 |archive-date=22 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150522200828/https://cuesportsindia.com/global/2013/acbs/doha/6Red.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> He was invited to the ] and ] editions of the professional 6{{nbh}}Red World Championship, where he was eliminated in the group stage. Just a few days after his success at the 6{{nbh}}Red Asian Championship, he and Ehsan Heydari Nezhad also reached the final of the team tournament that followed. However, they lost to the Indian team.<ref>{{cite web |title=India trounce Iran to win Asian Snooker Championship in Qatar |url=https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/31/05/2013/india-trounce-iran-to-win-asian-snooker-championship-in-qatar |website=] |date=31 May 2013 |access-date=24 December 2024 |archive-date=25 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230625192336/https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/31/05/2013/india-trounce-iran-to-win-asian-snooker-championship-in-qatar |url-status=live}}</ref>
Since 2004, Sarkhosh regularly participated in international tournaments, initially with only modest success. In 2008, he reached the main round of the Amateur World Championship for the first time and the quarter{{nbh}}finals of the under{{nbh}}21 Asian Championship. Two more quarter{{nbh}}finals of international under{{nbh}}21 championships followed in 2012. In 2013, he reached the final of the Asian Six{{nbh}}Red Snooker Championship, but lost to ]. He then received an invitation to the men's Six{{nbh}}Red snooker tournament at the ]. There he also reached the final, but lost again, this time to ]. The following year, he reached the final of the 6{{nbh}}Red Asian Championship again and won his first international title against ].<ref>{{cite web |title=Asian Championship 2013 : 6-Red Snooker |url=https://cuesportsindia.com/global/2013/acbs/doha/6Red.htm |website=cuesportsindia.com |access-date=24 December 2024 |archive-date=22 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150522200828/https://cuesportsindia.com/global/2013/acbs/doha/6Red.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> He was invited to the ] and ] editions of the professional 6{{nbh}}Red World Championship, where he was eliminated in the group stage. Just a few days after his success at the 6{{nbh}}Red Asian Championship, he and Ehsan Heydari Nezhad also reached the final of the team tournament that followed. However, they lost to the Indian team.<ref>{{cite web |title=India trounce Iran to win Asian Snooker Championship in Qatar |url=https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/31/05/2013/india-trounce-iran-to-win-asian-snooker-championship-in-qatar |website=] |date=31 May 2013 |access-date=24 December 2024 |archive-date=25 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230625192336/https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/31/05/2013/india-trounce-iran-to-win-asian-snooker-championship-in-qatar |url-status=live}}</ref>


He achieved further notable successes with a quarter{{nbh}}final appearance at the 2014 ] and semi{{nbh}}final appearances at the 2013 and 2016 Asian Championships. During this time he achieved his best results in team tournaments. Together with ] he won the Asian Team Championship in 2015 and 2016; and the IBSF World Team Cup in 2016, after they had already taken second place there in 2013. The pair then won a gold medal in the snooker team competition at the ] together with ]. He reached the final of the 2017 ], but lost to ]. He had another title win in 2018 when he won the Asian Snooker Championship with a victory over Ali Gharaghouzlo.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sarkhosh wins Asian Championship on home soil |url=https://worldsnookerfederation.org/sarkhosh-wins-asian-championship-on-home-soil/ |website=worldsnookerfederation.org |first=Michael |last=Day |date=13 May 2018 |access-date=24 December 2024 |archive-date=18 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240618214730/https://worldsnookerfederation.org/sarkhosh-wins-asian-championship-on-home-soil/ |url-status=live}}</ref> He achieved further notable successes with a quarter{{nbh}}final appearance at the 2014 ] and semi{{nbh}}final appearances at the 2013 and 2016 Asian Championships. During this time he achieved his best results in team tournaments. Together with ] he won the Asian Team Championship in 2015 and 2016; and the IBSF World Team Cup in 2016, after they had already taken second place there in 2013. The pair then won a gold medal in the snooker team competition at the ] together with ]. He reached the final of the 2017 ], but lost to ]. He had another title win in 2018 when he won the Asian Snooker Championship with a victory over Ali Gharahgozlou.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sarkhosh wins Asian Championship on home soil |url=https://worldsnookerfederation.org/sarkhosh-wins-asian-championship-on-home-soil/ |website=worldsnookerfederation.org |first=Michael |last=Day |date=13 May 2018 |access-date=24 December 2024 |archive-date=18 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240618214730/https://worldsnookerfederation.org/sarkhosh-wins-asian-championship-on-home-soil/ |url-status=live}}</ref>


In 2019 he won the 6{{nbh}}Red Asian Championship again. He reached the final of his first tournament, the 2021 Asian Championship, but lost to Advani. He reached the final of the 2021 ], but lost to ].<ref>{{cite web |title=World Snooker Champion 2021 - Ahsan Ramzan from Pakistan |url=https://www.ibsf.info/news/45/world-snooker-champion-2021---ahsan-ramzan-from-pakistan |website=] |first=Vivek |last=Pathak |date=11 March 2022 |access-date=24 December 2024 |archive-date=24 December 2024 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20241224121627/https://www.ibsf.info/news/45/world-snooker-champion-2021---ahsan-ramzan-from-pakistan |url-status=live}}</ref> At the 2022 Asian Championship he won another major international title when he defeated ] in the final. In the same year, he again reached the finals of the 6{{nbh}}Red Asian Championship and the 2022 ], which he lost to fellow countryman ] and Malaysian champion ] respectively. The following year, he won his third title at the Asian Championship, equalling record winner ]. A few months later, he won the 6{{nbh}}Red Asian Championship for the third time. In 2019 he won the 6{{nbh}}Red Asian Championship again. He reached the final of his first tournament, the 2021 Asian Championship, but lost to Advani. He reached the final of the 2021 ], but lost to ].<ref>{{cite web |title=World Snooker Champion 2021 - Ahsan Ramzan from Pakistan |url=https://www.ibsf.info/news/45/world-snooker-champion-2021---ahsan-ramzan-from-pakistan |website=] |first=Vivek |last=Pathak |date=11 March 2022 |access-date=24 December 2024 |archive-date=24 December 2024 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20241224121627/https://www.ibsf.info/news/45/world-snooker-champion-2021---ahsan-ramzan-from-pakistan |url-status=live}}</ref> At the 2022 Asian Championship he won another major international title when he defeated ] in the final. In the same year, he again reached the finals of the 6{{nbh}}Red Asian Championship and the 2022 ], which he lost to fellow countryman ] and Malaysian champion ] respectively. The following year, he won his third title at the Asian Championship, equalling record winner ]. A few months later, he won the 6{{nbh}}Red Asian Championship for the third time.


===2024/2025 season===
Sarkhosh earned a place on the ] for the first time in 2024 by coming through the ].<ref>{{cite web |title=Amir Sarkhosh wins inaugural Q Tour Middle East title |url=https://wpbsa.com/amir-sarkhosh-wins-inaugural-q-tour-middle-east-title/ |work=] |date=10 January 2024 |access-date=24 December 2024 |archive-date=27 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240227005329/https://wpbsa.com/amir-sarkhosh-wins-inaugural-q-tour-middle-east-title/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Amir Sarkhosh secures Q Tour Middle East double |url=https://wpbsa.com/amir-sarkhosh-secures-q-tour-middle-east-double/ |work=] |date=17 January 2024 |access-date=24 December 2024 |archive-date=17 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117170618/https://wpbsa.com/amir-sarkhosh-secures-q-tour-middle-east-double/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
Sarkhosh earned a place on the ] for the first time in 2024 by coming through the ].{{refn|<ref>{{cite web |title=Amir Sarkhosh wins inaugural Q Tour Middle East title |url=https://wpbsa.com/amir-sarkhosh-wins-inaugural-q-tour-middle-east-title/ |work=] |date=10 January 2024 |access-date=24 December 2024 |archive-date=27 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240227005329/https://wpbsa.com/amir-sarkhosh-wins-inaugural-q-tour-middle-east-title/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Amir Sarkhosh secures Q Tour Middle East double |url=https://wpbsa.com/amir-sarkhosh-secures-q-tour-middle-east-double/ |work=] |date=17 January 2024 |access-date=24 December 2024 |archive-date=17 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117170618/https://wpbsa.com/amir-sarkhosh-secures-q-tour-middle-east-double/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Trio of World Snooker Tour cards secured in Sarajevo |url=https://wpbsa.com/trio-of-world-snooker-tour-cards-secured-in-sarajevo/ |work=] |date=16 March 2024 |access-date=25 December 2024 |archive-date=16 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240716085734/https://wpbsa.com/trio-of-world-snooker-tour-cards-secured-in-sarajevo/ |url-status=live}}</ref>}} He had his first win of the ] by beating amateur player Joshua Thomond 5{{nbnd}}3 in qualification for the ].<ref>{{cite web |title=Xi'an Grand Prix qualifiers |url=https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=1844 |website=snooker.org |date=19 August 2024 |access-date=22 August 2024 |archive-date=22 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240822181011/https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=1844 |url-status=live}}</ref> He beat ] 6{{nbnd}}3 in qualification for the ],<ref>{{cite web |title=International Championship qualifiers |url=https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=1845 |website=snooker.org |date=10 November 2024 |access-date=22 November 2024 |archive-date=22 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241122122051/https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=1845 |url-status=live}}</ref> but his most significant win to date was a 5{{nbnd}}3 defeat of world number 21 ] in qualification for the ].<ref>{{cite web |title=Brecel continues form to reach Yushan |url=https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/december/22/brecel-continues-form-to-reach-yushan/ |work=] |date=22 December 2024 |access-date=22 December 2024 |archive-date=22 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241222213932/https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/december/22/brecel-continues-form-to-reach-yushan/ |url-status=live}}</ref>


==Performance and rankings timeline==
Sarkhosh lives in ].<ref>{{cite web |title=I owe it to Kothari, Roe: Sohail Vahedi |url=https://www.asianage.com/sports/in-other-sports/061216/i-owe-it-to-kothari-roe-sohail-vahedi.html |website=] |date=6 December 2016 |access-date=24 December 2024 |archive-date=27 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241127194659/https://www.asianage.com/sports/in-other-sports/061216/i-owe-it-to-kothari-roe-sohail-vahedi.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
! Tournament
! ]
! ]
! ]
! ]
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|]<ref group="nb">It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season</ref>
|align="center"|<ref group="nb" name="AMA">He was an amateur</ref>
|align="center"|<ref group="nb" name="AMA"/>
|align="center"|<ref group="nb" name="AMA"/>
|align="center"|<ref group="nb">New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking</ref>
|-
|colspan="10"|'''Ranking tournaments'''
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|]
|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Non-Ranking
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|]
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|]
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|]
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|]
|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|]
|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|]
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|]
|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|]
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|]
|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Non-Ranking
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|]
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|]
|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|]
|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|DNQ
|
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|]
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ
|
|-
|colspan="10"|'''Former non-ranking tournaments'''
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|]
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|]
|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:78%;"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! colspan="6"|Performance Table Legend
|-
| align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30"|'''LQ'''
| lost in the qualifying draw
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|#R
| lost in the early rounds of the tournament<br />(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)
| align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
| lost in the quarter-finals
|-
| align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
| lost in the semi-finals
| align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F
| lost in the final
| align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|'''W'''
| won the tournament
|-
| align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30"|'''DNQ'''
| did not qualify for the tournament
| align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30"|'''A'''
| did not participate in the tournament
| align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30"|'''WD'''
| withdrew from the tournament
|}
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|NH / Not Held || means an event was not held.
|-
| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|NR / Non-Ranking Event || means an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
|-
| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|R / Ranking Event || means an event is/was a ranking event.
|-
| style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|MR / Minor-Ranking Event || means an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
|}
{{reflist|group=nb}}


==Career finals== ==Career finals==
===Amateur finals: 13 (6 titles)===
'''Individual amateur'''
{| class="wikitable" {| class="wikitable sortable"
|- |-
! Outcome ! Outcome
! No.
! Year ! Year
! Tournament ! Tournament
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! Score ! Score
|- |-
| style="background:#FFA07A"| Runner-up || style="text-align:center" | 2013 || Asian 6-Reds Championship || {{flagathlete|]|PAK}} || style="text-align:center" | 4{{ndash}}7 | style="background:#FFA07A"| Runner-up || style="text-align:center" | 1. || style="text-align:center" | 2013 || Asian 6-Reds Championship || data-sort-value="Asif"|{{flagathlete|]|PAK}} || style="text-align:center" | 4{{ndash}}7
|- |-
| style="background:#FFA07A"| Runner-up || style="text-align:center" | 2013 || ] || {{flagathlete|]|CHN}} || style="text-align:center" | 4{{ndash}}5 | style="background:#FFA07A"| Runner-up || style="text-align:center" | 2. || style="text-align:center" | 2013 || ] || data-sort-value="Xiao"|{{flagathlete|]|CHN}} || style="text-align:center" | 4{{ndash}}5
|- |-
| style="background:#98FB98"| Winner || style="text-align:center" | 2014 || Asian 6-Reds Championship || {{flagathlete|]|THA}} || style="text-align:center" | 7{{ndash}}6 | style="background:#98FB98"| Winner || style="text-align:center" | 1. || style="text-align:center" | 2014 || Asian 6-Reds Championship || data-sort-value="Keattikun"|{{flagathlete|]|THA}} || style="text-align:center" | 7{{ndash}}6
|- |-
| style="background:#FFA07A"| Runner-up || style="text-align:center" | 2017 || ] || {{flagathlete|]|IND}} || style="text-align:center" | 2{{ndash}}8 | style="background:#FFA07A"| Runner-up || style="text-align:center" | 3. || style="text-align:center" | 2017 || ] || data-sort-value="Advani"|{{flagathlete|]|IND}} || style="text-align:center" | 2{{ndash}}8
|- |-
| style="background:#98FB98"| Winner || style="text-align:center" | 2018 || Asian Snooker Championship || {{flagathlete|Ali Gharaghouzlo|IRN}} || style="text-align:center" | 6{{ndash}}1 | style="background:#98FB98"| Winner || style="text-align:center" | 2. || style="text-align:center" | 2018 || ] || data-sort-value="Gharaghouzlo"|{{flagathlete|Ali Gharahgozlou|IRN}} || style="text-align:center" | 6{{ndash}}1
|- |-
| style="background:#98FB98"| Winner || style="text-align:center" | 2019 || Asian 6-Reds Championship || {{flagathlete|Babar Masih|PAK}} || style="text-align:center" | 7{{ndash}}4 | style="background:#98FB98"| Winner || style="text-align:center" | 3. || style="text-align:center" | 2019 || Asian 6-Reds Championship || data-sort-value="Masih"|{{flagathlete|]|PAK}} || style="text-align:center" | 7{{ndash}}4
|- |-
| style="background:#FFA07A"| Runner-up || style="text-align:center" | 2021 || Asian Snooker Championship || {{flagathlete|]|IND}} || style="text-align:center" | 3{{ndash}}6 | style="background:#FFA07A"| Runner-up || style="text-align:center" | 4. || style="text-align:center" | 2021 || ] || data-sort-value="Advani"|{{flagathlete|]|IND}} || style="text-align:center" | 3{{ndash}}6
|- |-
| style="background:#FFA07A"| Runner-up || style="text-align:center" | 2022 || ]{{efn|Although it was held in 2022, this was the (postponed) championship for 2021.}} || {{flagathlete|]|PAK}} || style="text-align:center" | 5{{ndash}}6 | style="background:#FFA07A"| Runner-up || style="text-align:center" | 5. || style="text-align:center" | 2022 || ]{{refn|group=N|Although it was held in 2022, this was the (postponed) championship for 2021.}} || data-sort-value="Ramzan"|{{flagathlete|]|PAK}} || style="text-align:center" | 5{{ndash}}6
|- |-
| style="background:#98FB98"| Winner || style="text-align:center" | 2022 || Asian Snooker Championship || {{flagathlete|]|IND}} || style="text-align:center" | 5{{ndash}}0 | style="background:#98FB98"| Winner || style="text-align:center" | 4. || style="text-align:center" | 2022 || ] || data-sort-value="Chadha"|{{flagathlete|]|IND}} || style="text-align:center" | 5{{ndash}}0
|- |-
| style="background:#FFA07A"| Runner-up || style="text-align:center" | 2022 || Asian 6-Reds Championship || {{flagathlete|Siyavosh Mozayani|IRN}} || style="text-align:center" | 4{{ndash}}5 | style="background:#FFA07A"| Runner-up || style="text-align:center" | 6. || style="text-align:center" | 2022 || Asian 6-Reds Championship || data-sort-value="Mozayani"|{{flagathlete|Siyavosh Mozayani|IRN}} || style="text-align:center" | 4{{ndash}}5
|- |-
| style="background:#FFA07A"| Runner-up || style="text-align:center" | 2022 || ] || {{flagathlete|]|MAS}} || style="text-align:center" | 0{{ndash}}5 | style="background:#FFA07A"| Runner-up || style="text-align:center" | 7. || style="text-align:center" | 2022 || ] || data-sort-value="Lim"|{{flagathlete|]|MAS}} || style="text-align:center" | 0{{ndash}}5
|- |-
| style="background:#98FB98"| Winner || style="text-align:center" | 2023 || Asian Snooker Championship || {{flagathlete|]|MAS}} || style="text-align:center" | 5{{ndash}}1 | style="background:#98FB98"| Winner || style="text-align:center" | 5. || style="text-align:center" | 2023 || ] || data-sort-value="Thor"|{{flagathlete|]|MAS}} || style="text-align:center" | 5{{ndash}}1
|- |-
| style="background:#98FB98"| Winner || style="text-align:center" | 2023 || Asian 6-Reds Championship || {{flagathlete|Chau Hon Man|HKG}} || style="text-align:center" | 6{{ndash}}2 | style="background:#98FB98"| Winner || style="text-align:center" | 6. || style="text-align:center" | 2023 || Asian 6-Reds Championship || data-sort-value="Chau"|{{flagathlete|Chau Hon Man|HKG}} || style="text-align:center" | 6{{ndash}}2
|} |}
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===Team finals: 6 (4 titles)===
'''Team amateur'''
{| class="wikitable" {| class="wikitable sortable"
|- |-
! Outcome ! Outcome
! No.
! Year ! Year
! Tournament ! Tournament
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| style="background:#FFA07A"| Runners-up || 2013 || Asian Team Snooker Championship || {{flagathlete|Ehsan Heydari Nezhad|IRN}} || {{flagathlete|Alok Kumar|IND}}<br/>{{flagathlete|]|IND}}<br/>{{flagathlete|]|IND}} || style="text-align:center" | 0{{ndash}}3 | style="background:#FFA07A"| Runners-up || style="text-align:center" | 1. || 2013 || Asian Team Snooker Championship || data-sort-value="1-IRN"|{{flagathlete|Ehsan Heydari Nezhad|IRN}} || data-sort-value="IND-1"|{{flagathlete|Alok Kumar|IND}}<br/>{{flagathlete|]|IND}}<br/>{{flagathlete|]|IND}} || style="text-align:center" | 0{{ndash}}3
|- |-
| style="background:#FFA07A"| Runners-up || 2013 || IBSF World Team Cup || {{flagathlete|]|IRN}} || {{flagathlete|]|PAK}}<br/>{{flagathlete|Muhammad Sajjad|PAK}} || style="text-align:center" | 3{{ndash}}5 | style="background:#FFA07A"| Runners-up || style="text-align:center" | 2. || 2013 || IBSF World Team Cup || data-sort-value="3-IRN"|{{flagathlete|]|IRN}} || data-sort-value="PAK"|{{flagathlete|]|PAK}}<br/>{{flagathlete|Muhammad Sajjad|PAK}} || style="text-align:center" | 3{{ndash}}5
|- |-
| style="background:#98FB98"| Winners || 2015 || Asian Team Snooker Championship || {{flagathlete|]|IRN}} || {{flagathlete|Ali Gharaghouzlo|IRN}}<br/>{{flagathlete|Ehsan Heydari Nezhad|IRN}} || style="text-align:center" | 3{{ndash}}0 | style="background:#98FB98"| Winners || style="text-align:center" | 1. || 2015 || Asian Team Snooker Championship || {{flagathlete|data-sort-value="4-IRN"|]|IRN}} || data-sort-value="IRN"|{{flagathlete|Ali Gharahgozlou|IRN}}<br/>{{flagathlete|Ehsan Heydari Nezhad|IRN}} || style="text-align:center" | 3{{ndash}}0
|- |-
| style="background:#98FB98"| Winners || 2016 || Asian Team Snooker Championship || {{flagathlete|]|IRN}} || {{flagathlete|]|IND}}<br/>{{flagathlete|]|IND}}<br/>{{flagathlete|]|IND}} || style="text-align:center" | 3{{ndash}}2 | style="background:#98FB98"| Winners || style="text-align:center" | 2. || 2016 || Asian Team Snooker Championship || data-sort-value="5-IRN"|{{flagathlete|]|IRN}} || data-sort-value="IND-2"|{{flagathlete|]|IND}}<br/>{{flagathlete|]|IND}}<br/>{{flagathlete|]|IND}} || style="text-align:center" | 3{{ndash}}2
|- |-
| style="background:#98FB98"| Winners || 2016 || IBSF World Team Cup || {{flagathlete|]|IRN}} || {{flagathlete|]|CHN}}<br/>{{flagathlete|]|CHN}} || style="text-align:center" | 5{{ndash}}2 | style="background:#98FB98"| Winners || style="text-align:center" | 3. || 2016 || IBSF World Team Cup || data-sort-value="6-IRN"|{{flagathlete|]|IRN}} || data-sort-value="CHN"|{{flagathlete|]|CHN}}<br/>{{flagathlete|]|CHN}} || style="text-align:center" | 5{{ndash}}2
|- |-
| style="background:#98FB98"| Winners || 2017 || ] || {{flagathlete|]|IRN}}<br/>{{flagathlete|]|IRN}} || {{flagathlete|]|QAT}}<br/>{{flagathlete|Ali Al Obaidli|QAT}}<br/>{{flagathlete|Khamis al Obaidli|QAT}} || style="text-align:center" | 3{{ndash}}0 | style="background:#98FB98"| Winners || style="text-align:center" | 4. || 2017 || ] || data-sort-value="2-IRN"|{{flagathlete|]|IRN}}<br/>{{flagathlete|]|IRN}} || data-sort-value="QAT"|{{flagathlete|]|QAT}}<br/>{{flagathlete|Ali Al Obaidli|QAT}}<br/>{{flagathlete|Khamis Al Obaidli|QAT}} || style="text-align:center" | 3{{ndash}}0
|} |}

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Iranian snooker player

Amir Sarkhosh
Sarkhosh pictured in 2016
Born (1991-05-30) 30 May 1991 (age 33)
Sport country Iran
Professional2024–present
Highest ranking94 (September 2024)
Current ranking 100 (as of 16 December 2024)
Best ranking finishLast 64 (x3)

Amir Sarkhosh (born 30 May 1991) is an Iranian snooker player from Karaj who has won the Asian Snooker Championship three times.

Career

Amateur career

Since 2004, Sarkhosh regularly participated in international tournaments, initially with only modest success. In 2008, he reached the main round of the Amateur World Championship for the first time and the quarter‑finals of the under‑21 Asian Championship. Two more quarter‑finals of international under‑21 championships followed in 2012. In 2013, he reached the final of the Asian Six‑Red Snooker Championship, but lost to Muhammad Asif. He then received an invitation to the men's Six‑Red snooker tournament at the 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. There he also reached the final, but lost again, this time to Xiao Guodong. The following year, he reached the final of the 6‑Red Asian Championship again and won his first international title against Boonyarit Keattikun. He was invited to the 2013 and 2014 editions of the professional 6‑Red World Championship, where he was eliminated in the group stage. Just a few days after his success at the 6‑Red Asian Championship, he and Ehsan Heydari Nezhad also reached the final of the team tournament that followed. However, they lost to the Indian team.

He achieved further notable successes with a quarter‑final appearance at the 2014 IBSF World Snooker Championship and semi‑final appearances at the 2013 and 2016 Asian Championships. During this time he achieved his best results in team tournaments. Together with Soheil Vahedi he won the Asian Team Championship in 2015 and 2016; and the IBSF World Team Cup in 2016, after they had already taken second place there in 2013. The pair then won a gold medal in the snooker team competition at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games together with Hossein Vafaei. He reached the final of the 2017 IBSF World Snooker Championship, but lost to Pankaj Advani. He had another title win in 2018 when he won the Asian Snooker Championship with a victory over Ali Gharahgozlou.

In 2019 he won the 6‑Red Asian Championship again. He reached the final of his first tournament, the 2021 Asian Championship, but lost to Advani. He reached the final of the 2021 IBSF World Snooker Championship, but lost to Ahsan Ramzan. At the 2022 Asian Championship he won another major international title when he defeated Ishpreet Singh Chadha in the final. In the same year, he again reached the finals of the 6‑Red Asian Championship and the 2022 IBSF World Snooker Championship, which he lost to fellow countryman Siyavosh Mozayani and Malaysian champion Lim Kok Leong respectively. The following year, he won his third title at the Asian Championship, equalling record winner James Wattana. A few months later, he won the 6‑Red Asian Championship for the third time.

2024/2025 season

Sarkhosh earned a place on the professional tour for the first time in 2024 by coming through the WPBSA Q Tour Global Play‑Offs. He had his first win of the season by beating amateur player Joshua Thomond 5‍–‍3 in qualification for the 2024 Xi'an Grand Prix. He beat David Lilley 6‍–‍3 in qualification for the 2024 International Championship, but his most significant win to date was a 5‍–‍3 defeat of world number 21 David Gilbert in qualification for the 2025 World Open.

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament 2013/
14 		2014/
15 		2023/
24 		2024/
25
Ranking
Ranking tournaments
Championship League Non-Ranking A A
Xi'an Grand Prix Not Held 1R
Saudi Arabia Masters Not Held LQ
English Open Not Held A LQ
British Open Not Held A LQ
Wuhan Open Not Held LQ
Northern Ireland Open Not Held A LQ
International Championship A A A 1R
UK Championship A A A LQ
Shoot Out Non-Ranking A 1R
Scottish Open Not Held A LQ
German Masters A A A LQ
Welsh Open A A A
World Open A NH A
World Grand Prix NH NR DNQ
Players Championship DNQ DNQ DNQ
Tour Championship Not Held DNQ
World Championship A A LQ
Former non-ranking tournaments
Six-red World Championship RR RR Not Held
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. ^ He was an amateur
  3. New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking

Career finals

Amateur finals: 13 (6 titles)

Outcome No. Year Tournament Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 2013 Asian 6-Reds Championship  Muhammad Asif (PAK) 4–7
Runner-up 2. 2013 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games  Xiao Guodong (CHN) 4–5
Winner 1. 2014 Asian 6-Reds Championship  Boonyarit Keattikun (THA) 7–6
Runner-up 3. 2017 IBSF World Snooker Championship  Pankaj Advani (IND) 2–8
Winner 2. 2018 ACBS Asian Snooker Championship  Ali Gharahgozlou (IRN) 6–1
Winner 3. 2019 Asian 6-Reds Championship  Babar Masih (PAK) 7–4
Runner-up 4. 2021 ACBS Asian Snooker Championship  Pankaj Advani (IND) 3–6
Runner-up 5. 2022 IBSF World Snooker Championship  Ahsan Ramzan (PAK) 5–6
Winner 4. 2022 ACBS Asian Snooker Championship  Ishpreet Singh Chadha (IND) 5–0
Runner-up 6. 2022 Asian 6-Reds Championship  Siyavosh Mozayani (IRN) 4–5
Runner-up 7. 2022 IBSF World Snooker Championship  Lim Kok Leong (MAS) 0–5
Winner 5. 2023 ACBS Asian Snooker Championship  Rory Thor (MAS) 5–1
Winner 6. 2023 Asian 6-Reds Championship  Chau Hon Man (HKG) 6–2
  1. Although it was held in 2022, this was the (postponed) championship for 2021.

Team finals: 6 (4 titles)

Outcome No. Year Tournament Team partners Opponents Score
Runners-up 1. 2013 Asian Team Snooker Championship  Ehsan Heydari Nezhad (IRN)  Alok Kumar (IND)
 Brijesh Damani (IND)
 Manan Chandra (IND)		 0–3
Runners-up 2. 2013 IBSF World Team Cup  Soheil Vahedi (IRN)  Muhammad Asif (PAK)
 Muhammad Sajjad (PAK)		 3–5
Winners 1. 2015 Asian Team Snooker Championship  Soheil Vahedi (IRN)  Ali Gharahgozlou (IRN)
 Ehsan Heydari Nezhad (IRN)		 3–0
Winners 2. 2016 Asian Team Snooker Championship  Soheil Vahedi (IRN)  Pankaj Advani (IND)
 Aditya Mehta (IND)
 Manan Chandra (IND)		 3–2
Winners 3. 2016 IBSF World Team Cup  Soheil Vahedi (IRN)  Chen Zifan (CHN)
 Yuan Sijun (CHN)		 5–2
Winners 4. 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games  Hossein Vafaei (IRN)
 Soheil Vahedi (IRN)		  Ahmed Saif (QAT)
 Ali Al Obaidli (QAT)
 Khamis Al Obaidli (QAT)		 3–0

References

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  2. "Asian Championship 2013 : 6-Red Snooker". cuesportsindia.com. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  3. "India trounce Iran to win Asian Snooker Championship in Qatar". The Peninsula. 31 May 2013. Archived from the original on 25 June 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  4. Day, Michael (13 May 2018). "Sarkhosh wins Asian Championship on home soil". worldsnookerfederation.org. Archived from the original on 18 June 2024. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  5. Pathak, Vivek (11 March 2022). "World Snooker Champion 2021 - Ahsan Ramzan from Pakistan". IBSF. Archived from the original on 24 December 2024. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  6. "Amir Sarkhosh wins inaugural Q Tour Middle East title". WPBSA. 10 January 2024. Archived from the original on 27 February 2024. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  7. "Amir Sarkhosh secures Q Tour Middle East double". WPBSA. 17 January 2024. Archived from the original on 17 January 2024. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  8. "Trio of World Snooker Tour cards secured in Sarajevo". WPBSA. 16 March 2024. Archived from the original on 16 July 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
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  11. "International Championship qualifiers". snooker.org. 10 November 2024. Archived from the original on 22 November 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  12. "Brecel continues form to reach Yushan". World Snooker Tour. 22 December 2024. Archived from the original on 22 December 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.

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