Hatem Yassen ( 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. He lost all six matches he played during the season and failed to pick up a frame in four of them. It was a similar story the following season as he lost all eight matches he played and he has now dropped off the tour.
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 2025/26RankingIt shows the ranking at the beginning of the seasonNew players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking9394Ranking tournamentsChampionship LeagueNon-RankingARRSaudi Arabia MastersNot HeldA2RWuhan OpenNot HeldALQEnglish OpenNHAALQBritish OpenNot HeldALQXi'an Grand PrixNot HeldALQNorthern Ireland OpenNHAALQInternational ChampionshipLQAALQUK Championship1RALQLQShoot OutNR1R1R1RScottish OpenNHALQLQGerman MastersLQALQLQWorld Grand PrixDNQDNQDNQDNQPlayers ChampionshipThe event was called the Players Tour Championship Grand Final (2015/2016)DNQDNQDNQDNQWelsh Open1R1RLQLQWorld OpenNHLQLQLQTour ChampionshipNot HeldDNQDNQWorld ChampionshipLQLQLQFormer ranking tournamentsRiga MastersMRLQNot HeldIndian OpenNHLQNot HeldPaul Hunter ClassicMR1RNot HeldShanghai MastersALQNon-RankingGibraltar OpenMRANot HeldChina OpenLQANot Held Performance Table LegendLQ 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-finalsSF lost in the semi-finalsF lost in the finalW won the tournamentDNQ did not qualify for the tournamentA did not participate in the tournamentWD 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 Amateur finals: 2 (2 title) Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final ScoreWinner 1. 2015 ABSF African Snooker Championships Mohamed Khairy 6–5Winner 2. 2024 ABSF African Snooker Championships (2) Abdelrahman Shahin 6–5
References
External links
Hatem Yassen at WPBSA