Hamza Akbar
| Born |
November 12, 1993 Faisalabad, Pakistan |
|---|---|
| Sport country | Pakistan |
| Nickname | The Admiral |
| Professional | 2015–present |
| Highest ranking | 86 |
| Current ranking | 103 (as of 18 December 2016) |
| Career winnings | £9,600 |
| Highest break | 128 |
| Century breaks | 1 |
| Best ranking finish | Last 64 |
Hamza Akbar (Urdu:حمزه اكبر ; born 1993) is a Pakistani snooker player who won the 31st Asian Snooker Championship held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 2015.
Born in Faisalabad city of Pakistan, Akbar is a two-time national snooker champion. Akbar won his first major international title at the age 22, beating Pankaj Advani of India 7–6 in the final in of Asian Snooker Championship in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in April 2015 to became the third player from Pakistan in 16 years to do so. The title earned him a two-year card for the main snooker tour beginning with the 2015/2016 season.
He threatened a comeback from 4–0 against two-time world champion Mark Williams in the first round of the 2015 UK Championship, but lost 6–4. He took Michael Holt to a deciding frame in the opening round of the Welsh Open and made a break of 52, but was beaten 4–3. His most remarkable performance in his first season on the main tour came at the World Snooker Championship where he defeated world number 33 Jamie Jones 10–5 in the first qualifying round, before losing 10–3 to Ian Burns.
Akbar qualified for the 2016 Indian Open by overcoming Chris Wakelin 4–1, but withdrew from the event before it began. He received a bye through to the second round of the Northern Ireland Open and lost 4–2 to Josh Boileau. He will drop off the tour at the end of the season due to being ranked outside the top 64 in the world.
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