Yasir Ali Butt (born 3 July 1988 in Lahore, Pakistan) is a professional squash player who has represented Pakistan internationally. He reached a Professional Squash Association (PSA) ranking of World No. 40 in July 2008[1][2] and Super Series ranking No. 17 in 2012.
| Full name | Yasir Ali Butt | ||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Yas | ||||||||||||||
| Country |  Pakistan | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 July 1988 Lahore, Pakistan | ||||||||||||||
| Residence | New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2003 | ||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right Handed | ||||||||||||||
| Racquet used | Harrow | ||||||||||||||
| Men's singles | |||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 40 (July 2008) | ||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 503 (December 2017) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on December 2017. | |||||||||||||||
Butt represented Pakistan at both the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India and the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, and was part of the gold medal-winning team at the latter event.[3]
Accomplishments
edit- Career's best Professional Squash Association (PSA) ranking 40 and super series ranking 17
- Finalist of World Junior Open Squash Championship 2004 singles event
- Winner of World Junior Open Squash Championship 2004 team event
- Finalist of Asian Junior Open Squash Championship 2003 singles event
- Winner of Asian Junior Open Squash Championship 2003 team event
- Winner of British Junior Open Squash Championship 2003 U-17 category
- Winner of British Junior Open Squash Championship 2002 U-15 category
- Winner of Scottish Junior Open Squash Championship 2002 U-15 category
- Winner of National Junior Championships of U-14, U-15, U-16, U-17 & U-19 categories.
- Represented Pakistan in World Squash Team Championship, World Open, British Open, Malaysian
- Open, Hong Kong Open, Asian and Commonwealth Games
- Semi Final of Florida State Open 2011 (USA)
- Winner of Gold Racquet Tournament 2011 (USA)
- Finalist of Dayton Open 2011 (USA)
- Winner of FMC International Squash Championship 2011 (Pakistan)
- Finalist 3RD Kish Persian Gulf Cup 2011 (Iran)
- Finalist Pakistan International Squash Championship 2011 (Pakistan)
- Finalist Taiwan Open 2008 (Taiwan)
- Finalist President International Squash Championship 2008 (Pakistan)
- Finalist COAS International Squash Championship 2008 (Pakistan)
- Finalist Fajr International Squash Championship 2008 (Pakistan)
- Semifinalist of Manitoba Open 2008 Canada
- Gold medallist in Asian Games 2010, Guangzhou, China
- Gold medallist in SAF Games 2006 held at Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Gold medallist in National Team Championship 2006 held at Islamabad, Pakistan[4]
References
edit- ^ PSA Player Profile
- ^ SquashInfo Player Profile
- ^ "Asiad squash gold to revive Pakistan's lost glory - China.org.cn". www.china.org.cn. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
- ^ Interviewed Yasir Butt on 2 February 2016 [full citation needed]
External links
edit- Yasir Butt at the Professional Squash Association (archive) (archive 2)
- Yasir Butt at Squash Info
- Yasir Ali Butt at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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