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Shokat Ali (born 4 March 1970) is an English snooker player of Pakistani descent, who represents Pakistan in international tournaments.〔("International Open 1997" ), by Hermund Årdalen, ''WWW Snooker'', Oslo, Norway, 4 May 2005; accessed 1 March 2007 〕 Ali turned professional in 1991, but his best performance in professional competition came ten years later in the 2001 Thailand Masters where he reached the quarter-finals, beating Ronnie O'Sullivan en route.〔(BBC Sport: Ali shocks O'Sullivan )〕 He first gained notice when he defeated Jimmy White to reach the last 16 of the 1998 Grand Prix,〔(Asian Image: Shokat's 15 minutes of frame )〕 and also enjoyed a run of form in 1999.〔(This is Lancashire: Snooker: Ali makes it through )〕 He has career earnings of over £240,000 and has a high of 139. In 1998 Ali became the first man to win a Gold Medal for cue sports in world competition which he achieved at the Asian Games.〔(The Citizen: Snooker: Shokat strikes gold )〕 In 2005 his cue was stolen from his car,〔( BBC Sport: Ali appeals for missing cue )〕 and he suffered a deterioration of results as he struggled to find another cue he could show his best form using. He dropped off the game's Main professtional tour in 2007, but showed signs of a return to form in 2008, winning an event on the secondary PIOS Tour.〔(World Snooker News: The Wonder Of Cue )〕 Ali is co-owner, with fellow player Chris Norbury, of Elite Snooker Club in Preston. ==References== 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shokat Ali」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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