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	~~\| Prize money = £22,000<ref>http://cuetracker.net/Players/Yasin-Merchant/Career-Total-Statistics</ref>~~
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{{short description|Indian snooker player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
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|name = Yasin Merchant
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|12|17}}
|birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[India]]
| Sport country = {{IND}}
| Nickname =
| Professional = 1992–1997
| High ranking = 65 (1996/1997)
| Current rank =
| Prize money = £22,000<ref>http://cuetracker.net/Players/Yasin-Merchant/Career-Total-Statistics</ref>
| High break = 141 (1997 World Championship qualifying)
| Century break = 9
| Best finish = Last 32 (1995 German Open, 1996 UK Championship)
| Ranking wins =
| Other wins = 4
| World champ =
}}

{{MedalTableTop}}
{{MedalSport | Men's [[Snooker]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Asian Games]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[Cue sports at the 2002 Asian Games|2002 Busan]] | Doubles }}
{{MedalSilver | [[Cue sports at the 2010 Asian Games|2010 Guangzhou]] | Team }}
{{MedalBronze | [[Cue sports at the 2006 Asian Games|2006 Doha]] | Team }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Asian Indoor Games]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[Cue sports at the 2007 Asian Indoor Games|2007 Macau]] | Team }}
{{MedalBottom}}

'''Yasin Merchant''', born 17 December 1966 is [[India]]'s first professional [[snooker]] player. He won the National Snooker championships on 3 occasions, in 2001, 2000 and 1991. [http://www.rediff.com/sports/2001/mar/03snook.htm] He was honoured by Khar Gymkhana which has named its snooker hall after him as Yasin Merchant Snooker Hall.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-09-22|title=Former Asian Snooker Champion Yasin Merchant honoured|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/former-asian-snooker-champion-yasin-merchant-honoured-4856009/|access-date=2020-10-28|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>

==Career==
In 2011 he retired from the sport.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://sports.ndtv.com/othersports/news/181747-snooker-ace-yasin-merchant-calls-it-a-day | title=Snooker ace Yasin Merchant calls it a day | work=ndtv.com | access-date=26 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://sports.ndtv.com/othersports/news/181638-yasin-merchant-loses-to-martin-odonnel-in-world-snooker-championship | title=Merchant loses to O'Donnel in World Snooker Championship | work=ndtv.com | access-date=26 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.news18.com/news/india/snooker-ace-yasin-merchant-calls-it-a-day-424208.html | title=Snooker ace Yasin Merchant calls it a day | work=news18.com | access-date=26 April 2016}}</ref>

== Tournament finals ==
* 2010 Silver medallist Asian Games China
* 2006 Bronze medallist - Indoor Asian games, Macau
* 2007 [[ACBS Asian Snooker Championship]] runner-up
* 2002 [[Asian Games]] – Snooker Doubles Gold Medal
* 2001 ACBS Asian Champion, Indian Snooker Champion [https://web.archive.org/web/20081223230049/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Countries/country_india.htm]
* 2000 Indian Snooker Champion [https://web.archive.org/web/20081223230049/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Countries/country_india.htm]
* 1991 ACBS Asian Championship runner-up, Indian Snooker Champion
* 1989 ACBS Asian Championship Champion
* 1991 Arjuna Award
* 1991 Shiv Chattrapati Award
* WPBSA World Snooker Coach Grade 2

==References==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Players/Global_Asia/India/ind_yasin_merchant.htm Yasin Merchant's biography]

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[[Category:Indian snooker players]]
[[Category:1966 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Asian Games medalists in cue sports]]
[[Category:Cue sports players at the 1998 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Cue sports players at the 2002 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Cue sports players at the 2006 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Cue sports players at the 2010 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Asian Games gold medalists for India]]
[[Category:Asian Games silver medalists for India]]
[[Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for India]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Cue sports players from Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award]]

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