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Hammad Miah

English Bangladeshi snooker player (born 1993)

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Hammad Miah (born 6 July 1993) is an English professional snooker player from Hertford, England.

In May 2013, Miah qualified for the 2013-14 and 2014-15 professional Main Tour as one of four semi-finalists from the first 2013 Q School event.

01Career

Debut season

Miah's first win as a professional was a 5-4 victory over Sydney Wilson in the first qualifying round of the 2013 Australian Goldfields Open, before losing 2-5 to Gerard Greene. He made his debut in a ranking event at the Indian Open by beating Jimmy Robertson 4-3 in the qualifying event, then beat Chen Zhe in the first round, again by a single frame. Miah played local favourite Aditya Mehta in the second round and lost 1-4. He lost in the first round of the UK Championship and Welsh Open 2-6 to Andrew Higginson and 3-4 to Xiao Guodong respectively. Miah also met Xiao in the first round of the China Open and was beaten again this time 2-5.

2014-2015 season

Miah had a poor 2014-15 season as he could only win one match all year and lost his place on the tour as was placed 100th in the world rankings, well outside top 64 who remain. Miah tried to win his place back at the 2015 Q School and came closest to doing so in the second event when he lost 2-4 to Paul Davison in the penultimate round.

2015-2016 season

Miah's Q School Order of Merit gave him entry into the 2015 Australian Goldfields Open qualifiers in which he began with a century break and won his first ranking event match in almost a year by beating Jason Weston 5-2. He lost 1-5 to Anthony Hamilton in the subsequent round. He was eliminated in the third round of three European Tour events during the season, which included scoring 4-3 wins over Mark Davis and Judd Trump. This saw him finish 60th on the Order of Merit to secure a new two-year tour card starting next season.

2016-2017 season

Miah edged out Martin Gould 5-4 to qualify for the 2016 World Open, but lost in the wildcard round once in China. Wins over Kurt Dunham, Tian Pengfei and Rory McLeod helped him reach the final qualifying round for the Shanghai Masters and he was beaten 0-5 by Matthew Selt. Miah was 0-3 down to Tom Ford in the opening round of the UK Championship, before levelling at 3-3 in a run which included a century break. He was also 3-5 behind, but came back to win 6-5. A second final frame decider came in the next round against Robert Milkins with Miah losing it. Afterwards Milkins said Miah was not a real snooker player after the pair exchanged words at the end of the match. Miah shocked world number 22 Ricky Walden 10-7 in World Championship qualifying and, after beating Martin O'Donnell 10-7, a match up with Rory McLeod awaited with the winner reaching the Crucible. Miah lost the first seven frames, before taking six in a row. He would ultimately be defeated 7-10.

2018-present

He dropped off the tour at the end of 2017/18 but entered the 2018 Q School in an attempt to rejoin immediately. He won event 1 of Q School meaning he has a pro tour card for another two years. After dropping off tour, he immediately regained his card through the 2021 Q School Order of Merit for the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons. He won the WSF Championship in 2026 and is able to return to the main tour from the 2026-27 season.

02Personal life

Hammad Miah is based at Hertford Snooker Club in Hertford, England. Miah and fellow main tour player Alfie Burden currently co-own the club, having acquired the club in 2024.

03Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament 2011/
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Ranking 104 71 89 71 83
Ranking tournaments
Championship League Non-Ranking Event RR RR RR RR A RR
China Open A 1R LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ Tournament Not Held LQ
Wuhan Open Tournament Not Held 1R 1R A WD
British Open Tournament Not Held 4R 1R 2R 1R A LQ
English Open Tournament Not Held 1R 3R 1R 2R LQ 1R 1R LQ A
Shenzhen Open Tournament Not Held 2R A LQ
Northern Ireland Open Tournament Not Held 1R 1R 3R 2R 1R 2R 1R LQ A
International Championship NH LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ Not Held LQ LQ A
UK Championship A 1R 1R 1R 2R 2R 1R 1R 2R LQ LQ LQ LQ
Shoot Out Non-Ranking Event 1R 1R 1R 1R WD 1R 4R 1R A
Scottish Open Tournament Not Held 1R 2R 1R 1R 2R 1R LQ LQ A
German Masters A LQ LQ LQ LQ 1R LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ 2R A
Welsh Open A 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R 1R 1R LQ LQ A
World Grand Prix Not Held NR DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
Players Championship DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
World Open A LQ Not Held WR LQ LQ LQ Not Held LQ LQ A
Tour Championship Tournament Not Held DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
World Championship A LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ
Non-ranking tournaments
Championship League A A A A A A A RR A A A A A
Former ranking tournaments
Wuxi Classic NR LQ LQ Tournament Not Held
Australian Goldfields Open A LQ LQ LQ Tournament Not Held
Shanghai Masters A LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ Non-Ranking Not Held Non-Ranking Event
Paul Hunter Classic Minor-Ranking Event 1R 1R 4R NR Tournament Not Held
Indian Open NH 2R LQ NH LQ 1R LQ Tournament Not Held
Riga Masters Not Held Minor-Ranking LQ 2R LQ LQ Tournament Not Held
China Championship Tournament Not Held NR LQ LQ 1R Tournament Not Held
Turkish Masters Tournament Not Held LQ Tournament Not Held
Gibraltar Open Not Held MR 2R 2R 1R 1R 1R Tournament Not Held
WST Classic Tournament Not Held 2R Tournament Not Held
European Masters Tournament Not Held LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ Not Held
Saudi Arabia Masters Tournament Not Held 2R A NH
Former non-ranking tournaments
Six-red World Championship NH A A A A A A A NH LQ Tournament Not Held
Performance Table Legend
LQ 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-finals
SF lost in the semi-finals F lost in the final W won the tournament
DNQ did not qualify for the tournament A did not participate in the tournament WD withdrew from the tournament
NH / Not Heldmeans an event was not held
NR / Non-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was no longer a ranking event
R / Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a ranking event
MR / Minor-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a minor-ranking event

04Career finals

Amateur finals: 3 (2 titles)

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1. 2013 English Under-21 Championship Chris Wakelin 4-8
Winner 1. 2025 Q Tour Europe, Event 1 Patrick Whelan 4-2
Winner 2. 2026 WSF Championship Wang Xinbo 5-4
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