# Shokat Ali

Shokat Ali (born 4 March 1970) is a snooker player who has represented Pakistan in international tournaments.

## Career

Ali turned professional in 1991. He appeared on the BBC1 game show "Big Break" in 1997.
At the 1998 Asian Games, he won a gold medal in the snooker singles, a bronze medal in the snooker doubles and a bronze medal in the snooker team event.
He defeated Jimmy White to reach the last 16 of the 1998 Grand Prix. At the 2001 Thailand Masters, Ali reached the quarter-finals, beating Ronnie O'Sullivan en route.
In 2005, his cue was stolen from his car parked at his garage in Lancashire, and he suffered a deterioration of results as he struggled to find another cue he could show his best form using.
He represented Pakistan in the 2006 Asian Games held in Doha, Qatar.
He dropped off the game's main professional tour in 2007, but showed signs of a return to form in 2008, winning an event on the secondary PIOS Tour.

## Performance and rankings timeline

| Tournament | 1991/ 92 | 1992/ 93 | 1993/ 94 | 1994/ 95 | 1995/ 96 | 1996/ 97 | 1997/ 98 | 1998/ 99 | 1999/ 00 | 2000/ 01 | 2001/ 02 | 2002/ 03 | 2003/ 04 | 2003/ 04 | 2004/ 05 | 2005/ 06 | 2006/ 07 |
| Ranking | | 143 | 110 | 83 | 87 | 76 | 59 | 49 | 69 | 68 | 40 | 34 | 49 | 49 | 65 | 54 | 55 |
| Ranking tournaments ||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Trophy | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | NR | LQ |
| Grand Prix | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | 2R | LQ | LQ | 3R | LQ | 1R | 1R | 2R | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ |
| UK Championship | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 2R | 2R | LQ | 2R | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ |
| Malta Cup | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | NH | LQ | Not Held | Not Held | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ |
| Welsh Open | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | 2R | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 2R | LQ | LQ |
| China Open | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | NR | LQ | 2R | LQ | LQ | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | LQ | LQ | LQ |
| World Championship | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ |
| Non-ranking tournaments ||||||||||||||||||
| The Masters | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | A | A | A |
| Former ranking tournaments ||||||||||||||||||
| Classic | LQ | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| Strachan Open | LQ | MR | NR | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| Dubai Classic | LQ | 3R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| German Masters | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | LQ | LQ | 2R | NR | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| Malta Grand Prix | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | LQ | NR | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| Thailand Masters | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | QF | LQ | NR | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | NR |
| Scottish Open | NH | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 2R | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held |
| British Open | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | 1R | LQ | LQ | 2R | 1R | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held |
| Irish Masters | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | NH | NR |
| Former non-ranking tournaments ||||||||||||||||||
| China Masters | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | F | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| Pakistan Masters | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | 1R | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| Malta Masters | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | 1R | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| Poland Masters | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | QF | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
| Euro-Asia Masters Challenge | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | RR | RR | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | 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 |
| DQ | disqualified from the tournament | | | | |
| NH / Not Held | NH / Not Held | NH / Not Held | NH / Not Held | event was not held. |
| NR / Non-Ranking Event | NR / Non-Ranking Event | NR / Non-Ranking Event | NR / Non-Ranking Event | event is/was no longer a ranking event. |
| R / Ranking Event | R / Ranking Event | R / Ranking Event | R / Ranking Event | event is/was a ranking event. |
| MR / Minor-Ranking Event | MR / Minor-Ranking Event | MR / Minor-Ranking Event | MR / Minor-Ranking Event | means an event is/was a minor-ranking event. |
| PA / Pro-am Event | PA / Pro-am Event | PA / Pro-am Event | PA / Pro-am Event | means an event is/was a pro-am event. |
* ↑ From the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
* ↑ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.
* ↑ The event was also called the LG Cup (2001/2002–2003/2004)
* ↑ The event was called the European Open (1991/1992–2003/2004) and the Irish Open (1998/1999)
* ↑ The event was called the China International (1997/1998–1998/1999)
* ↑ The event was called the Strachan Challenge (1992/1993–1993/1994)
* ↑ The event was called the Thailand Classic (1995/1996) and the Asian Classic (1996/1997)
* ↑ The event was called the German Open (1995/1996–1997/1998)
* ↑ The event was called the Asian Open (1991/1992–1992/1993) and the Thailand Open (1993/1994–1996/1997)
* ↑ The event was called the International Open (1992/1993–1996/1997) and the Players Championship (2003/2004)

## Career finals
### Non-ranking finals: 2 (1 title)

| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 1996 | China Masters | Rod Lawler | 3–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 1998 | Asian Games | Sam Chong | 7–6 |

### Amateur finals: 1 (1 title)

| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 2008 | PIOS – Event 3 | Michael White | 6–3 |