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Pakistani squash player
Yasir Butt Full name Yasir Ali Butt Nickname(s) Yas Country
Pakistan Residence
New Jersey , U.S. Born (1988-07-03 ) 3 July 1988 (age 36) Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) Weight 155 lb (70 kg) Turned Pro 2003 Plays Right Handed Racquet used
Harrow Highest ranking No. 40 (July 2008) Current ranking No. 503 (December 2017) Last updated: December 2017.
Yasir Ali Butt (born 3 July 1988 in
Lahore , Pakistan) is a professional
squash player who represented
Pakistan . He reached a Professional Squash Association (PSA) ranking No. 40 in the world in July 2008.
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[2] and Super Series ranking No. 17 in 2012. In 2011
Butt represented Pakistan at both the
Commonwealth Games in
New Delhi ,
India . At the
Asian Games in
Guangzhou ,
China he was part of the gold medal-winning team.
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
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