Wael Talaat

Wael Talaat
Born(1964-03-17)17 March 1964
Died20 February 2025(2025-02-20) (aged 60)
Sport country Egypt
Professional1998/1999

Wael Talaat (Arabic: وائل طلعت; 17 March 1964 – 20 February 2025) was an Egyptian snooker player. He is notable for being the first man to make a 83-point break in 6-red snooker, which earned him a place in the Guinness Book of World Records.[1] He had one season as a professional on the tour, in 1998.[2]

Talaat won the ABSF African Snooker Championships a record three times, as well as losing in four other finals. He also took part in the 2022 World Seniors Championship, beating Maria Catalano 3–0,[3] before losing to Jimmy White in the last 16.

Talaat died on 20 February 2025, at the age of 60.[4]

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament 1998/
99 		2015/
16 		2021/
22
Ranking[nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 3] [nb 3]
Ranking tournaments
British Open LQ NH A
UK Championship LQ A A
Scottish Open LQ NH A
European Masters[nb 4] LQ NH A
Welsh Open LQ A A
World Championship LQ A A
Non-ranking tournaments
World Seniors Championship NH A 2R
Former ranking tournaments
Grand Prix LQ Not Held
Thailand Masters LQ Not Held
China Open[nb 5] LQ A NH
Former non-ranking tournaments
Six-red World Championship NH RR NH
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 Held means an event was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Event means an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Event means an event is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Event means an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
  1. ^ It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
  2. ^ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking
  3. ^ a b He was an amateur
  4. ^ The event was called the Irish Open (1998/1999)
  5. ^ The event was called the China International (1998/1999)

Amateur finals: 10 (6 titles)

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. 1996 Egypt Amateur Championship Egypt Hitesh Bakhaty 5–3
Runner-up 1. 2002 ABSF African Snooker Championships Egypt Hesham Abbas 2–5
Winner 2. 2007 ABSF African Snooker Championships Egypt Mohamed Samy Elkhayat 5–4
Winner 3. 2009 ABSF African Snooker Championships (2) Egypt Mohamed Samy Elkhayat 6–0
Runner-up 2. 2010 ABSF African Snooker Championships (2) Egypt Mohamed Samy Elkhayat 1–6
Winner 4. 2011 African 6-red Championship Egypt Mohammed el Moula 8–2
Winner 5. 2011 ABSF African Snooker Championships (3) Egypt Mohammed el Hamy 6–4
Runner-up 3. 2016 ABSF African Snooker Championships (3) South Africa Peter Francisco 1–6
Runner-up 4. 2017 ABSF African Snooker Championships (4) Egypt Basem Eltahhan 5–6
Winner 6. 2018 African Championship - Masters South Africa Abdul Mutalieb Allie 5–4

References

  1. ^ https://www.ibsf.info/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=249%3Awael-talaat-set-a-record-high-break-in-6reds&Itemid=382
  2. ^ https://seniorsnooker.com/2025/02/21/farewell-to-wael-talaat/#respond
  3. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20220506104634/https://wst.tv/last-16-confirmed-at-the-crucible/
  4. ^ "Farewell to Wael Talaat". Senior Snooker. 21 February 2025. Retrieved 21 February 2025.


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