Mahmoud El Hareedy

Mahmoud El Hareedy
Born (1998-09-27) 27 September 1998[1]
Sport country Egypt
Professional2025–present
Current ranking 129 (as of 22 March 2026)

Mahmoud El Hareedy (born 27 September 1998) is an Egyptian professional snooker player. He won the 2025 All Africa Snooker Championship to earn a two-year tour card for the World Snooker Tour from the 2025-26 snooker season.

Career

In 2022, El Hareedy won the African Six-reds Championship held in Morocco, defeating countryman Mohamed Hammouda in the final.[2][3][4] He was subsequently invited to play in the 2023 Six-red World Championship held in Bangkok, where he was placed in group G, facing Stuart Bingham, Noppon Saengkham and Jordan Brown.[5][6]

In 2024, he placed third in the IBSF World Snooker Championship, the premier amateur tournament, the highest placement any Egyptian player has achieved in that event.[7] In June 2025, he again reached the final of the African Six-reds Championship, losing 4‍–‍6 to South Africa's Mutalieb Allie.[8][9] Later that month, he won the 2025 All Africa Snooker Championship, defeating Moroccan player Yassine Bellamine 6‍–‍1 in the final, and gaining a professional tour card on the World Snooker Tour for the 2025–26 and 2026–27 seasons.[9][10]

2025–26 season

El Hareedy failed to record any wins on the main tour in 2025 but achieved his first professional victory in the first qualifying round of the 2026 German Masters, defeating Iranian player Amir Sarkhosh 5‍–‍1. He subsequently lost 1‍–‍5 to Matthew Stevens in the second round of qualifying.[11]

Personal life

El Hareedy is from Alexandria and has represented the Smouha Sporting Club on an amateur level.[12][2][7] He is right-handed.[1]

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament 2022/
23 		2025/
26
Ranking[nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 3]
Ranking tournaments
Championship League A A
Saudi Arabia Masters NH 1R
Wuhan Open NH A
English Open A 1R
British Open A A
Xi'an Grand Prix NH LQ
Northern Ireland Open A LQ
International Championship NH LQ
UK Championship A LQ
Shoot Out A 1R
Scottish Open A LQ
German Masters A LQ
World Grand Prix DNQ DNQ
Players Championship DNQ DNQ
Welsh Open A LQ
World Open NH LQ
Tour Championship DNQ DNQ
World Championship A
Former non-ranking tournaments
Six-red World Championship 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. ^ He was an amateur
  3. ^ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking

Career finals

Amateur finals: 3 (2 titles)

Outcome No. Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. 2022 African Six-reds Championship Mohamed Hammouda 6–4
Runner-up 2. 2025 African Six-reds Championship Mutalieb Allie 4–6
Winner 3. 2025 All-Africa Snooker Championship Yassine Bellamine 6–1

References

  1. ^ a b "Mahmoud El Hareedy". WPBSA. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  2. ^ a b Al-Qal, Abu Bakr (25 June 2022). "محمود الهريدي ل "تتويج" أطمح في الاحتراف والبلياردو سنوكر يحتاج مزيداً من الدعم المادي والإعلامي" [Mahmoud El Hareedy to “Tatweeg”: I aspire to become a professional, but snooker billiards needs more financial and media support.]. Tatweeg News (in Arabic).
  3. ^ Yousef, Mohammed (27 June 2022). "لاعب الصيد يحرز فضية بطولة أفريقيا للبلياردو سنوكر" [Al-Sayed player wins silver at the African Billiards and Snooker Championship]. Al Wafd News (in Arabic).
  4. ^ "Mahmoud El Hareedy". snooker.org. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  5. ^ "Noppon reaches last 16, O'Sullivan wins". Bangkok Post. 8 March 2023.
  6. ^ "6 Red World Championship Group G (2023)". snooker.org. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  7. ^ a b Ramadan, Rajab (6 November 2024). "لاعب سموحة يحصد الميدالية البرونزية فى بطولة العالم للبلياردو السنوكر (صور)" [Smouha player wins bronze medal in World Billiards and Snooker Championship (photos)]. Al-Masry Al-Youm (in Arabic).
  8. ^ Snooker and Billiards South Africa (26 June 2025). "Mutalieb Allie Crowned African 6 Reds Snooker Champion!". Facebook.
  9. ^ a b "Mahmoud El Hareedy Earns Professional Status with All-Africa Title". WPBSA. 1 July 2025.
  10. ^ Ramadan, Rajab (1 July 2025). "تتويج لاعب سموحة ببطولة أفريقيا 2025 المؤهلة للاحتراف في البلياردو السنوكر" [Smouha player crowned champion of the 2025 African Championship, qualifying for professional billiards and snooker.]. Al-Masry Al-Youm (in Arabic).
  11. ^ "Mahmoud El Hareedy 2025/2026". snooker.org. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  12. ^ "Mahmoud El Hareedy". Facebook. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
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