Ahmed Aly Elsayed (born 14 December 1979) is an American professional

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player who has won the United States Amateur Championship a record six times, having won three consecutive titles between 2009 and 2011, and another three consecutive titles between 2018 and 2021 (no tournament was held in 2020 due to the

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). He participated in the

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at the Crucible Theatre in

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, England, becoming the first American to compete at the Crucible. He lost in the first round to Wayne Cooper. He turned professional in the 2023–24 season after earning a two-year tour card by winning the 2022 Pan American Amateur Championship. Former world champion Cliff Thorburn and top snooker coach Chris Henry advised him on playing professionally. Born in Egypt, he began as a pool player, winning tournaments in

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. His father, an officer in the Egyptian Army, introduced him to snooker, and Elsayed practiced the sport in an army club that featured snooker tables formerly owned by King Farouk. After earning a degree in civil engineering, he went to the United States, intending to compete in pool tournaments. He remained in the US, working at the

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, where he supervises the billiard room. He is a naturalized US citizen. In 2018, Elsayed played the part of a snooker player in ''The Nap'' at the

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, Broadway. The play was written by '' One Man, Two Guvnors'' playwright

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. Elsayed met his wife Amy, a stage manager, during his time appearing in the play.

Performance and rankings timeline

Career finals

Amateur finals: 12 (8 titles)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Aly, Ahmed 1979 births Living people American snooker players 21st-century American people