# Ashot Potikyan

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{{Short description|Russian snooker player (1946–2017)}}
{{Infobox snooker player
|name            = Ashot Potikyan
|image           =
|caption         =
|birth_date      = {{birth date|df=yes|1946|5|21}}
|birth_place     = [Russia](/source/Russia)
|death_date      = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2017|1|4|1946|5|21}}
|death_place     = 
|Sport country   = {{RUS}}
|Professional    = 1994-1997
|High ranking    = 401
|Official maximums = 
|Ranking wins    =
|World champ     =
|Best finish     = 
}}
'''Ashot Potikyan''' ({{langx|hy|Աշոտ Փոթիկյան}}, {{langx|ru|Ашот Потикян}}; 21 May 1946, [Russia](/source/Russia){{spnd}}4 January 2017<ref>[https://www.llb.su/node/2989739 Ушла легенда российского бильярда - прошёл уже год ...]</ref>) was the first Russian professional [snooker](/source/snooker) & [russian pyramid](/source/russian_pyramid) player.

== Performance and rankings timeline ==
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
|-
!'''Tournament'''
![1990/<br/>91](/source/1990%E2%80%9391_snooker_season)
![1993/<br/>94](/source/1993%E2%80%9394_snooker_season)
![1994/<br/>95](/source/1994%E2%80%9395_snooker_season)
![1995/<br/>96](/source/1995%E2%80%9396_snooker_season)
![1996/<br/>97](/source/1996%E2%80%9397_snooker_season)
![1997/<br/>98](/source/1997%E2%80%9398_snooker_season)
![2002/<br/>03](/source/2002%E2%80%9303_snooker_season)
![2003/<br/>04](/source/2003%E2%80%9304_snooker_season)
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[Ranking](/source/Snooker_world_rankings)<ref name="Ranking history">{{cite web|title=Ranking History|url=http://www.snooker.org/rnk/history.asp|publisher=Snooker.org|accessdate=6 February 2011}}</ref><ref group="nb">It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.</ref>
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref group="nb" name="AMA">He was an amateur.</ref>
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref group="nb" name="AMA"/>
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref group="nb" name="NEW">New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.</ref>
|style="text-align:center;"|[454](/source/Snooker_world_rankings_1995%2F1996)
|style="text-align:center;"|[401](/source/Snooker_world_rankings_1996%2F1997)
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref group="nb" name="AMA"/>
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref group="nb" name="AMA"/>
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref group="nb" name="AMA"/>
|-
|colspan="10"|'''Ranking tournaments'''
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[LG Cup](/source/World_Open_(snooker))<ref group="nb" >The event was called the Grand Prix (1990/1991 and 1993/1994–1997/1998)</ref>
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[UK Championship](/source/UK_Championship)
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[Welsh Open](/source/Welsh_Open_(snooker))
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[Players Championship](/source/Scottish_Open_(snooker))<ref group="nb" >The event was called the International Open (1992/1993–1996/1997) and the Scottish Open (1997/1998 and 2002/2003)</ref>
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|NH
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[European Open](/source/European_Masters_(snooker))
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|NH
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[British Open](/source/British_Open_(snooker))
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[World Championship](/source/World_Snooker_Championship)
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ
|-
|colspan="10"|'''Non-ranking tournaments'''
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[The Masters](/source/Masters_(snooker))
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A
|-
|colspan="10"|'''Former ranking tournaments'''
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[Asian Classic](/source/Dubai_Classic)<ref group="nb" >The event was called the Dubai Classic (1990/1991 and 1993/1994–1994/1995) and Thailand Classic (1995/1996)</ref>
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A
|colspan="3" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[German Open](/source/German_Masters)
|colspan="3" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A
|colspan="2" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|Not Held
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[Thailand Masters](/source/Thailand_Masters)<ref group="nb">The event was called the Asian Open (1990/1991) and the Thailand Open (1993/1994–1996/1997)</ref>
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|A
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|NR
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|NH
|-
|colspan="10"|'''Former non-ranking tournaments'''
|-
|style="background:#EFEFEF;"|[World Masters](/source/World_Masters)
|style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|LQ
|colspan="7" style="text-align:center; color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:78%;"
|-
! colspan="6"|Performance Table Legend
|-
| align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30"|LQ
| lost in the qualifying draw
| align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|#R
| lost in the early rounds of the tournament<br />(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)
| align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF
| lost in the quarter-finals
|-
| align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
| lost in the semi-finals
| align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F
| lost in the final
| align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|'''W'''
| won the tournament
|-
| align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30"|DNQ
| did not qualify for the tournament
| align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30"|A
| did not participate in the tournament
| align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30"|WD
| withdrew from the tournament
|-
| align="center" style="color:#555555;" width="30"|DQ
| disqualified from the tournament
| 
| 
| 
| 
|}
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
|  style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|NH / Not Held || event was not held.
|-
|  style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|NR / Non-Ranking Event || event is/was no longer a ranking event.
|-
|  style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|R / Ranking Event || event is/was a ranking event.
|-
|  style="text-align:center; color:#555555;" colspan="4"|MR / Minor-Ranking Event || event is/was a minor-ranking event.
|}
{{Reflist|group=nb}}

==References==
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Category:1946 births
Category:Living people
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Russian snooker players
Category:Players of Russian pyramid

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Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ashot Potikyan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashot_Potikyan) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashot_Potikyan?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.