Muhammad Asif shines in 34th Asian Snooker Championship
Three-time national champion Mohammad Asif wins back-to-back matches to take a berth in the knockout round of the 34th Asian Snooker Championship in the Iranian city of Tabriz.
Former world amateur snooker champion Muhammad Asif had three wins and a defeated to his credit in group C and he is slated to face Iran’s Ehsan Heydari Nezhad in his last league fixture.
Asif outplayed Hong Kong’s Chun Chui in straight games by 124-4, 84-32, 93-23, 70-50 and sent Myanmar’s Won Ko Ko packing 4-2 (53-19, 52-40, 13-63, 37-67, 90-16, 60-25) to repair the damage of loss.
Former national champion Mohammad Bilal was extended to limits by Myanmar’s Aung Phyo before winning the battle by 4-3 to stay unbeaten in group A. He won the duel 13-71, 86-24, 75-35, 24-66, 56-69, 63-59, 52-42.
Babar Masih and Mohammad Majid Ali, the other two Pakistani cueists competing in the event, also won their matches.The former coasted to 4-2 victory over Ka Lam Lau of Hong Kong (36-61, 29-94, 67-8, 65-11, 61-16, 81-12) while the latter defeated Hong Kong’s Chi Wai Au by the identical scoreline of 4-2 the scores being 47-34, 19-127, 69-20, 71-17, 38-56, 49-37.
Results:
| Mohammad Asif | def | Chun Chui (Hong Kong) | 4-0 (124-4, 84-32, 93-23, 70-50) |
| Mohammad Asif | Win Ko Ko (Myanmar) | 4-2 (53-19, 52-40, 13-63, 37-67, 90-16, 60-25) | |
| Mohammad Bilal | Aung Phyo (Myanmar) | 4-3 (13-71, 86-24, 75-35, 24-66, 56-69, 63-59, 52-42) | |
| Babar Masih | Ka Lam Lau (Hong Kong) | 4-2 (36-61, 29-94, 67-8, 65-11, 61-16, 81-12) | |
| Mohammad Majid Ali | Chi Wai Au (Hong Kong) | 4-2 (47-34, 19-127, 69-20, 71-17, 38-56, 49-37) |
