Asif Toba, Shahid Aftab, Babar Masih shines in Jubilee Insurance Ranking Snooker Championship
The unseeded duo of Asif Toba and Shahid Aftab, along with second seed Babar Masih, booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Jubilee Insurance Ranking Snooker Championship here at the Karachi Gymkhana
Two former national champions, Mohammad Asif Toba and Shahid Aftab, who are ranked below top 10, along with second seed Babar Masih have confirmed their places in the knockout quarter-finals by staying unbeaten in the league matches of the third national ranking snooker championship at the Karachi Gymkhana.
Asif Toba hailing from the city of Toba Tek Singh, moved into the quarter-finals after winning his first four matches in Group A. Toba stunned eighth seed Asjad Iqbal 4-1 (10-63, 62-14, 55-22, 69-14, 46-37) while Shahid created quite a stir while getting the better of fifth seed Mohammad Ijaz 4-2 (69-59, 0-101, 64-48, 77-34, 20-57, 113-0).
Top seed and defending champion Muhammad Asif and eighth seed Asjad Iqbal will be engaged in a do-or-die battle in the same group today.
Babar, meanwhile, chalked up a magnificent 4-1 victory over former Pakistan No 1 Khurram Agha. The scores were 34-62, 80-38, 56-13, 64-25, 63-20. Second seed Babar Masih, enjoying his best year in the national circuit, remained the only unbeaten seeded cueist in the competition and his four wins on the trot took him comfortably into the quarter-finals from Group B.
Day 3rd Matches Results:
Sirbuland Khan (KPK) bt Sohail shehzad (Sindh) 4-1 (75-09(55), 69-34, 86-10, 0-87(83), 72-13)
Muhammad Shahbaz (Punjab) bt Khurram H. Agha (Sindh) 4-0 (72-47, 48-43, 48-10, 72-31)
Rambail Gul (KPK) bt Umair Alam (Sindh) 4-2 (06-73, 53-61, 64-32, 59-58, 55-43, 53-30)
Sultan Muhammad (Sindh) bt Ali Haider (Punjab) 4-0 (86-13, 68-55, 70-60, 73-72)
Muhammad Asif Toba (Punjab) bt Asjad Iqbal (Punjab) 4-1 (10-63, 62-14, 55-22, 69-14, 46-37)
Sharjeel Mehmood (KPK) bt Aakash Rafique (KPK) 4-1 (40-74, 68-04, 55-38, 54-20, 41-03)
Zulfiqar A. Qadir (Sindh) bt Muhammad Ahsan Javaid (Punjab) 4-2 (28-57, 65-25, 65-64, 25-59, 65-64, 71-48)
Shahid Aftab (Punjab) bt Muhammad Ijaz (Punjab) 4-2 (69-59(53), 0-101(59), 64-48, 77-34, 20-57(50), 113-0(53/60),)
Muhammad Asif (Punjab) bt Sohail shehzad (Sindh) 4-1 (59-40, 79-08(67), 20-64, 65-0, 68-06)
Babar Masih (Punjab) bt Khurram H. Agha (Sindh) 4-1 (34-62, 80-38(71), 56-13, 64-25, 63-20)
Rambail Gul (KPK) bt Muhammad Majid Ali (Punjab) 4-1 77-26, 13-77, 65-44, 62-53, 69-35)
Muhammad Bilal (Punjab) bt Sultan Muhammad (Sindh) 4-2 (71-50, 68-13, 69-70, 102-0, 37-75, 57-28)
Sirbuland Khan (KPK) bt Agha Bilawal (Sindh) 4-2 (68-08, 67-79, 42-74, 67-09, 64-24, 66-37)
Muhammad Shahbaz (Punjab) bt Muhammad Naseem Akhtar (Punjab) 4-3 (30-59, 68-43, 23-60, 60-44, 55-40, 0-64, 61-24)
Haris Tahir (Punjab) bt Ali Haider (Punjab) 4-0 (54-33, 64-47, 62-12, 56-40)
