Babar, Asif , Bilal in Asian 6-Reds Snooker Championship Knockout phase
Pakistani trio of Babar Masih, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Bilal cruised into the knockout round of the Asian 6-Reds snooker championship in Doha.
Pakistan trio of Babar Masih, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Bilal cruised into the knockout round of the Asian 6-Reds snooker championship as compatriot Mohammad Majid Ali waited for the completion of group matches in Doha.
Earlier, Babar Masih and Muhammad Asif became Asian Snooker Team Champions after defeating India’s Pankaj Advani and Malkeet Singh 3-2 (110-02, 47-81(52), 72-70, 05-107(68), 98-18) in a thrilling final of the team event in Doha.
Both Babar and Asif have won three group matches apiece while Bilal has won two. He is slated to meet Indian Varun Madan in his third encounter on Sunday evening.
Babar and Asif, who have swapped No 1 and 2 rankings after the third national ranking event recently, continued their unbeaten run by conjuring up third straight victories.
Babar got the better of Qatar’s Ali Alobaidli 5-2 (46-0, 42-34, 0-45, 0-42, 60-4, 50-6, 68-0) while Asif cruised to 5-3 triumph over Hong Kong’s Fung Kwok Wai (33-0, 14-59, 49-1, 1-57, 32-6, 31-6, 1-36, 44-25).
Majid, who went down to Qatar’s Mohsen Bukshaisha 5-2 in his opening fixture, fought courageously to whip Hong Kong’s Chau Hon Man 5-4 (70-0, 15-37, 79-0, 18-36, 19-49, 30-37, 31-27, 32-29, 42-6) to open his account. He is drawn to face Vietnam’s Nguyen Pham Hoai in his third encounter.
Results:
| Player | Score line | ||
| Mohammad Majid Ali | def | Chau Hon Man (Hong Kong) | 5-4 (70-0, 15-37, 79-0, 18-36, 19-49, 30-37, 31-27, 32-29, 42-6) |
| Mohammad Asif | def | Fung Kwok Wai (Hong Kong) | 5-3 (33-0, 14-59, 49-1, 1-57, 32-6, 31-6, 1-36, 44-25) |
| Babar Masih | def | Ali Alobaidli (Qatar) | 5-2 (46-0, 42-34, 0-45, 0-42, 60-4, 50-6, 68-0) |
