Ahsan thrash Waqas 3-0 in Jubilee Insurance 4th U18 Junior National Championship 2019 opener
Promising Ahsan Yousuf of Punjab defeated Sindh’s Waqas Khan by 3-0 in the Jubilee Insurance 4th U18 Junior National Championship 2019 at the Pakistan Sports Complex, Islamabad.
Promising Ahsan Yousuf of Punjab taught a snooker lesson to Sindh’s Waqas Khan as the former outplayed the latter with the final score line of 69-21, 65-07, 69-06 on the opening day of the fourth Jubilee Insurance National U-18 Snooker Championship here at the Pakistan Sports Complex, Islamabad.
Former world U-18 champion Mohammad Naseem Akhtar, the first Pakistani to clinch the U-18 World Snooker Championship held at Beijing in 2017, struggled to overcome a stiff challenge from Sindh’s U-18 champion Shehryar in the five-frame match. Naseem of Punjab eventually claimed the match 3-2 (51-47, 21-60, 56-18, 33-68, 53-51).
Meanwhile, defending champion Umer Khan of Punjab and last year’s runner-up Shaikh Mohammad Mudassir also won their opening-round matches in contrasting styles.
While Umer comfortably outclassed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Malik Rayyan Khan 3-0 (62-24, 55-31, 73-10), Punjab’s Mudassir struggled to overwhelm Faisal Ibrar Khan of Islamabad 3-2 (67-44, 84-36, 48-73, 40-53, 64-26).
Jubilee Insurance National U-18 Snooker Championship-Day 1st Results
| Player | vs | Player | Score line |
| Shaikh Muhammad Mudassir (Pjb) | def | Faisal Ibrar Kiyani (Isb) | 67-44, 84-36, 48-73, 40-53, 64-26 |
| Ahsan Yousuf (Pjb) | def | Waqas Khan (Sindh) | 69-21, 65-07, 69-06 |
| Farhan Majeed (Pjb) | def | Sajjad Abdullah (Kpk) | 71-24, 106-21, 78-22 |
| Kamran Albert Masih (Kpk) | def | Muhammad Bilal (Pjb) | 55-30, 29-52, 52-39, 48-44 |
| Umer Khan (Pjb) | def | Malak Rayyan Khan (Kpk) | 62-24, 55-31, 73-10 |
| Muhammad Naseem Akhtar (Pjb) | def | Shehryar Khan (Sindh) | 51-47, 21-60, 56-18, 33-68, 53-51 |
| Muhammad Rafiq (Kpk) | def | Shehryar Abbas (Pjb) | 92-22, 113-07, 86-21 |
| Iftikhar Hussain (Bal) | def | Sheraz Raza (Sindh) | 51-47, 21-60, 56-18, 33-68, 53-51 |
| Atif Arshad (Kpk) | def | Umer Junaid (Sindh) | 65-11, 62-84, 69-50, 79-38 |
| Shahzaib Malik (Pjb) | def | Malik Muzammil Khan (Kpk) | 69-38, 49-16, 79-13 |
| Raja Zohaib (Sindh) | def | Muhammad Mohsin (Bal) | 97-31, 83-20, 71-17 |
| Haider Abbas (Isb) | def | Shaikh Qamber (Sindh) | 63-34, 24-52, 72-25, 52-33 |
| Hmza Ilyas (Pjb) | def | Talha Sakrani (Sindh) | 75-19, 70-37, 73-18 |
| Shehryar Waseem (Pjb) | def | Munsif uddin (Kpk) | 75-19, 70-37, 73-18 |
