Abu Saim win Jubilee Insurance Master’s 40 plus National Snooker Championship 2019
Veteran cueist Abu Saim clinched the Jubilee Insurance Master’s 40 plus National Snooker Championship title after comfortably overcoming Mohammad Shafi here at the Pakistan Sports Complex’s snooker hall, Islamabad.
Veteran cueist Abu Saim clinched the Jubilee Insurance Master’s 40 plus National Snooker Championship title after comfortably overcoming Mohammad Shafi here at the Pakistan Sports Complex’s snooker hall, Islamabad.
Saim, who made it to the final after defeating defending champion Imran Shahzad 4-1, was in fine touch on Sunday, hammering a break of 90 on his way to register a 5-3 victory to become the new national champion.
Saim won the first frame 56-44 but lost the second 49-63. He won the third frame 69-16 and took the fourth 90-31(90). Saim lost the fifth frame 29-68 but fought back well to win the sixth 79-9, but again lost the seventh 7-71, before winning the 8th and decisive one 71-53 to register title triumph.
Earlier, in the semifinals, Abu Saim beat Imran Shehzad 4-1, 123-1(92), 23-113 (79), 71-39, 65-49 and 72-23, while Muhammad Shafi beat Arshad Ali Qureshi 4-0, 73-16, 48-46, 59-5, 52-20.
The seasoned top seed cueist from Punjab downed Shafi, who hails from KPK, with a game score of (56-44, 49-63, 69-16, 90-31(90), 29-68, 79-9, 7-71, 71-53).
With the final of the master’s event, the month-long snooker events which included U-16, U-18 and U-21 age groups, concluded here in Islamabad
The country’s top cueists will be seen in action in the national championship which is set to be held in Karachi next month.
