Bilal, Babar, Asif, Naseem shines in 11th NBP Ranking Snooker Championship 2019
Fifth seed Babar Masih marked a magnificent break of 136 on the opening day of the 11th edition of NBP Ranking Snooker Championship 2019 which got under way here at the NBP Sports Complex
The 11th edition of NBP Ranking Snooker Championship 2019 continue in full swing at the NBP Sports Complex, Karachi. Former junior world champion Mohammad Naseem Akhtar took a sweet revenge of his previous defeat when he humbled national U-18 champion Shaikh Mohammad Mudassir 4-1 as Babar Masih hammered a blistering break of 136 on the opening day.
Naseem, who has been lacking form, had lost to Mudassir in the final of National U-18 championship held at Islamabad in January. However, he displayed better acumen to post an exciting 72-49, 76-50, 13-95, 71-0, 96-22 victory over his opponent in Group ‘F’.
Fifth seed Babar Masih chalked up a magnificent break of 136 on the opening day of the 11th edition Championship. Babar, one of the most accomplished cueists of the country, got off to a scintillating start in the competition as he followed up the break of 136 with another one of 74 in the very next frame while demolishing Imran Qamar 4-1.
Top-seeded Muhammad Bilal, the reigning national champion, also began his campaign on a winning note as he toppled Abdul Raziq 4-1. Defending champion Mohammad Ijaz demolished Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Sharjeel Mehmood straight (68-22, 77-33, 77-28, 72-27).
11th NBP Ranking Snooker Championship 2019 Day-1 Results:
| Player | vs | Player | Score line |
| Mohammad Bilal (Punjab) | def | Abdul Raziq (Balochistan) | 4-1 (58-26, 63-19, 79-7, 44-52, 79-18) |
| Mohammad Majid Ali (Punjab) | def | Ahsan Ramzan (Punjab) | 4-1 (70-43, 78-7, 0-106, 61-7, 77-0) |
| Agha Bilawal (Sindh) | def | Hamza Ilyas (Punjab) | 4-3 (58-21, 3-89, 34-68, 76-33, 77-8, 16-69, 97-56) |
| Sohail Shahzad (Sindh) | def | Abdul Sattar (Sindh) | 4-3 (7-79, 75-40, 65-52, 65-27, 11-68, 26-56, 52-29) |
Babar Masih (Punjab) | def | M. Imran Qamar (Punjab) | 4-1 (32-61, 77-46, 136-0, 103-18, 68-52) |
| Rashid Aziz (Punjab | def | Haris Tahir (Punjab) | 4-3 (25-61, 61-36, 62-28, 18-71, 10-89, 54-49, 73-15) |
| Mohammad Ijaz (Punjab) | def | Sharjeel Mehmood (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) | 4-0 (68-22, 77-33, 77-28, 72-27) |
| Mohammad Naseem Akhtar (Punjab) | def | Shaikh Mohammad Mudassir (Punjab) | 4-1 (72-49, 76-50, 13-95, 71-0, 96-22) |
| Mohammad Asif (Punjab) | def | Rizwan Hashmi (Sindh) | 4-3 (37-62, 6-82, 64-28, 46-59, 102-1, 79-44, 72-0) |
| Mubashir Raza (Punjab) | def | Sultan Mohammad (Sindh) | 4-0 (57-46, 73-0, 71-15, 66-44) |
| Sohail Shahzad (Sindh) | def | Amir Tariq (Punjab) | 4-3 (24-74, 63-51, 47-64, 73-35, 69-48, 63-64, 63-10) |
| Abdul Sattar (Sindh) | def | Hamza Ilyas (Punjab) | 4-1 (78-6, 79-0, 32-63, 71-32, 79-39) |
| Mohammad Ahsan Javaid (Punjab) | def | Imran Shahzad (Punjab) | 4-1 (73-30, 22-65, 61-18, 65-8, 57-19) |
Monday’s fixtures:
At 10am:
Ali Haider (Punjab) vs Mohammad Sajjad (Punjab),
Shahid Aftab (Punjab) vs Mohammad Shahbaz (Punjab),
Agha Bilawal (Sindh) vs Amir Tariq (Punjab),
Sohail Shahzad (Sindh) vs Hamza Ilyas (Punjab).
At 12noon:
Babar Masih (Punjab) vs Rashid Aziz (Punjab),
Haris Tahir (Punjab) vs M. Imran Qamar (Punjab),
Mohammad Ijaz (Punjab) vs Sheikh Mohammad Mudassir (Punjab),
Mohammad Naseem Akhtar (Punja) vs Sharjeel Mehmood (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa).
At 2pm: Mohammad Asif (Punjab) vs Mubashir Raza (Punjab),
Sultan Mohammad (Sindh) vs Rizwan Hashmi (Sindh),
Agha Bilawal (Sindh) vs Abdul Sattar (Sindh),
Amir Tariq (Punjab) vs Hamza Ilyas (Punjab).
At 4pm:
Bilal (Punjab) vs Ahsan Ramzan (Punjab),
Mohammad Majid Ali (Punjab) vs Abdul Raziq (Balochistan),
Asjad Iqbal (Punjab) vs Mohammad Ahsan Javaid (Punjab),
Imran Shahzad (Punjab) vs Mohammad Mudassir (Islamabad).
