Muhammad Asif secured runner-up spot of World 6Reds Men Championship 2019
Former World Snooker Champion Muhammad Asif of Pakistan lost to Indian player Laxman Rawat in the World 6Reds Men Championship 2019 final in the Myanmar city of Mandalay.
Seasoned cueist and former world snooker champion Muhammad Asif of Pakistan lost to Indian player Laxman Rawat in the World 6Reds Men Championship 2019 final in the Myanmar city of Mandalay. In the final he defeated after deciding frame 6-5.
A superb thriller began with all ease to Laxman and he was quick enough to take 5-1 lead in Best of 11 frames final, but the story yet to be scripted and then Muhammad Asif made a strong comeback with back to back frame wins to reach the deciding frame.
Even though in last frame, Asif, who has a bad run in the league matches and qualified for the knockout by finishing third in his group, had almost reached to the winning line where he needed only blue to secure win, but missed that for long pot and then a loose safety gave slight chances to Laxman.
That was the time when Laxman had to maintain his calm. He held his nerve better and potted dicey blue in centre and then pink in top pocket to land perfectly on black. Though the position was straight, still he took some more time and then potted the desired black to become world champion.
Laxman Rawat out-road Muhammad Asif with the final score line of 21-46(46), 44-0, 51-18, 48-23, 38-02, 44-30, 6-32, 18-43, 8-55, 8-63, 21-19.
