Imran Khan unseats former IBSF U-18 world champion Naseem in U-21 National Junior Snooker Championship
Seventh seed Imran Khan registered an upset victory against former IBSF U-18 world champion Mohammad Naseem Akhtar in the pre-quarterfinal of the Jubilee Insurance U-21 National Junior Snooker Championship at the Pakistan Sports Complex, Islamabad.
Imran Khan registered an upset victory against former IBSF U-18 world champion Mohammad Naseem Akhtar in the pre-quarterfinal of the Jubilee Insurance U-21 National Junior Snooker Championship at the Pakistan Sports Complex, Islamabad.
Seventh seed Imran of Islamabad convincingly defeated second seeded Naseem 4-1 (61-47, 65-11, 72-63, 17-63, 56-28) to qualify for the quarter-final. Naseem of Punjab had made the headlines in 2017 for winning the IBSF U-18 World Championship.
Meanwhile, top seed Harish Tahir easily overwhelmed Farhan Majeed, also from Punjab, to move into the quarter-final.
Pre-quarterfinals Results:
| Player | vs | Player | Score line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haris Tahir (Punjab) | def | Farhan Majeed (Punjab) | 4-1 (60-53, 67-26, 41-51, 74-17, 65-56) |
| Shahzaib Malik (Punjab) | def | Shehryar Khan (Sindh) | 4-1 (68-37, 69-23, 11-57, 67-49, 62-1) |
| Saad Khan (KP) | def | Arij Arsalan (Sindh) | 4-0 (103-14(56), 70-19(64), 79-46, 74-20) |
| Imran Khan (Islamabad) | def | Mohammad Naseem Akhtar (Punjab) | 4-1 (61-47, 65-11, 72-63, 17-63, 56-28) |
| Umer Farooq (Punjab) | def | Mohammad Ahmed (Punjab) | 4-2 (78-37, 64-71, 15-54, 62-22, 49-39, 71-57) |
| Sheikh Mohammad Mudassir (Punjab) | def | Mohammad Saleem (KP) | 4-0 (63-17, 48-7, 59-48, 28-56) |
| Ahsan Ramzan (Punjab) | def | Kamran Albert Masih (KP) | 4-0 (48-13, 68-15, 91-35, 54-21) |
| Mohammad Umer Khan (Punjab) | def | Zaib Khan (Balochistan) | 4-1 (29-74, 74-42, 57-4, 57-29, 63-34) |
Today's Fixture:
-Quarter Final Best of 7-10:00 am
- Haris Tahir (Pjb) v Shahzaib Malik (Pjb)
- Saad Khan (Kp) v Imran Khan (Isb)
- Umer Farooq (Pjb) v Sheikh Muhammad Mudassir (Pjb)
- Ahsan Ramzan (Pjb) v Muhammad Umer Khan (Pjb)
-Semi Final Best of 9-2:00 pm
