Defending champion Asif, Haris, Shahid in last-16 of 12th NBP Ranking Snooker C'ship
Former national U-18 champion and current national U-21 champion, Haris, routed out Agha Bilawal to earn place in last-16 of 12th NBP Ranking Snooker Championship.
The 12th edition of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) Ranking Snooker Championship advanced into the knockout stage at the bank’s sports complex, Lahore.
Defending champion and top seed Muhammad Asif has advanced to the pre-quarter-finals from the Group A, while second seed Shahid Aftab has moved to the next round from the Group B.
Former national U-18 champion and current national U-21 champion, Haris, who routed out Agha Bilawal 4-2 (36-63, 54-66, 66-24, 76-39, 65-26, 65-55) to earn place in last-16.
Seven more players have confirmed their place in the knockout round, they are Mohammad Bilal (B), Mohammad Saleem (C), Mohammad Ahsan Javaid and Zulfiqar A. Qadir (D), Mubashir Raza and Ahsan Ramzan (F), Sharjeel Mehmood (G).
Day 3rd Matches Results:
| Player | vs | Player | Scoreline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Asif Toba (Punjab) | def | Asjad Iqbal (Punjab) | 4-2 (89-2), 104-19, 50-85, 66-76, 80-57, 80-25) |
| Abdul Sattar (Sindh) | def | Babar Masih (Punjab) | 4-2 (52-41, 23-75, 64-29, 34-96, 61-60, 92-31) |
| Rana Irfan (Punjab) | def | Mohammad Naseem Akhtar (Punjab) | 4-2 (71-36, 1-71, 67-66, 80-1, 4-78, 50-37) |
| Aakash Rafique (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) | def | Ali Haider (Punjab) | 4-1 96-0, 39-68, 64-29, 66-8, 70-4) |
| Agha Bilawal (Sindh) | def | Aakash Rafique (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) | 4-1 (75-57, 13-68, 75-46, 74-1,68-33) |
| Mohammad Saleem (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) | def | Mohammad Ajmal (Punjab) | 4-3 (77-9, 55-41, 82-31, 0-88, 12-69, 24-69, 65-17) |
| Saad Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) | def | Zubair Tahir (Punjab) | 4-0 (66-40, 70-51, 69-9, 55-37) |
| Sharjeel Mehmood (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) | def | Mohammad Umer Khan (Punjab) | 4-2 (56-10, 74-8, 59-69, 72-32, 18-72, 78-30) |
| Haris Tahir (Punjab) | def | Agha Bilawal (Sindh) | 4-2 (36-63, 54-66, 66-24, 76-39, 65-26, 65-55) |
| Abdul Sattar (Sindh) | def | Mohammad Majid Ali (Punjab) | 4-2 (64-21, 35-90, 0-86, 83-27, 68-35, 94-13), |
| Rana Irfan(Punjab) | def | Hamza Akbar (Punjab) | 4-2 (77-63, 35-81, 77-56, 74-46, 46-61, 57-43) |
| Mohammad Ijaz (Punjab) | def | Aakash Rafique (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) | 4-2 (27-66, 101-8, 77-37, 48-57, 66-0, 70-0) |
| Mohammad Asif (Punjab) | def | Bahadur Khan (Balochistan) | 4-1 (44-58, 85-37, 69-0, 74-1, 84-4) |
| Shahid Aftab (Punjab) | def | Mohammad Ali (Sindh) | 4-2 (74-10, 63-8, 0-76, 60-71, 133-7, 107-22) |
| Mohammad Ahsan Javaid (Punjab) | def | M. Jawed Ansari (Sindh) | 4-1 (62-51, 12-90, 72-57, 59-17, 70-1) |
