LEICESTER: Pakistan’s professional snooker player Asjad Iqbal extended his dream run in the ongoing Snooker Shoot Out as he downed England’s counterpart, Jimmy Robertson 73-33 to book a spot in the Round of 32.
Asjad, who stunned David Gilbert in the first round on Thursday, carried on his momentum to add Robertson to the list of scalped opponents.
In the Round of 64 clash against Robertson, Asjad displayed utter domination as he outclassed his opponent with a gigantic margin of 40 points.
The Pakistani cueist was trailing by five points till the eighth minute before he scripted yet another astounding comeback and sealed the victory; courtesy of a Break of 64.
With his precision and by holding his nerves calm, it was an easy affair for the national cueist in the closing moments before the match timer ran out.
Following the victory, Asjad booked his spot in the Round of 32, the draws of which will be announced in due course.
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