ULAANBAATAR: Pakistani cueists Asjad Iqbal and Awais Munir extended their dominant run in the ongoing IBSF Mongolia Snooker World Cup 2024 as they qualified for the quarter-final stage of the tournament.
In the pre-quarter-final match, Asjad Iqbal defeated Hong Kong’s Chang Yu Kiu with a score of 4-1. He lost the first frame 08-89, however, he staged a comeback, winning the next four frames with scores of 74-62(62), 71-12, 57-46, and 71(68)-24.
Meanwhile, Awais Munir edged past another Hong Kong cueist Chau Hon Man 4-2. The frame scores were 44-81, 80-08, 17-65, 88-42, 85(79)-05 and 66-34.
Asjad Iqbal and Awais Munir will now face China’s Gao Yang and Iran’s Ali Gharahgozlou in the quarter-final clash today.
Previously, Asjad shocked the world with an upset victory over world champion Ali Al Obaidli on Sunday.
He Iqbal secured the 3-1 victory with scores of 59-36, 26-63, 58-19, and 70-58 earning direct qualification for the pre-quarter round.
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Meanwhile, Awais Munir defeated Iran’s Siyavosh Mozayani with a 3-1 margin. The frame scores were 09-63, 78-34, 59-50, 73-13.
Prior to that, Awais Munir defeated Mongolia’s Kash Uchjir in his first match of the Mongolia Snooker World Cup with frame scores of 60-17, 62-12, and 81-09.
He continued his winning ways in the second game as he edged past Oman’s Hussain Al-Wati with the scores of 68-06, 10175-12, and 83-15.
Meanwhile, Asjad Iqbal kicked off his Mongolia Snooker World Cup campaign with a victory over Mongolia’s Batarkhuu Naranhuu with a score of 3-0. The frame scores were 71-38, 71-51, and 110-32.
He faced Japan’s Junji Miyazawa in his second match, winning again without dropping a frame, with the scores of 68-18, 63-11, and 83-01.
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