Tag: Asian 6-Red Snooker Championship

COLOMBO: Pakistan’s experienced cueist Mohammad Asif saw his impressive run at the Asian 6-Red Ball Snooker Championship come to an end on Wednesday after a semi-final defeat against Malaysia’s Thor Chuan Leong.

Asif, a two-time IBSF World Champion, was beaten 5-2 in the last-four clash as Thor maintained control with a composed and clinical display to book his place in the final.

With Asif’s exit, Pakistan’s campaign in the tournament officially came to a close, as the veteran had been the country’s last remaining hope following earlier exits by Mohammad Sajjad and Awais Munir in the pre-quarterfinals.

Sajjad, a former world number two, suffered a heavy 5-0 defeat at the hands of Singapore’s Sunny Wang, while Awais Munir lost 5-3 to Hong Kong’s Ming Wa Man.

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Despite the semi-final loss, Asif’s overall campaign remained noteworthy. He began his tournament with a 4-1 win over Cambodia’s Neang Tola in the group stage, registering frame scores of 37-17, 47-0, 9-59, 44-0, and 39-9.

He then blanked Oman’s Abdullah Al Raisi 4-0 to cruise into the knockouts, before once again getting the better of Neang Tola, this time with a 5-1 victory in the pre-quarters.

In the quarter-final, Mohammad Asif got past Malaysia’s Lim Kok Leong with a hard-fought 5-3 win to book his place in the semis.

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Pakistan’s cueist Awais Munir won the Asian 6-Red Snooker Championship after beating Hong Kong’s Nansen Wan in the final in Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh on Tuesday.

Munir secured a 6-3 victory with the scores of 0-65, 35-26, 27-36, 38-20, 0-65, 13-46, 8-60, 34-0, 27-40.

Munir clinched the first frame with the score of 0-65, however, he ended the second frame with 26-35, the third frame went to the Pakistani cueist while the fourth was secured by the Hong Kong cueist.

With the game tied at 2-2, Awais Munir won three sets straight and made his lead 5-2.

He clinched the ninth frame and the Asian 6-Red Snooker Championship final after Nansen’s comeback in the eighth frame.

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Munir had qualified for the final after defeating countryman Asjad Iqbal 5-2 in the semi-final a day earlier.

He secured victory by winning five consecutive frames after initially trailing Iqbal 0-2.

It is pertinent to mention that Pakistan’s cueist Mohammad Hasnain is the Asian U21 Snooker champion after he defeated compatriot Ahsan Ramzan 4-3 in the final.

Hasnain also remained undefeated during the group stage of the tournament having beat Shawn Lee of Hong Kong in the last four clash along with defeating Ranveer Duggal of India 4-3 in the quarters.

Ramzan also remained unbeaten in the championship before the final against Hasnain.

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