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Thailand beat Pakistan in Asian Team Snooker Championship final

RIYADH: In-form Pakistan side, comprising Awais Munir and Asjad Iqbal, was outclassed by Thailand in the final of the ACBS Asian 15 Red Men’s Team Snooker Championship 2024 here on Friday.

Thailand thumped Pakistan 3-0, with the scoreline of 61-4, 75-53 and 90-26, highlighting their dominance in the entire match.

Asjad Iqbal, representing Pakistan in the first single’s match seemed helpless against his Thai opponent and thus sustained a one-sided defeat.

Awais Munir, on the other hand, gave a tough time to his opponent in the other single match but a costly foul on the colours paved the way for the Thai cueist to snatch the victory with a brilliant clearance.

The duo of Asjad Iqbal and Awais Munir could not force a turnaround in the doubles game and thus Pakistan had to settle for the silver medal in the ACBS Asian 15 Red Men’s Team Snooker Championship 2024.

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Team Pakistan enjoyed a dream run in the continental event as they beat out stiff competition from arch-rivals India in the quarter-final before thrashing Hong Kong in the semi-final to book their spot in the final.

Earlier this week, Pakistan’s cueist Awais Munir won the Asian 6-Red Snooker Championship after beating Hong Kong’s Nansen Wan in the final.

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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Asif, Asjad depart for UK to participate in Scottish Open 2022 qualifiers

LAHORE: Pakistan’s professional snooker players Muhammad Asif and Asjad Iqbal departed on Friday for the United Kingdom (UK) to partake in the upcoming qualifiers for Scottish Open 2022.

According to the details, the national cueists faced Visa issues earlier and as a result, missed a few tournaments on the ongoing calendar of the World Snooker Tour (WST).

However, the duo of Asif and Asjad have now received their respective Visas for the UK and will be in action in the Scottish Open qualifiers starting on October 9.

Following their participation in the Scottish Open, whose draws are yet to be revealed, Asif and Asjad will also participate in all the remaining events of the WST.

Upon their departure to the UK, Asjad and Asif requested the nation to pray for their success and are hopeful of making the country proud.

It is pertinent to mention that the two cueists earned a two-year professional card following their successful outing in the recently-concluded Q School Asia-Oceania.

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Mithu Jutt beats Rana Irfan to lift Pakistan Royal Cup 2022 title

FAISALABAD: Decorated Snooker player Mithu Jutt sealed an emphatic 3-1 victory over Rana Irfan in the final to win the Pakistan Royal Cup 2022 on Thursday.

Mithu faced off against Irfan in the final of the event, which featured 64 players from across the country, to be crowned champion.

In an exciting final between the two cueists, Mithu displayed sheer dominance over Irfan and ran away with the victory by 3-1 in the Best of Five.

Irfan started the match on a high as he took an early lead by claiming the first frame. Jutt, on the other hand, was quick to respond as he soon dominated the second frame to neutralize the former’s lead.

The cueist from Lahore, Jutt, fuelled with momentum, carried his march in the final as he claimed the next two frames to wrap up a scintillating victory over Irfan to lift the Pakistan Royal Cup 2022 title.

The organizer of the event, Shoaib Arif, later presented Jutt with the silverware and also a cash prize of PKR 200,000. The runner-up Irfan, on the other hand, received PKR 100,000.

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