Pakistan advances to final of Asia 15 Red Snooker Championship

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan qualified for the 2024 ACBS Asian 15 Red Men’s Snooker Team Championship in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, after defeating Hong Kong, China 3-1.

In the semi-finals, Asjad Iqbal and Awais Munir defeated Hong Kong 3-1 after losing the first set. In the first singles match, Iqbal lost 47-72. Munir won the game 80-44 to tie the score at 1-1.

In the doubles match, Pakistan sealed the victory with a clear score of 99. Iqbal won the second singles match by defeating Nathan Wan 28-82.

Earlier, Pakistan had advanced to the semi-finals by defeating India 2, Saraf Kothari and Hussain Khan 3-0. Pakistan’s winning scores were 63-35, 75-22 and 70-06.

Pakistan has a strong momentum in this tournament. On the opening day, Pakistan won both of their group matches. Pakistan started well, beating Saudi Arabia (2) 3-0 with scores of 89-0 (76), 64-23, 81-01.

The Green Shirts then defeated Myanmar 3-0 and advanced to the quarterfinals. The scores were 87-39, 72-45, 71-25.

There are 18 teams in the Asian Team Championship divided into 6 groups. After the round-robin tournament, the top 4 teams will directly advance to the quarter-finals. The remaining 8 teams will play the first half of the quarter-finals, and the winners will advance to the quarter-finals together with the 4 teams that have already advanced.

Earlier, Munir defeated Hong Kong snooker player Wan Nansen to win the Asian Six-Red Snooker Championship in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.

Munir defeated his opponent 6-3, and the game was tied at 2-2. Munir won three games in a row and led 5-2. In the eighth game, Nansen staged a comeback.

However, in the ninth game, Munir showed excellent ball control and hitting ability to lock in the victory. In the end, Munir won the game with a score of 0-65, 35-26, 27-36, 38-20, 0-65, 13-46, 8-60, 34-0, 27-40.