KARACHI: The reigning junior world champion Mohammad Naseem Akhtar made an impressive debut when he sent Egypt’s Amir Al-Tahtawy packing 4-2 in his opening match of the IBSF 6-Reds Snooker Championship in Hurghada on Wednesday.
Akhtar, who is also national junior under-18 and under-21 champion, is making his maiden appearance in the senior event for the first time.
According to information made available here, he walked away with an authoritative 13-44, 40-26, 54-14, 69-0, 12-36, 44-15 victory over his opponent.
Meanwhile, Asjad Iqbal and Babar Masih also won their matches while former national champion Mohammad Asif also earned full points by default when his Libyan opponent Salah Grira failed to turn up for his match.
Iqbal trounced Syrian Yazan Alhadad 4-2 (41-8, 32-27, 44-14, 33-39, 2-40, 35-8) while Masih was home straight against Egyptian Mohamed Essam (55-1, 75-0, 46-22, 45-29).
Mohammad Sajjad is the fourth Pakistan cueist competing in the event.
Over 100 players belonging to 22 nations are competing in the 6-Reds event that will be followed by team event.
Results: Asjad Iqbal bt Yazan Alhadad (Syria) 4-2 (41-8, 32-27, 44-14, 33-39, 2-40, 35-8); Mohammad Naseem Akhtar by Amir Al-Tahtawy (Egypt) 4-2 (13-44, 40-26, 54-14, 69-0, 12-36, 44-15); Babar Masih bt Mohamed Essam (Egypt) 4-0 (55-1, 75-0, 46-22, 45-29); Mohammad Asif bt Salah Grira (Libya) walkover.
Published in Dawn, August 3rd, 2017
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