KARACHI, Feb 6 Unseeded Yasir Khan toppled fourth seed Ahsan Raza 3-1 to cruise into last four of the Sindh juniors' cup snooker tournament at the Aly's parlour on Friday.

Yasir dropped third frame in his 61-22, 58-45, 45-69, 74-20 win over his opponent.

Meanwhile, the top three players faced no difficulty in overcoming their opponents straight in the best of five frames encounters.

Top seed Agha Bilawal edged Mohammad Fahad 50-12, 54-48, 75-0 and now face Yasir in the semis on Saturday.

Similarly, second seed Azeem Yousuf handed out 64-25, 57-13, 39-24 defeat to Asadullah Rogatia and is drawn to meet third seed Ishtiaq who disposed off Salman Ahmed 87-22, 55-34, 70-37.

Results

Quarter-finals Agha Bilawal bt Mohammad Fahad 3-0 (50-12, 54-48, 75-0); Yasir Khan bt Ahsan Raza 3-1 (61-22, 58-45, 45-69, 74-20); Ishtiaq bt Salman Ahmed 3-0 (87-22, 55-34, 70-37); Azeem Yousuf bt Asadullah Rogatia 3-0 (64-25, 57-13, 39-24).

Saturday's fixtures Semi-finals at 1.00pm

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