ISLAMABAD: Promising Lahore-based cueist Umer Khan beat Muhammad Mudassir Sheikh clinched the Jubilee Insurance Nati­onal U-18 Championship trophy here at Pakistan Sports Complex on Thursday.

Fourteen year-old Umer, who recently won Punjab Championship outclassed last year’s runner-up Mudas­sir 5-2 (41-62, 65-42, 64-22, 42-54, 54-16, 77-28, 65-16).

Umer after losing first frame by 41-62, managed to come back in the second winning it 65-42. He kept the pressure on and took the lead by winning third frame by 64-22. Mudassir brought back the balance in the fourth frame by 54-42, making the score 2-2 but Umer won the next three frames 54-16, 77-28 and 65-16 and the championship.

A total of 32 players from Punjab, Sindh, KPK, Balouchis­tan and Islamabad participated in the six-day championship held on league basis.

Meanwhile, the 10th Nati­onal Junior U-21 Snoo­ker Championship will comme­nce from Saturday at the same venue in which 32 players from the four provinces and Islamabad will participate.

Players’ meeting and draws of U-21 Championship will be held on Friday at PSB Billiards & Snooker Hall, tournament director Naveed Kapadia said.

Published in Dawn, January 12th, 2018