Ranking Snooker Asif, Shehram tame rivals
ISLAMABAD, April 23 Mohammad Asif easily overcame former amateur world snooker champion Mohammad Yousuf in a lop-sided contest played at the Pakistan Sports Board on the second day of Ranking Snooker Championship.
Asif from Punjab won all four frames before the mid-session interval against Yousuf who hails from Sindh.
Asif potted the first red of the match but Yousuf could not contain surprise moves from his opponent, losing the game 79-52, 49-22, 81-74, 68-51.
Shehram Changezi from Punjab recorded a good win against Mohammad Ahsan Javed from Sindh, winning it by 4-2. Ahsan took the opening frame by 59-66 but Shehram bounced back to win the second frame 90-57.
Ahsan, however, made a good come back by winning the third frame 37-65 but wnet on to lose the fourth 37-65 and fifth 58-44 to go down fighting.
In other fixtures Farhan Noor, Imran Shehzad from Punjab and Farrukh Usman from Sindh won their respective matches.
Results
Mohammad Asif (Punjab) bt Mohammad Yousuf (Sindh) 4-0 (79-52, 49-22, 81-74, 68-51); Imran Shehzad (Punjab) bt Mohammad Ishtiaq (Sindh) 4-0 (63-30, 58-46, 64-11, 50-33); Farhan Noor (Punjab) bt Umair Alam (Sindh) 4-2 (19-55, 117(70)-0, 21-60, 51-18, 65-14, 54-48); Farrukh Usman (Sindh) bt Raees Khan (Punjab) 4-3 (50-38, 45-71, 50-42, 57-65, 18-61, 65-38, 66-28); Shehram Changezi (Punjab) bt Mohammad Ahsan Javed (Punjab) 4-2 (59-66, 90-57, 37-65, 65-37, 58-44, 78-68).