Pakistani cueists suffer setbacks at world snooker
2024-11-04
DOHA: Pakistan`s quartet endured a difficult day at the IBSF World Snooker Championship, with three players suffering defeats and only one securing a victory on Sunday.
Awaisullah Muneer, Mohammad Naseem Akhtar and Mohammad Asif lost their fixtures.while Asjad Iqbal was the lone bright spot for Pakistan as he beat Iran`s Milad Fathpour Kashani 4-2.
Awaisullah was whitewashed 4-0 by South Korea`s Yongjun Park.
Awaisullah wasn`t able to maintain his breaks as Park sealed an easy win.
Mohammad Naseem Akhtar pushed Iran`s Tirdad Azadipour to the limit but ultimately lost 4-3. Naseem crafted a break of 90 in the second frame, but Azadipour`s consistency paid off.
Asif also suffered a close 4-2 loss to England`s Harvey Chandler. Asif crafted breaks of 64 and 74, but Chandler`s breaks of 71, 109 and 64 in the first, second and fourth frame, sealed the win.
All four Pakistani players have one match left in the group stage.-Agencies