KARACHI: The annual Sindh Snooker Cup continued at the Legend Snooker Club on Tuesday, as the remaining 12 fourth-round matches were decided, finalising the lineup for the last-16.
Several top seeds lived up to their billing on the day. Third seed Zulfiqar A. Qadir cruised past Nadish Nadeem with a dominant 4-0 sweep.
Fourth seed Sultan Muhammad matched that intensity, also securing a clean 4-0 victory over Umair Sider, while, Ian Mark John, second seed, dispatched Farooq Ansari with the same scoreline.
Meanwhile, fifth seed M. Faizan found himself in a much tougher battle, grinding out a tense 4-3 victory over Rehan Ali.
The day also produced several other closely fought contests. Umair Khan edged past M. Akbar 4-3, while Ali Zaman outlasted Mujeeb Ghanchi by the same narrow margin. Umer Naeem, M. Ashfaq, Umair Ansari, Khizar Aziz, and Umer Butt also registered victories to advance.-Sports Reporter