U21 Snooker: Unseeded duo to meet in final
Tahir and Saqib’s giant-killing acts continued in semi-finals.
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KARACHI:
Unseeded cueists Haris Tahir and Muhammad Saqib will face each other in the final of the 2016 U21 Junior National Snooker Championship after winning their respective semi-final matches on Tuesday.
Tahir upset top seed Abdul Javaid 5-3 in a thriller to reach the final. He won the first frame 63-47, but Javaid came back to take the second 67-30. Tahir then took two straight frames 74-55, 76-41 before Javid bounced back again with 77-56, 69-22 triumphs.
Snooker: Tahir, Muzammil set up final clash
However, Tahir kept his cool and won the seventh and eighth frames 65-53 and 62-54 respectively to clinch the best-of-nine match. In the second semi-final, Saqib overcame Abdul Raheem 5-4 in four hours and 45 minutes.
“Both Haris and Saqib have impressed everyone,” Naveed Kapadia, a tournament official, told The Express Tribune. “They were unseeded and yet secured upset victories throughout the event. This will be a good final, hopefully.”
Published in The Express Tribune, February 3rd, 2016.
Unseeded cueists Haris Tahir and Muhammad Saqib will face each other in the final of the 2016 U21 Junior National Snooker Championship after winning their respective semi-final matches on Tuesday.
Tahir upset top seed Abdul Javaid 5-3 in a thriller to reach the final. He won the first frame 63-47, but Javaid came back to take the second 67-30. Tahir then took two straight frames 74-55, 76-41 before Javid bounced back again with 77-56, 69-22 triumphs.
Snooker: Tahir, Muzammil set up final clash
However, Tahir kept his cool and won the seventh and eighth frames 65-53 and 62-54 respectively to clinch the best-of-nine match. In the second semi-final, Saqib overcame Abdul Raheem 5-4 in four hours and 45 minutes.
“Both Haris and Saqib have impressed everyone,” Naveed Kapadia, a tournament official, told The Express Tribune. “They were unseeded and yet secured upset victories throughout the event. This will be a good final, hopefully.”
Published in The Express Tribune, February 3rd, 2016.