U21 snooker championship: Tahir, Raheem crash out of Asian event
Duo lose out to Yuchen in quarter-finals.
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KARACHI:
Pakistan’s Haris Tahir crashed out of the 17th Asian U21 Snooker Championship in Colombo on Sunday as he lost to China’s Wang Yuchen 5-0 in the last-eight round.
Yuchen dominated the match from the first frame 68-12 and carried on the momentum in the second 96-15. Tahir never found his focus against Yuchen and lost the third frame 98-11 too.
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Tahir tried to fight back in the fourth frame but Yuchen extended his lead 77-51 and sealed the win with a 66-10 victory in the fifth frame to move into the semi-finals.
Meanwhile, Yuchen also defeated Pakistan’s second cueist in the running Abdul Raheem 4-2 to progress in the tournament.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 7th, 2016.
Pakistan’s Haris Tahir crashed out of the 17th Asian U21 Snooker Championship in Colombo on Sunday as he lost to China’s Wang Yuchen 5-0 in the last-eight round.
Yuchen dominated the match from the first frame 68-12 and carried on the momentum in the second 96-15. Tahir never found his focus against Yuchen and lost the third frame 98-11 too.
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Tahir tried to fight back in the fourth frame but Yuchen extended his lead 77-51 and sealed the win with a 66-10 victory in the fifth frame to move into the semi-finals.
Meanwhile, Yuchen also defeated Pakistan’s second cueist in the running Abdul Raheem 4-2 to progress in the tournament.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 7th, 2016.