Muhammad Bilal reaches Asian Snooker Championship final

Cueist outplays Hong Kong's Chrung Ka Wai 5-4 in the semi-finals

KARACHI: Pakistan's Muhammad Bilal reached the final of the inaugural ACBS Asian Tour 10 Red championship in Doha, outplaying Hong Kong's Chrung Ka Wai 5-4 in the semi-finals on Friday.

Bilal will play the final against former Irish professional player Brendan O' Donoghue, who defeated India's Pankaj Advani 5-0 in the other semi-finals encounter.

The semi-finals were best-of-11 frames. The winner of the championship will take home $12,000 while the runner-up will receive $6,000 in prize-money.



Pakistan had three players in the Tour, Haris Tahir, Muhammad Bilal and Babar Masih. While Bilal and Haris procured their places for the tour based on their performances at the Asian events earlier, Babar qualified after finishing third in the Asian 6-Red Championship.

According to Pakistan Snooker and Billiards Association official and international referee Naveed Kapadia the event was tougher than the Asian 6-Red, as many former international players competed in the Asian Tour, the competition level was also higher than the previous event.

The final of the event is scheduled to take place on Saturday night.