Despite tasting their first defeat in the ENOC Team International Snooker Championship against Thailand, Pakistan were able to qualify for the quarter-finals of the tournament.
Mohammad Sajjad and Shahid Aftab went down 3-0 in their last league match against Thailand but finished second in Group B to qualify for the quarter-finals. They will face either UAE or Hong Kong in the last-eight match.
Sajjad admitted their Thai opponents played well and were tough to overcome.
“It was a tough match and although we lost 3-0, we fought in every frame,” Sajjad told The Express Tribune. “We’re hoping that we’ll get UAE in the quarter-finals since we’ve defeated them earlier. Hong Kong are as competitive as Thailand.”
Pakistan beat Syria 3-1 and UAE 3-0 and 3-1 in their earlier matches of the tournament.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 27th, 2011.
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