Pakistan thrash India to claim World Snooker title

Asjad Iqbal and Mohammad Bilal defeat Pankaj Advani and Laxman Rawat 3-1 in final

Asjad Iqbal and Mohammad Bilal defeat Pankaj Advani and Laxman Rawat 3-1 in final. PHOTO: IBSF/TWITTER

Pakistan came on top of India in the final of IBSF World Snooker Championship Team Event in Doha, Qatar on Friday, defeating the arch-rivals 3-1 only three days after beating them in the Asian championship.

Defending champions India’s team, comprising experienced Pankaj Advani and Laxman Rawat, lost to Pakistan’s Asjad Iqbal and Mohammad Bilal in a closely fought out contest.



Pakistan won the first two frames and looked on course for a whitewash in the final before India made a comeback to win the third frame to stay in the contest. However, Pakistan won the fourth frame to deny India back-to-back crowns, PTI reported.




Pakistan beat India to win Asian Team Snooker Championship

The Pakistani team had defeated Qatar’s Mohsen Abdulaziz Bukshaisha and Ahmed Saif 3-1 while India staged a comeback from the brink of defeat to beat Ireland’s Brendan O’Donoghue and Aaron Hill 3-2 in the semifinals of the mega event.

On June 29, the same Indian team was beaten by Pakistan’s Babar Masih and Zulfiqar Qadir 3-2 in the ACBS Asian Team Snooker Championship.
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