Sajjad started off against Chuang with a break of 70 before losing the next three frames 37-23, 33-31, 44-14. However, Sajjad avenged his three-set loss in the fifth frame with a break of 43, following it up with three straight wins in the following frames to seal the win.
“It’s still tough, I’ve narrowly escaped elimination,” Sajjad told The Express Tribune. “For the rest of the championship my aim is to be consistent,” added Sajjad.
His progress to the knockout round of 32 players has already earned him Baht 50,000 and another Baht 50,000 will be up for grabs if he progresses into the last-16.
“A lot of money is at stake and it’s a message for Pakistan that snooker is not dead in the country,” said International Billiards and Snooker Federation vice-president Ali Asghar Valika.
“Sajjad is getting the exposure even if he doesn’t go beyond the second round. He is our best snooker player after Mohammad Yousuf and Saleh Mohammad,” added Valika.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 22nd, 2010.
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