Qazi took the first frame 63-22 before going down in the second 52-45. However, the cueist hit back in the third, sealing the win with a 56-17 scoreline.
Meanwhile, Shahdab Baig beat Ahsan Siddique 3-2 in a sea-saw encounter. Siddique took the opening two frames 61-49, 66-40 before Baig responded with 83-15, 55-23 wins in the following two. Under pressure after losing two successive frames, Siddique went down in the decider 64-21 as Baig registered a close win.
In other matches, Tayyab defeated Sajid Valli 3-2, Syed Shah got a walkover against Aamir Mehmood and Khuram Jahangir defeated Ahsan Raza 3-1.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 12th, 2012.
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