Snooker: Asif sails into world championship final

Winning his 9th game on the trot, Asif crushed Malta’s Alex Borg, seven frames to one, secured his place in the final

Pakistani cueist Muhammad Asif sailed into the IBSF World Snooker Championship finals, Express News reported early Sunday morning. Winning his 9th game on the trot, Asif crushed Malta’s Alex Borg, seven frames to one and secured his place in the final. Asif remains unbeaten in the tournament. Earlier, Asif reached the semi-finals in the IBSF World Snooker Championship after beating Syria 6-2. Asif had triumphed against Australia’s Vinnie Calabrese 5-0 in their last 32-match played on Friday in Sofia, Bulgaria. Asif showed great confidence as he beat Calabrese 63-40, 115-14, 69-65, 67-55 and 67-15.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 2^nd, 2012.