Asif, Sajjad progress to last-32 in Ireland
Pakistan duo inches closer to IBSF 6-Red title.
Asif will face tough competition in his next match as he takes on another Irish cueist Rodney Goggins, winner of the IBSF U19 Championship in 1999. PHOTO: FILE
KARACHI:
IBSF World Champion Mohammad Asif cruised into the round of 32 as he outclassed local player Daniel Dempsey 4-1 in his first knock-out round match at the IBSF 6-Red and Team Snooker Championship in Carlow, Ireland yesterday.
Asif will face tough competition in his next match as he takes on another Irish cueist Rodney Goggins, winner of the IBSF U19 Championship in 1999.
Teammate Muhammad Sajjad received a bye in the round of 64 and will face 17-year-old U21 Champion Kacper Filipiak in the last-32.
Meanwhile, in the team event, Pakistan beat Poland (1) with a scoreline of 3-2 to qualify for the quarter-finals.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 5th, 2013.
IBSF World Champion Mohammad Asif cruised into the round of 32 as he outclassed local player Daniel Dempsey 4-1 in his first knock-out round match at the IBSF 6-Red and Team Snooker Championship in Carlow, Ireland yesterday.
Asif will face tough competition in his next match as he takes on another Irish cueist Rodney Goggins, winner of the IBSF U19 Championship in 1999.
Teammate Muhammad Sajjad received a bye in the round of 64 and will face 17-year-old U21 Champion Kacper Filipiak in the last-32.
Meanwhile, in the team event, Pakistan beat Poland (1) with a scoreline of 3-2 to qualify for the quarter-finals.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 5th, 2013.