Shehzad targets national snooker title

Cueist enters final round after beating Sattar 6-5 in last four.

KARACHI: Cueist Imran Shehzad is eyeing the 6th NBP Snooker Ranking Championship title after reaching the final by defeating Abdul Sattar 6-5 in their last-four encounter played at the NBP Sports Complex, Karachi.

It was far from a free-flowing match as both players struggled to pile big breaks and had to settle for close wins in most of the frames.

Imran started off brightly, racing to a 3-1 lead, but from there on, the match became more competitive as Sattar matched him for the remainder of the match and only lost the contest by dropping the last frame with a mere margin of six points.

Imran eventually won with scores of 89-28, 42-52, 71-47, 88-25, 54-66, 33-82, 49-62, 55-41, 42-82, 78-31 and 44-38.

“I’ve set my sights on winning this ranking championship as it will help me reach the top rank in Pakistan,” he told The Express Tribune.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 18^th, 2014.

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