Sajjad reinforces title hopes with win
Pakistan cueist advances to IBSF World Championship last 16
KARACHI:
Muhammad Sajjad, Pakistan’s lone survivor in the IBSF World Championship, advanced to the IBSF World Championship’s round of 16 to keep the nation’s hopes of a title alive after beating Wales’ Duane Jones 5-2 in Bangalore, India.
Sajjad enjoyed a brilliant start in the match, building a 3-0 lead, but Jones threatened to burst his bubble for a brief period as he hit back to make it 3-2.
However, Sajjad made sure that he held on to the lead and thrashed Jones in the sixth and seventh frames, winning by scores of 64-24, 70-43, 68-08, 25-62, 0-86(83), 90-0(90) and 80-04.
He will now face Malaysia’s Thor Chuanleong – the current Asian champion – in his pre quarter-final match.
Pakistan’s Muhammad Asif Toba and Hamza Akbar exited the competition after being defeated in their first knockout matches. Both cueists lost in the last-64 round after enjoying a good run in the group stages.
Muhammad Sajjad, Pakistan’s lone survivor in the IBSF World Championship, advanced to the IBSF World Championship’s round of 16 to keep the nation’s hopes of a title alive after beating Wales’ Duane Jones 5-2 in Bangalore, India.
Sajjad enjoyed a brilliant start in the match, building a 3-0 lead, but Jones threatened to burst his bubble for a brief period as he hit back to make it 3-2.
However, Sajjad made sure that he held on to the lead and thrashed Jones in the sixth and seventh frames, winning by scores of 64-24, 70-43, 68-08, 25-62, 0-86(83), 90-0(90) and 80-04.
He will now face Malaysia’s Thor Chuanleong – the current Asian champion – in his pre quarter-final match.
Pakistan’s Muhammad Asif Toba and Hamza Akbar exited the competition after being defeated in their first knockout matches. Both cueists lost in the last-64 round after enjoying a good run in the group stages.