Pakistan duo bounces back after suffering early losses. PHOTO: FILE
Asjad was thumped 5-1 by England’s Robert Milkins by a scoreline of 68-0, 49-18, 41-30, 35-33, 30-42 and 54-0. However, he bounced back later, upsetting Thailand’s James Wattana 5-2 with a scoreline of 12-37, 41-40, 64-05, 0-41, 73-0, 62-16 and 38-01.
Sajjad was beaten 5-3 in his first match by England’s Matthew Selt but came back strongly to win 5-4 against China’s Yuan Sijun by scores of 01-44, 49-07, 61-09(57), 12-32, 20-42, 0-50(50), 36-23, 38-11 and 37-0.
Meanwhile, Asif had a closer affair against Wales’ Michael White, losing out 5-3. “It’s not an easy event at all with top professional players playing here, but I’m looking to make my mark against them as well,” Asif told The Express Tribune.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 8th, 2015.
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