IBSF U18 World Championship: Raheem’s dream run ends in last-four
Pakistan youngster suffers 4-1 defeat at the hands of Hong Kong’s Ming
Pakistan youngster suffers 4-1 defeat at the hands of Hong Kong’s Ming
KARACHI:
Pakistani cueist Abdul Raheem’s dream run in the inaugural IBSF U18 World Championship came to a halt on Saturday when he succumbed to a 4-1 defeat against Hong Kong’s Ming Tung Chan in the semi-finals in St Petersburg, Russia.
Raheem, who was in excellent form throughout the competition and won several matches with impressive margins, could not match Ming’s prowess in the last-four encounter. Ming got off to a winning, racing to a 1-0 lead before Raheem hit back to level the game 1-1.
However, he was helpless to prevent Ming from winning the next three frames on the trot, losing 75-32, 01-79(55), 93-30(60), 63-15 and 72-39.
Earlier, he had beaten Wales’ Tyler Rees 4-3 in the quarter-finals in a tough battle.
Compatriot Saqib had already fallen in the last-32 stage, and Raheem’s semi-final loss wrapped up Pakistan’s campaign in Russia.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 11th, 2015.
Pakistani cueist Abdul Raheem’s dream run in the inaugural IBSF U18 World Championship came to a halt on Saturday when he succumbed to a 4-1 defeat against Hong Kong’s Ming Tung Chan in the semi-finals in St Petersburg, Russia.
Raheem, who was in excellent form throughout the competition and won several matches with impressive margins, could not match Ming’s prowess in the last-four encounter. Ming got off to a winning, racing to a 1-0 lead before Raheem hit back to level the game 1-1.
However, he was helpless to prevent Ming from winning the next three frames on the trot, losing 75-32, 01-79(55), 93-30(60), 63-15 and 72-39.
Earlier, he had beaten Wales’ Tyler Rees 4-3 in the quarter-finals in a tough battle.
Compatriot Saqib had already fallen in the last-32 stage, and Raheem’s semi-final loss wrapped up Pakistan’s campaign in Russia.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 11th, 2015.