Sajjad, Asif triumph in opening two matches

Changezi, Sattar register a win each in IBSF World Individual Championship

KARACHI: Pakistan cueists Mohammad Sajjad and Mohammad Asif won back-to-back matches in their respective groups in the IBSF World Individual Championship, which is currently under way in Hurghada, Egypt.

Last year’s runner-up Sajjad currently leads Group N with a frame difference of eight.

In his first match, Sajjad thrashed Yemen’s Ahmed Haitham 4-0 with scores of 119-09(69), 70-15, 107-20 and 72-10 and went on to register another emphatic 4-0 win against Egypt’s Alaa Elsaed by 73-47, 86-15, 104-24 and 70-34.

Meanwhile, former world champion Mohammad Asif beat Iraq’s Omar Ali 4-1 in his first Group-V clash.

IBSF World Championship: Sajjad confident of chances in Egypt

However, he had to work hard for his 4-3 victory against India’s Faisal Khan.

In other matches, Shahram Changezi defeated Brazil’s Thadeu Giannattasio Nobers 4-1, while Abdul Sattar won 4-0 against Egypt’s Mostafa Dorgham.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 12^th, 2015.

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