IBSF World Championships: Sajjad’s winning streak continues in Egypt
Pakistani downs Martin to progress into knockouts
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KARACHI:
Former Asian number two Muhammad Sajjad booked his place in the knockouts of the 2015 IBSF World Championships by topping Group N in Hurghada, Egypt on Sunday.
By defeating Canada’s Derek Martin 4-0, Sajjad maintained his winning streak — stretching to six games now — in the competition.
He overpowered Martin in the first frame 87-10 and followed it up by another convincing 93-30 win to build a strong 2-0 lead. He then hit a break of 114 in the third frame to take the match out of the Canadian’s grasp and went for the jugular in the fourth frame to win 82-15.
Meanwhile, Shahram Changezi finished second in Group T after losing to Hong Kong’s Lee Chun Wai 62-2, 69-26, 8-69, 72-32, 55-53. The Islamabad-based player has won three out of his five matches in the championship so far.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 16th, 2015.
Former Asian number two Muhammad Sajjad booked his place in the knockouts of the 2015 IBSF World Championships by topping Group N in Hurghada, Egypt on Sunday.
By defeating Canada’s Derek Martin 4-0, Sajjad maintained his winning streak — stretching to six games now — in the competition.
He overpowered Martin in the first frame 87-10 and followed it up by another convincing 93-30 win to build a strong 2-0 lead. He then hit a break of 114 in the third frame to take the match out of the Canadian’s grasp and went for the jugular in the fourth frame to win 82-15.
Meanwhile, Shahram Changezi finished second in Group T after losing to Hong Kong’s Lee Chun Wai 62-2, 69-26, 8-69, 72-32, 55-53. The Islamabad-based player has won three out of his five matches in the championship so far.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 16th, 2015.