Times of Islamabad

Pakistan beats India in a sensational match to win Asian Snooker Championship

Pakistan beats India in a sensational match to win Asian Snooker Championship

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan beats India to win the Asian Snooker Championship.

Pakistani cueist Babar Masih played one of the best Snooker frames of hislife that helped Pakistan win the Asian Team Snooker Championship, beatingIndia in the final on Friday in Doha.

Babar’s superb form throughout the tournament helped Pakistan win the final3-2 as former champion Mohammad Asif was struggling to pocket balls.

In the first frame of the final, Babar Masih played a break of 81 andallowed Indian opponent Pankaj Advani to pocket red only twice to win it110-2, giving Pakistan 1-0 lead. However, in the second frame, MalkeetSingh defeated Mohammad Asif 81-47 to level the final 1-1.