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| May 2, 2003 | Friday | Safar 29, 1424 |
Sarwar sails into next round
KARACHI, May 1: Former Pakistan snooker captain Sarwar Siddiqui, cruised into the next round of the Karachi Club One Frame Snooker Tournament, held in memory of Late Younis Amir Baksh, when he brushed past Zubair Razzak 44/18 at the Karachi Club on Thursday.
The bespectacled veteran, displaying glimpses of his glorious past, never gave his opponent a ghost of a chance, potting practically everything in sight.
Joining Sarwar into the next round was young Aneel Bherwani, who had to bring out his best in overcoming former Test cricketer Mohsin Hassan Khan 56/45.
Samad Bawany’s impressive run in this tournament was almost halted by Dr. Amin Delawala, who was a trifle unlucky to make his exit 45/41.
In another cliffhanger, Mohammad Siddiq Jamal potting the pink and black balls, came from behind to overcome Mohammad Hussain 45/43.
Narish Gangwani then got the better of Mohammad Anis 61/51 in a see-saw tussle, while bearded Abdul Wahid Qadir, who accounted for Mohsin Suleman 58/29 on Wednesday night, progressed further by downing Ajay Bherwani 56/35.
On Wednesday night, Dilip Perwani, younger brother of Pakistan No.4 Naveen, beat Shabbir Daruwala 49/26.
But he made his exit on Thursday evening, when he was beaten on the pink ball by young Akbar Puri 52/42, booking his place in the pre-quarter-finals with this victory.
Akbar, the younger brother of Imran Puri, the former Pakistan No.4, had earlier accounted for Munir Colombo 66/37 the previous night.
Zubair Razzak beat Munawar Sheikh 58/37, while Ahad Ali Khan also booked his place in the last 16, beating off the keen challenge of Nadeem Usman 65/33.
Seeded Asim Ghani however received a rude setback, going down 68/38 to Abdul Salam Aman. Veteran cueist Wahid Tawawala also made his exit, beaten 49/41 by Abdul Wahid Shaikh in a closely contested frame.
Rehan Malik, better known in the cricket circles, also made a triumphant entry into the pre-quarterfinals, breezing past Imran Razzak Kassam 95/22.
Bharat Satiani continued on his winning spree by ousting Abdul Wahid Sheikh 71/39. The same could be said about Aamir Shaikh, a 66/30 winner over Abdus Salam Aman and Yasir Bachani, a 61/17 victor over Mohammad Siddiq Jamal.
Following were the results:
Narish Gangwani beat Mohammad Anis 61/51, Sarwar Siddiqui beat Zubair Razzak 44/18, Samad Bawany beat Dr. Amin Delawala 45/41, Aneel Bherwani beat Mohsin Hassan Khan 56/45, Mohammad Siddiq Jamal beat Mohammad Hussain 45/43, Ahmed Salim beat Hafiz Gaziani 58/34, Abdul Wahid Qadir beat Ajay Bherwani 56/35. Rehan Malik beat Imran Razzak Kassam 95/22. Abdul Wahid Shaikh beat Wahid Tawawala 49/41, Aamir Shaikh beat Abdus Salam Aman 66/30, Akbar Puri beat Dilip Perwani 52/42, Bharat Satiani beat Abdul Wahid Shaikh 71/39, Yasir Bachani beat Mohammad Siddiq Jamal 61/17.
Wednesday night’s results:
Dilip Perwani beat Shabbir Daruwala 49/26, Zubair Razzak beat Munawar Sheikh 58/37, Abdul Wahid Qadir beat Mohsin Suleman 58/29, Akbar Puri beat Munir Colombo 66/37, Ahad Ali Khan beat Nadeem Usman 65/33, Abdul Salam Aman beat Asim Ghani 68/38.
Following is the pre-quarter-final lineup for Friday evening beginning at 6.00 p.m.
Aneel Bherwani v/s Samad Bawany, Vinay Parwani v/s Naveed Mian Noor, Rehan Malik v/s Hasan Arif, Yasir Bachani v/s Z.A. Ramzi, Abdul Wahid Qadir v/s Ahmad Salim, Aamir Shaikh v/s Akbar Puri and Ahad Ali Khan v/s Sarwar Siddiqui.
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