Yousuf in last 16

Published August 24, 2005

KARACHI, Aug 23: Muhammad Yousuf advanced to the last 16 round of World seniors snooker championship despite losing his final league round against Geet Sethi of India 2-3, according to a message on Tuesday.

Former world amateur champion Yousuf finished runner-up in nine-man group “B” while another Pakistan entry Sarwar Siddiqui failed to make to the knockout stage of the event.

Now in Wednesday’s pre-quarterfinals Yousuf will take on John Hudson of Australia. Geet Sethi will be up against Cheung Sing of China.—APP

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