KARACHI: Former Asian 6-Reds champion Mohammad Asif and reigning Asian snooker champion Hamza Akbar emerged group champions by staying unbeaten in the fourth Asian 6-Reds snooker championship at the Iranian city of Kish Island.on Monday.

According to results made available here, drawn in group ‘E’, former world amateur snooker champion Asif won all his four matches to sneak into the next round.

Similarly, Asif’s compatriot Hamza, also came up with sterling performance to head group ‘B’ and advance into the next stage.

Contrary to Asif and Hamza’s performances, Mohammad Sajjad and Shahram Changezi suffered two defeats apiece in their respective four group matches.

Results:

Mohammad Asif bt Ali Al Obaidli (Qatar) 5-0 (78-18, 34-8, 41-0, 30-20, 62-6); Shahram Changezi bt Hamed Zaredosttim (Iran) 5-1 (37-24, 39-32, 50-19, 21-45, 43-20, 55,0); Hamza Akbar bt Mahanna Al Obaidli (Qatar) 5-1 (40-8, 42-0, 60-0, 79-0, 0-69, 44-0); Mohammad Sajjad bt Mohammad Fazil (Sri Lanka) 5-0 (31-1, 31-10, 28-8, 44-0, 35-7); Mohammad Asif bt Omar Al Khoja (Syria) 5-2 (44-14, 58-11, 1-61, 9-53, 54-6, 38-18, 63-1); Soheil Vahedi (Iran) bt Mohammad Sajjad 5-3 (54-15, 17-38, 45-5, 44-7, 12-32, 43-7, 5-56, 56-6); Shahram Changezi bt Brijesh Damani (India) 5-2 (55-6, 3-36, 44-12, 18-36, 45-9, 54-2, 45-3); Hamza Akbar bt Ehsan Hyderinezhad (Iran) 5-3 (55-17, 43-18, 5-46, 56-7, 4-55, 9-45, 55-12, 58-12); Fung Kwok Wei (Hong Kong) bt Shahram Changezi 5-0 (44-1, 35-3, 50-43, 44-0, 36-1); Mohammad Asif bt Ali Hussain Ali (Iraq) 5-0 (41-1, 37-20, 40-15, 47-0, 39-14); Hamza Akbar bt Mohammad Raees (Afghanistan) 5-0 (35-33, 53-9, 41-16, 29-20, 32-27); Lee Chun Wai (Hong Kong) bt Mohammad Sajjad 5-4 (42-20, 38-23, 32-22, 48-14, 17-29, 19-33, 9-42, 13-42, 40-13); Mohammad Asif bt Siyavosh Mozayani (Iran) 5-0 (42-1, 37-1, 41-39, 38-19, 50-0); Hamza Akbar bt Mohammad Shiyamdeen (Sri Lanka) 5-1 (28-15, 2-39, 41-3, 47-0, 44-13, 33-16); Amir Sarkhosh (Iran) bt Shahram Changezi 5-1 (45-29, 44-0, 35-1, 21-33, 50-18, 43-1); Mohammad Sajjad bt Khalid Alatsel (Palestine) 5-2 (44-15, 47-0, 13-37, 32-34, 37-17, 44-2, 30-21).

Published in Dawn, May 26th, 2015

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