Asjad, Shahid shock last year’s silver medallists Asif, Sajjad

Published August 14, 2015
KARACHI: Pakistan players Naveen Perwani (L) and Mohammad Yousuf aim during their match against India’s Alok Kumar and Rafat Habib at the Master’s team event on Thursday.—Anis Hamdani/ White Star
KARACHI: Pakistan players Naveen Perwani (L) and Mohammad Yousuf aim during their match against India’s Alok Kumar and Rafat Habib at the Master’s team event on Thursday.—Anis Hamdani/ White Star

KARACHI: Unseeded Pakistan 3 pair of Asjad Iqbal and Shahid Aftab shocked last year’s silver medallist duo of Pakistan I Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Sajjad to earn a place in quarter-final of the world men’s team snooker championship at Movenpick hotel on Thursday.

Asjad and Shahid were home 70-69, 61-47, 0-87, 77-0, 80-0 in the last 16 match to create first major upset in the event.

They are slated to meet India I pair in the quarter-final on Friday at 10am. After the former gave 4-2 drubbing to Hong Kong 2 in the other match the scores being (97-0, 61-31, 76-30, 14-109, 4-100, 121-1).

Two more home teams – Pakistan 2 comprising Babar Masih and Shahram Changezi and Pakistan 9 (Mohammad Faheem and Abdul Raheem) were also through to the last eight.

Pakistan 2 will face Hong Kong 3 while Pakistan 9 takes on Hong Kong I in the quarters.

Meanwhile, Pakistan has ensured yet another medal after the duo of veteran Mohammad Yousuf and Naveen Perwani made it to the semi-finals of master’s team event.

India, Afghanistan and England I have completed the quartet.

Earlier, six teams from the host country were through to the last 16 round in the men’s team event.

Results:

India bt Saudi Arabia I – 5-0 (79-2, 47-46, 80-40, 71-0, 94-0); Qatar 3 – bt Bahrain 2 – 3-2 (34-55, 66-28, 80-22, 56-67, 55-73); Hong Kong I – bt Pakistan 2 – 4-1 (43-67, 51-42, 91-13, 65-12, 13-55); Afghanistan bt Qatar 2 – 3-2 (70-38, 27-84, 30-89, 70-59, 91-18); Iran I – bt Pakistan 9 – 3-2 (81-11, 48-60, 87-45, 23-90, 76-16); India 5 – bt Bahrain 3 – 3-2 (121-0, 97-8, 43-56, 69-15, 49-54); Qatar 3 – bt Saudi Arabia I – 4-1 (57-50, 63-17, 68-27, 56-64, 69-29); Malaysia bt Iran 2 – 4-1 (106-12, 75-1, 79-47, 17-71, 60-18); Pakistan I – bt India 4 – 3-2 (115-19, 139-0, 12-90, 46-74, 87-3); Bahrain 2 – bt Pakistan 8 – 3-2 (69-13, 11-89, 39-66, 70-6, 55-28); Pakistan 5 – bt UAE I – 4-1 (65-30, 41-58, 121-14, 99-0, 93-43); Hong Kong 3 – bt India 2 – 4-1 (14-84, 86-47, 66-38, 57-40, 62-57); Pakistan 6 – bt Hong Kong 3-2 (37-62, 90-35, 39-74, 105-0, 92-0); Bahrain I – bt Pakistan 7 – 3-2 (62-37, 77-28, 31-63, 80-0, 22-65); Pakistan 4 – bt Egypt 5-0 (74-30, 107-4, 85-9, 60-31, 65-58); UAE 2 – bt Saudi Arabia 2 – 3-2 (59-42, 27-74, 70-18, 0-60, 55-36); Pakistan 3 – bt China 3-2 (109-0, 65-0, 45-69, 41-73, 125-0); India 3 – bt Qatar I – 4-1 (75-36, 65-22, 9-59, 66-58, 80-9).

Last-16 (pre quarter-finals):

Pakistan 2 bt Pakistan 4 – 4-1 (48-60, 66-53, 57-30, 60-11, 64-31); Hong Kong 3 bt Bahrain I – 4-1 (90-2, 34-79, 59-5, 59-51, 82-0); Malaysia bt India 3 – 4-3 (66-21, 14-114, 19-58, 1-79, 129-0, 88-12, 66-46); Iran I bt Bahrain 2 – 4-2 (27-76, 106-6, 17-51, 55-54, 68-15, 78-16); India I bt Hong Kong 2 – 4-2 (97-0, 61-31, 76-30, 14-109, 4-100, 121-1); Pakistan 3 bt Pakistan I – 4-1 (70-69, 61-47, 0-87, 77-0, 80-0); Pakistan 9 – bt Pakistan 5 – 4-1 (68-46, 70-58, 39-74, 86-35, 71-47); Hong Kong I bt Saudi Arabia 2 – 4-2 (50-35, 77-27, 33-62, 68-39, 39-74, 73-23).

Master’s team events:

UAE bt England 2 – 3-2 (0-74, 68-36, 17- 70, 93-8, 84-38); Pakistan 3 – bt Pakistan 2 – 3-2 (62-49, 51-19, 50-45, 46-56, 35-55); England I bt Afghanistan 3-2 (56-83, 78-35, 4-92, 55-52, 74-17); India bt Pakistan I – 3-2 (106-30, 133-7, 28-67, 58-66, 75-21).

Friday’s fixtures:

Master’s team event semi-finals and men’s team event quarter-finals at 10am; men’s first team semi-final at 4pm; second semi-final at 7pm.

Published in Dawn, August 14th, 2015

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