MANAMA: Pakistani cueists enjoyed a strong showing in the IBSF World 6Red Snooker Champ­ionships here at the Crowne Plaza hotel on Sunday as Mohmmad Hasnain Akhtar, Ahsan Ramzan and Mohammad Asif registered thumping wins.

Mohammad Hasnain Akhtar, the reigning U-17 champion, delivered a commanding performance, defeating Mohamed Abdelkader of Egypt 4-0 [70(70)-0, 45-11, 57(35)-7, 48-2].

However Hasnain experienced his first defeat of this campaign in the other match of the day as he fell to Chau Hon Man of Hong Kong 4-2.

The match saw Hon Man take the first two frames (41-9, 38-16), Hasnain respond strongly to level [69(69)-0, 67(67)-0], but Hon Man ultimately clinched the next two tightly contested frames (39-33, 30-29) for the victory.

Ahsan Ramzan secured a decisive 4-0 [60(30)-1, 39-16, 48-9, and 50(50)-11] victory over Oman’s Sami Al Hamrashadi.

Ahsan, former world amateur champion, maintained his perfect record with a second perfect 4-0 [39-14, 41(41)-0, 42-31, and 38-4] win later on Sunday, this time overcoming home hope Abdullah Mohammed.

Meanwhile, fresh off his Masters triumph, Muhammad Asif continued his winning ways with another flawless 4-0 win against Irish cueist Jay Chopra, posting scores of 66(66)-0, 75(75)-0, 54(33)-8, 48(32)-12.

Published in Dawn, July 21st, 2025