BUSAN, Oct 1: Pakistan earned its first medal Tuesday when Saleh Mohammed and Naveen Perwani clinched bronze in the billiards double beating Taipei pair of Ku Chih-Wei/Lee Kun-Fang 3-1.
The gold medal went to Indian pair of Yasin Merchant/Rafath Habib who outplayed Hong Kong’s Marco Fu/Au Chi Wai 3-1 in the final who earlier had beaten Saleh and Naveen in the semifinals 3-0.
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FINAL: Yasin Merchant/Rafath Habib (Ind) bt Marco Fu/Au Chi Wai (Hgk) 3-1
Bronze medal match: Saleh Mohamed/Naveen Perwani (Pak) bt Ku Chih-Wei/Lee Kun-Fang (Tpe) 3-1
Semifinals: Yasin Merchant/Rafath Habib (Ind) bt Ku Chih-Wei/Lee Kun-Fang (Tpe) 3-0; Marco Fu/Au Chi Wai (Hgk) bt Saleh Mohamed/Naveen Perwani (Pak) 3-0
Quarterfinals: Yasin Merchant/Rafath Habib (Ind) bt Chong Tim Sam/Ng Ann Seng (Mas) 3-1; Ku Chih-Wei/Lee Kun-Fang (Tpe) bt Mohamed Al-Hashemi/Mohamed Al-Joakar (Uae) 3-2; Saleh Mohamed/Naveen Perwani (Pak) bt Tola Neang/Sophanna Chrin (Cam) 3-1; Marco Fu/Au Chi Wai (Hgk) bt Marlon Manalo/Benjamin Guevarra (Phi) 3-0.—AFP
