KARACHI, Jan 19: Four senior players including three former national champions stormed into knockout pre quarter-finals of the Sindh Snooker Cup at Snooker Zone on Wednesday.

Veteran Mohammad Yousuf rounded off his league matches handing 4-2 defeat to Danish Beg the scores being 116-12, 46-50, 44-16, 15-77, 77-50, 93-6.

Khurram Agha, a former Pakistan No 1, blanked Sunny Shahani 4-0 68-17, 81-73, 84-28, 68-14.

Naveen Perwani conceded a frame while getting the better of Faisal Kashmiri 4-1. He was home 56-28, 9-67, 60-37, 87-38, 81-0.

Vishan Gir hammered highest century break of the event 122 in the last frame while routing S. M. Ali Zaidi 62-42, 63-7, 94-17, 122-17.

The 16 who have made it to the knockout stage were Khurram Agha, Naveen Perwani, Mohammad Yousuf, Vishan Gir, Mohammad Ishtiaq, Javed Ansari, Mohammad Akmal, Kashif Khan, Shadab Beg, Farrukh Usman, Anil John, Faisal Kashmiri, Mohammad Zulfiqar, Najam-ur-Rehman, Abdul Samad and S. M. Ali Zaidi.

Results:

Mohammad Kashan bt Ahsan Butt 4-3 (21-51, 30-38, 41-76, 58-26, 54-15, 55-46, 75-28); Shahzad Naseem bt Mohammad Fahad 4-2 (67-55, 61-38, 48-40, 26-52, 38-63, 56-16); Mohammad Akmal bt Waqas Malik 4-1 (72-23, 62-26, 60-10, 55-63, 79-25); Mohammad Yousuf bt Danish Beg 4-2 (116-12, 46-50, 44-16, 50-77, 43-50, 93-6); Kashif Khan bt Najam-ur-Rehman 4-0 (94-49, 56-33, 52-35, 86-21); Vishan Gir bt S. M. Ali Zaidi 4-0 (62-42, 63-7, 94-17, 122-17); Khurram Agha bt Sunny Shahani 4-0 (68-17, 81-73, 84-28, 68-14); Javed Ansari bt Farrukh Usman Brohi 4-2 (54-44, 63-22, 42-63, 28-64, 69-8, 55-27); Naveen Perwani bt Faisal Kashmiri 4-1 (56-28, 9-67, 60-37, 87-38, 81-0); Mohammad Ishtiaq bt Mohammad Zulfiqar 4-3 (43-70, 78-25, 67-49, 39-69, 0-90, 55-44, 65-50); Asif Moti bt Mohammad Bawany 4-1 (91-16, 70-23, 63-23, 47-54, 56-48); Ameen Jan bt Abdul Rehman 4-1 (25-55, 62-25, 61-50, 47-46, 58-52); Mohammad Uzair bt Agha Bilawal 4-2 (71-29, 33-56, 63-47, 60-45, 41-78, 55-42). Thursday’s fixtures: Pre quarter-finals first session 10.30am, second session 1.00pm.