KARACHI, Dec 1: Premier cueist Mohammad Asif reached the final of IBSF World Snooker Championship being held in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Saturday after beating Alex Borg of Malta in the semi-final, according to a private television channel. He won the semi-final by seven frames to one.

Asif will now play the winner of second semi-final to be played between Gary Wilson and Noppon Saengkham.

Earlier in the day, Asif beat Syrian cueist Omar Alkojah by 6-2 in their quarter-final.

Asif is the third Pakistani to play finals of IBSF World Snooker Championship, after Mohammad Yousaf and Saleh Muhammad, said the channel.

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