Unseeded Asad shocks Ahmed in snooker clash

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KARACHI, Feb 11 Unseeded Asad Kamani created quite a stir when he knocked sixth seed Ahmad Saleem out to advance into the last eight of Karachi Club singles handicap snooker tournament at the KC's Amir Bux Billiards Hall on Wednesday.

After conceding the opener 41-59, Asad recovered to claim the next two frames 58-32, 49-34 to win the battle.

Top seed Naveen Perwani and fourth seed Asim Ghani have already crashed out of the event while second seed Qasim Kamani and third seed Vishan Gir are still in contention.

Results

Pre quarter-finals Asad Kamani bt Ahmad Saleem 2-1 (41-59, 58-32, 49-34); Umer Saleem bt Moin Jahangir 2-0 (77-73, 70-67); Manoj Wadwani bt Vijay Wadwani 2-1 (84-35, 68-74, 80-43); Raza Junaid bt Sanjay Dharmdas 2-1 (48-98, 94-46, 70-46); Ali Majeed bt Ahmad Bawani 2-1 (52-79, 66-56, 76-70); Qasim Kamani bt Arif Jameel 2-0 (94-88, 93-83); Vishan Gir bt Siddiq Ashraf 2-1 (80-78, 66-74, 95-67); Faisal Essa bt Farhan Idrees 2-0 (77-67, 64-50).

Thursday's fixtures

Quarter-finals (best of five frames) 5.00pm

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