KARACHI, Feb 18 Defending champion Umair Alam and Abdul Sattar sneaked into the final of the 18th Sindh Cup snooker contest registering emphatic victories over their opponents in the two semi-finals at Aly's parlour on Thursday.

Umair, who has reached his second successive final of the provincial cup, blanked Farrukh Usman 5-0 the scores being 66-37, 90-41, 61-21, 65-26, 86-1.

Contrary to Umair's straight win, Abdul Sattar who was top seed was extended to seven frames by Mohammad Akmal before emerging 74-79, 60-38, 59-58, 66-12, 50-59, 59-47, 60-52 victorious.

Earlier, Umair powered to 4-2 victory over Najam-ur-Rehman while Abdul Sattar was home 4-0 over Naseem Paracha in the quarter-finals.

In the fiercely fought two other quarter-finals, Mohammad Akmal struggled to beat S.M.Ali Zaidi 4-3 so does Farrukh Usman who accounted for Zulfiqar Ali by the identical score line.

Curtain falls on the event on Friday.

Results

Quarter-finals Abdul Sattar bt Naseem Paracha 4-0 (68-26, 60-45, 71-33, 73-24); Mohammad Akmal bt S.M.Ali Zaidi 4-3 (67-49, 57-33, 29-74, 27-49, 56-31, 22-64, 53-37); Farrukh Usman bt Zulfiqar Ali 4-3 (65-0, 48-68, 4-71, 60-37, 35-84, 63-15, 55-33); Umair Alam bt Najam-ur-Rehman Khan 4-2 (34-58, 69-45, 67-23, 65-53, 17-69, 70-0).

Semi-final Umair Alam bt Farrukh Usman 5-0 (66-37, 90-41, 61-21, 65-26, 86-1); Abdul Sattar bt Mohammad Akmal 5-2 (74-79, 60-38, 59-58, 66-12, 50-59, 59-47, 60-52).

Friday's fixtures

Playoff match for 3rd-4th position at 11.00am; final at 2.30pm.