KARACHI: Thepchaiya Un-Nooh of Thailand will clash with Hossein Vafaei Ayouri of Iran in the final of the Jubilee Insurance 7-Nation International Snooker Championship here on Friday (today). The finalists shattered the dreams of Pakistan’s Muhammad Asif and Muhammad Sajjad in the semifinals on Thursday evening.Asif got the distinction of chalking out tournament’s highest break [...]
LAHORE: Two-member Pakistan snooker team left on Thursday for Dubai in ENOC team international championship being played there from Friday. The team comprises Shahid Aftab and Muhammad Sajjad and it is likely to put up a fine show in the event, said a spokesman of Pakistan Billiard and Snooker Association here on Thursday. Pak team [...]
BANGALORE: Having failed in his maiden attempt at the final hurdle two years ago, Indian ace Aditya Mehta gets another chance for a crack at the Asian snooker title on Saturday.Probably playing his best snooker following his twin success at the Guangzhou Asian Games, the 25-year-old overcame Afghanistan’s Mohd Rais Senzahi 6-4 to power into [...]
INDORE: In a major upset, Pakistan’s top seeded Mohammad Sajjad was ousted from the Asian Snooker Championship even as India’s Pankaj Advani, IH Manudev, Kamal Chawla and Aditya Mehta secured a place in the last 16 on Wednesday.In a game of nerves, Sajjad lost to UAE’s Mohammad-Al-Joaker 4-3 (74-25, 71-39, 31-77, 1-78, 55-52, 8-75, 113-16) [...]
Mark Williams won the frame he needed to seal a 13-4 demolition of Jamie Cope and reach his first World Championship quarter-final in five years. After a top break of 72 in session one, the two-time champion knocked in two centuries to build up a 12-4 lead. An error-ridden Cope produced some late fight with [...]
KARACHI: Last year’s runner-up Muhammad Sajjad of Pakistan has been top seeded for the 27th Asian Snooker Championship being staged at Indore (India) from April 23-30, Pakistan Billiards & Snooker Association announced here on Tuesday. According to the draws of the event received from Asian Confederation of Billiards (ACBS) besides Sajjad, Pakistan number one Imran [...]
BANGALORE: The Olympic Council of Asia’s (OCA) decision to exclude cue sports from the 2014 Incheon Asian Games may have dashed his dreams, but ace cueist Geet Sethi said there were a few things beyond one’s control and that he was looking for fresh challenges ahead after making the Indian team for the Asian Billiards [...]
Judd Trump claimed his first ranking title with a 10-8 victory over Mark Selby in the final of the China Open.The 21-year-old Bristolian knocked in two 104 breaks to stun the world number four and open up a 3-1 advantage.He had a chance for a four-frame lead but missed frame ball and Selby’s 62 reduced [...]
