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BILLARD & SNOOKER - National 05 Oct, 2021

National Snooker Championship: Amir Sohail beats Shahid Aftab 4-3

Hammad Kayani KARACHI (October 5, 2021):-Amir Sohail (KP) overcame 3rd seed Shahid Aftab (Punjab) 4-3 in the 46th National Snooker Championship on Tuesday at NBP Sports Complex, Clifton, Karachi. After 5th Day Babar Masih from Group (H) and defending champion Mohammad Asif from Group (A) have played five matches and won all five matches. Results (Day-V) Babar Masih (Punjab) bt Sultan Mohammad (Sindh) 4-2 (91-24, 59-43, 57-78, 74-0, 40-52, 66-26) Haris Tahir (NBP) bt Asjad Iqbal (NBP) 4-2 (23-59, 01-69, 01-92, 73-35, 66-37, 79-45) Mohammad Jawed Ansari (Sindh) bt Yaqoob Khan (KP) 4-0 (84-01(84), 71-13, 71-51, 78-15) Waseem Abbas (Punjab) bt Munhammad Naseem Akhtar (NBP) 4-3 (34-67, 50-68, 70-45, 27-62, 65-18, 59-41, 68-0) Mohammad Faizan (Sindh) bt Mohammad Saleem (KP) 4-3 (7-80, 31-80, 70-65, 68-52, 67-65, 37-50, 74-72) Aamir Shahzad (KP) bt Ibrahim Khan (Bal) 4-1 (75-20(53), 61-21, 94-22(58), 65-67, 70-30) Mohammad Bilal (Punjab) bt Abdul Javed (Isb) 4-0 (93-17, 74-55, 62-21, 77-20) Sheikh Mohammad Mudassir (Punjab) bt Mohammad Imran (KP) 4-1 (81-42, 79-20, 69-40, 29-71, 54-13) Ali Hamza (Sindh) bt Ahmad Shah (Bal) 4-0 (Walk over) Aamir Sohail (KP) bt Shahid Aftab (Punjab) 4-3 (33-59, 26-70, 20-51, 66-48, 70-5, 61-53, 64-51) Ahsan Ramzan (Punjab) bt Farukh Usman (Sindh) 4-1 (55-32, 95-02, 43-68, 57-45, 66-33) Waqar Ahmed (Isb) bt Hammad Hassan Shaikh (Punjab) 4-3 (35-65, 23-55, 50-60, 70-01, 65-33, 62-7, 71-37) Mohammad Sajjad (NBP) bt Adil Khan (Bal) 4-1 (55-51, 68-15, 52-65, 67-34, 63-49) Zubair Tahir (Punjab) bt Mohammad Iftekhar (Sindh) 4-1 (52-27, 33-60, 47-21, 31-9, 25-20) Hamza Akbar (Punjab) bt Sharjeel Mehmood (KP) 4-2 (01-68, 58-83, 74-11, 56-12, 60-40, 44-0) Mohammad Asif (NBP) bt Munawar Khaliq (Isb) 4-2 (40-63, 83-18, 0-72(72), 92-23, 82-08(55), 63-11) Mohammad Shahzad (Punjab) bt Awais Ullah (Punjab) 4-2 (71-34, 44-76, 71-43, 66-51, 34-68, 82-73) Abdul Sattar (Sindh) bt Abdul Qadir Ashir (Bal) 4-0 (63-19, 64-48, 64-60, 103-04(81),) Babar Masih (Punjab) bt Asjad Iqbal (NBP) 4-0 (68-27, 64-45, 65-64, 83-19) Haris Tahir (NBP) bt Tanzeel Hussain (Bal) 4-0 (63-13, 63-25, 64-43, 72-09) Sultan Mohammad (Sindh) bt Mohammad Jawed Ansari (Sindh) 4-0 (58-28, 72-42, 62-38, 98-0) Munhammad Naseem Akhtar (NBP) bt Mohammad Faizan (Sindh) 4-1 (1-83, 63-18, 72-06, 75-36, 66-21) Mohammad Saleem (KP) bt Mohammad Sattar Khan (Isb) 4-0 (75-25, 44-39, 64-30, 58-20) Aamir Shahzad (KP) bt Waseem Abbas (Punjab) 4-0 (75-25, 44-39, 64-30, 58-20)

BILLARD & SNOOKER - National 04 Oct, 2021

National Snooker Championship: Ali Hamza thrashes Bilal 4-2

Hammad Kayani Karachi (October 4, 2021):-Local cueist, Ali Hamza outclassed 4th seed Mohammad Bilal 4-2 to post a historical victory in the ongoing 46th National Snooker Championship 2021 at NBP Sports Complex, Clifton, Karachi on Monday. The final-score-line was 45-55, 80-28, 90-33, 62-78(64), 37-14 and 73-0. In another encounter, Saad Khan from Khyber Pakhtunkawa (KP) outplayed Asian Team Champion Zulifaq Ali Qadir from Sindh 4-0 at 63-49, 49-16, 67-51, 73-19. Mohammad Ijaz achieved highest of 105 point on day-4 against Bilal. Results (Day-IV): Waqar Ahmed (Isb) bt Mohammad Aftab Baig (Bal) 4-0 (66-43, 63-19, 60-16, 72-44) Mohammad Sajjad (NBP) bt Mohammad Iftekhar (Sindh) 4-0 (60-25, 57-39, 72-14, 66-32) Adil Khan (Bal) bt Hamza Akbar (Punjab) 4-3 (62-56, 80-44(62), 20-52, 61-58, 34-63, 16-71, 70-35) Sharjeel Mehmood (KP) bt Saif Ullah (Punjab) 4-0 (65-45, 37-57, 68-41, 75-44, 79-01) Mohammad Asif (NBP) bt Awais Ullah (Punjab) 4-1 (92-18(51), 75-05, 15-98(72), 68-09, 78-54) Abdul Sattar (Sindh) bt Munawar Khaliq (Isb) 4-3 (24-76, 92-19, 56-69, 68-39, 41-60, 57-17, 61-40) Rambel Gull (KP) bt Abdul Qadir Ashir (Bal) 4-0 (75-38, 93-5(61), 77-16, 103-14(58),) Mohammad Sajjad (NBP) bt Sharjeel Mehmood (KP) 4-0 (87-15(72), 63-57, 73-25, 85-66) Adil Khan (Bal) bt Zubair Tahir (Punjab) 4-1 (70-48, 80-53, 64-65, 71-32(68), 54-39) Saif Ullah (Punjab) bt Hamza Akbar (Punjab) 4-0 (89-24(56), 75-31, 63-58, 55-12) Mohammad Asif (NBP) bt Abdul Qadir Ashir (Bal) 4-0 (72-34, 80-0, 67-9, 92-0(92),) Mohammad Shahzad (Punjab) bt Munawar Khaliq (Isb) 4-2 (72-25, 40-62, 72-27, 15-73, 73-17, 73-18) Ali Hamza (Sindh) bt Mohammad Bilal (Punjab) 4-2 (45-55, 80-28, 90-33, 62-78(64), 37-14, 73-0) Sheikh Mohammad Mudassir (Punjab) bt Abdul Javed (Isb) 4-2 (65-21, 53-63, 67-43, 48-59, 56-41, 49-38) Nadeem Gull (Punjab) bt Ahmad Shah (Bal) 4-0 (58-51, 57-76, 58-34, 86-0) Shahid Aftab (Punjab) bt Waqar Ahmed (Isb) 4-1 (91-27(82), 91-28(72), 69-36, 01-93(50), 71-42) Ahsan Ramzan (Punjab) bt Aamir Sohail (KP) 4-2 (73-25(53), 88-0(51), 36-55, 70-37, 57-68, 75-17) Hammad Hassan Shaikh (Punjab) bt Mohammad Aftab Baig (Bal) 4-1 (19-51, 69-8, 61-12, 9-70, 38-51) Mubashir Raza (Punjab) bt Hamza Ilyas (Punjab) 4-3 (71-53, 18-66, 63-54, 12-56, 0-57, 63-16, 61-22) Saad Khan (KP) bt Zulfiqar A. Qadir (Sindh) 4-0 (63-49, 49-16, 67-51, 73-19) Mohammad Taufiq Johri (Sindh) bt Bahadur Khan (Bal) 4-1 (23-60, 88-30(71), 64-33, 64-47, 59-39) Mohammad Ahsan Javaid (Punjab) bt Sheikh Mohammad Muzammil (Punjab) 4-3 (39-55, 66-21, 20-59, 63-40, 67-16, 51-61, 52-09) Mohammad Ijaz (Punjab) bt Hiskail Bilal (Bal) 4-1 (88-27, 32-87, 86-08(76), 65-22, 106-0(105),) Umer Naeem (Sindh) bt Shah Khan (KP) 4-1 (63-23, 34-48, 67-24, 76-30, 61-15)

BILLARD & SNOOKER - National 03 Oct, 2021

National Snooker: Umair topples heavy weight Mubashir 4-2

SPORTS REPORTER Karachi (October 3, 2021):-Umair Haider claimed an upset victory after defeating 6th seeded player Mubashir Raza 4-2 in the ongoing National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) 46th National Snooker Championship 2021 at NBP Sports Complex, Clifton, Karachi on Saturday. Umair Haider won the match with the score-line of 2-71, 77-15(68), 91-27(59), 19-68, 68-40 and 42-5, as his highest beak was 68 points. However, However, Hammad Hassan Sheikh made two breaks over hundred 138 and 116 respectively against Aamir Sohail. Results (Day-III): Babar Masih (Punjab) bt Yaqoob Khan (KP) 4-0 (92-23(66), 62-29, 82-34, 71-58) Haris Tahir (NBP) bt Mohammad Jawed Ansari (Sindh) 4-2 (74-9(74), 21-69(57), 94-0(94), 66-23(53), 25-62(53), 97-0) Sultan Mohammad (Sindh) bt Tanzeel Hussain (Bal) 4-1 (65-0, 55-35, 66-14, 20-60, 65-23) Mohammad Naseem Akhtar (NBP) bt Ibrahim Khan (Bal) 4-1 (59-42, 61-29, 65-60, 25-74, 53-9) Mohammad Saleem (KP) bt Aamir Shahzad (KP) 4-0 (66-42, 64-09, 87-0(87), 85-25(69),) Mohammad Sattar Khan (Isb) bt Waseem Abbas (Punjab) 4-3 (62-63, 70-41(66), 31-75, 62-33, 64-26, 18-68, 66-46) Babar Masih (Punjab) bt Tanzeel Hussain (Bal) 4-1 (54-62, 97-19(53), 92-0(92), 70-9(54), 120-1(57),) Asjad Iqbal (NBP) bt Mohammad Jawed Ansari (Sindh) 4-1 (84-36, 66-34, 92-4, 57-66, 62-31) Sultan Mohammad (Sindh) bt Yaqoob Khan (KP) 4-3 (81-10, 64-19, 25-81, 76-30, 33-77, 64-69, 69-28) Mohammad Naseem Akhtar (NBP) bt Mohammad Sattar Khan (Isb) 4-2 (47-66, 68-21, 74-27, 58-27, 37-46, 76-10) Mohammad Faizan (Sindh) bt Aamir Shahzad (KP) 4-0 (67-40, 73-38, 66-36, 76-22) Waseem Abbas (Punjab) bt Ibrahim Khan (Bal) 4-2 (67-22, 46-86, 42-50, 64-22, 65-15, 67-28) Umair Haider (Punjab) bt Mubashir Raza (Punjab) 4-2 (2-71, 77-15(68), 91-27(59), 19-68, 68-40, 42-5) Saad Khan (KP) bt Mohammad Taufiq Johri (Sindh) 4-3 (64-25, 21-64, 50-40, 82-52, 47-52, 22-77, 71-04) Hamza Ilyas (Punjab) bt Bahadur Khan (Bal) 4-2 (73-43(56), 56-55, 45-68, 50-67, 63-40, 55-29) Mohammad Ahsan Javaid (Punjab) bt Mohammad Imran Qamar (Punjab) 4-2 (64-33, 84-16, 5-79(70), 60-85, 70-38, 70-53) Shah Khan (KP) bt Hiskail Bilal (Bal) 4-0 (67-1, 67-57, 76-40, 58-39) Umer Naeem (Sindh) bt Sheikh Mohammad Muzammil (Punjab) 4-1 (31-64, 58-11, 72-11, 70-19, 74-43) Mohammad Bilal (Punjab) bt Mohammad Imran (KP) 4-1 (49-51, 74-28, 59-26, 73-12, 77-12) Abdul Javed (Isb) bt Ahmad Shah (Bal) 4-1 (79-46, 36-61, 67-33, 75-34(72), 75-3(63),) Nadeem Gull (Punjab) bt Ali Hamza (Sindh) 4-0 (94-40, 63-27, 60-50, 62-44) Shahid Aftab (Punjab) bt Farukh Usman (Sindh) 4-0 (62-23, 68-0, 80-68, 64-39) Hammad Hassan Shaikh (Punjab) bt Aamir Sohail (KP) 4-1 (94-4, 138-4(138), 78-8, 48-57, 109-0(116),) Waqar Ahmed (Isb) bt Mohammad Aftab Baig (Bal) 4-0 (66-43, 63-19, 60-16, 72-44)

BILLARD & SNOOKER - National 02 Oct, 2021

National Snooker Championship: Babar defeats Jawed 4-2

SPORTS REPORTER Karachi (October 2, 2021):-Well-known national snooker player Babar Masih from Punjab overcame Mohammad Jawed Ansari from host province Sindh 4-2 in the ongoing 46th NBP National Snooker Championship on Saturday at NBP Sports Complex, Clifton, Karachi. Babar Masih, who recently performed up to mark in international events in Qatar, was in full form and displayed excellent skill of the game. The final score-line was 39-84(66), 20-71(66), 84-29, 67-39, 65-7 and 64-45. Results (Day-II): Babar Masih (Punjab) beat Mohammad Jawed Ansari (Sindh) 4-2 (39-84(66), 20-71(66), 84-29, 67-39, 65-7, 64-45) Haris Tahir (NBP) beat Yaqoob Khan (KP) 4-0 (75-15, 82-02, 90-8(82), 83-7(82),) Asjad Iqbal (NBP) beat Tanzeel Hussain (Bal) 4-1 (57-34, 54-25, 134-05(61,73), 47-73, 81-21) Aamir Shahzad (KP) beat Mohammad Naseem Akhtar (NBP) 4-3 (61-48, 57-37, 71-18, 50-54, 25-63, 01-61, 65-55) Mohammad Saleem (KP) beat Ibrahim Khan (Bal) 4-0 (87-29, 52-49, 66-19, 74-38) Faizan Ahmed (Sindh) beat Mohammad Sattar Khan (Isb) 4-3 (63-22, 34-63, 59-15(51), 65-12, 0-95(53), 48-79(79), 70-34) Saif Ullah (Punjab) beat Mohammad Sajjad (NBP) 4-2 (71-62, 89-34, 49-76(61), 75-49, 27-65, 54-35) Hamza Akbar (Punjab) beat Zubair Tahir (Punjab) 4-3 (40-84, 45-71, 29-80, 62-24, 84-21, 62-47, 62-41) Sharjeel Mehmood (KP) beat Mohammad Iftekhar (Sindh) 4-0 (89-8(74), 65-37, 76-0(76), 58-48) Mohammad Asif (NBP) beat Rambel Gull (KP) 4-0 (101-04, 69-02, 57-08, 76-50) Abdul Sattar (Sindh) beat Mohammad Shahzad (Punjab) 4-2 (18-64, 84-16, 24-51, 90-42(58), 69-45, 101-9) Awais Ullah (Punjab) beat Abdul Qadir Ashir (Bal) 4-0 (118-9(103), 63-15, 60-46, 97-16(97),) Mohammad Bilal (Punjab) beat Nadeem Gull (Punjab) 4-2 (67-17, 1-88(77), 63-35, 52-65, 90-9(90), 70-41) Ahmad Shah (Bal) beat Sheikh Mohammad Mudassir (Punjab) 4-2 (24-62, 62-25, 59-20, 53-76, 73-15, 64-17) Mohammad Imran (KP) beat Ali Hamza (Sindh) 4-0 (Walk over) Shahid Aftab (Punjab) beat Mohammad Aftab Baig (Bal) 4-0 (71-24, 121-0(81), 81-10, 74-02) Ahsan Ramzan (Punjab) beat Hammad Hassan Shaikh (Punjab) 4-0 (95-1(53), 74-46, 66-46, 59-12) Waqar Ahmed (Isb) beat Farukh Usman (Sindh) 4-2 (98-0(90), 35-71, 78-22, 73-32, 54-59, 53-50) Bahadur Khan (Bal) beat Mubashir Raza (Punjab) 4-1 (73-72, 84-0, 61-35, 36-62, 58-40) Zulfiqar Abdul Qadir (Sindh) beat Mohammad Taufiq Johri (Sindh) 4-1 (62-32, 58-48, 69-15, 17-90, 60-09) Umair Haider (Punjab) beat Hamza Ilyas (Punjab) 4-0 (89-21, 73-25(56), 83-21(56), 74-38(59),) Umer Naeem (Sindh) beat Mohammad Ahsan Javaid (Punjab) 4-3 (26-66, 64-27, 65-18, 55-43, 22-61, 16-97, 60-24) Mohammad Ijaz (Punjab) beat Shah Khan (KP) 4-2 (70-0(65), 51-64, 70-25, 21-79, 86-0(76), 79-13(79),) Mohammad Imran Qamar (Punjab) beat Sheikh Mohammad Muzammil (Punjab) 4-1 (49-65, 61-20, 118-0(81), 54-14, 60-29)

BILLARD & SNOOKER - National 01 Oct, 2021

National Snooker Championship 2021 starts in Karachi

SPORTS BULLETIN REPORT Karachi (October 1, 2021):-The 46th NBP National Snooker Championship 2021 started on Friday at National Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Clifton, Karachi. All top-national players are particiapting in the top national snooker showpiece. Results (Day-I): Hamza Akbar (Punjab) bt Mohammad Sajjad (NBP) 4-3 (32-85(60), 42-56, 56-14, 73-23(57), 24-50, 62-28, 94-0(78),) Saif Ullah (Punjab) bt Zubair Tahir (Punjab) 4-1 (72-55, 17-63, 67-52, 63-40, 71-15) Adil Khan (Bal) bt Mohammad Iftekhar (Sindh) 4-1 (64-40, 117-01(116), 22-73, 55-32, 67-30) Mohammad Asif (NBP) bt Abdul Sattar (Sindh) 4-3 (106-0(106), 25-72, 70-23, 70-72, 69-24, 10-66(59), 52-40) Mohammad Shahzad (Punjab) bt Rambel Gull (KP) 4-3 (80-19, 49-24, 48-62, 68-09, 50-58, 50-76, 69-50) Awais Ullah (Punjab) bt Munawar Khaliq (Isb) 4-0 (59-15, 78-19(78), 76-42, 82-40(57),) Mohammad Bilal (Punjab) bt Ahmad Shah (Bal) 4-0 (56-28, 43-40, 78-0, 59-09) Sheikh M. Mudassir (Punjab) bt Nadeem Gull (Punjab) 4-3 (65-47, 89-04(68), 9-62, 2-89(81), 46-80(59), 67-14, 77-19(58),) Abdul Javed (Isb) bt Mohammad Imran (KP) 4-1 (47-42, 43-52, 94-18, 67-11, 51-42) Shahid Aftab (Punjab) bt Hammad Hassan Shaikh (Punjab) 4-0 (54-33, 71-19, 67-33, 62-15) Ahsan Ramzan (Punjab) bt Mohammad Aftab Baig (Bal) 4-0 (69-29, 113-02(109), 69-41, 66-01) Farukh Usman (Sindh) bt Aamir Sohail (KP) 4-1 (63-01, 51-31, 43-63, 70-16, 78-21) Mubashir Raza (Punjab) bt Mohammad Taufiq Johri (Sindh) 4-1 (9-78, 49-16, 58-25, 92-32, 57-44) Zulfiqar Abdul Qadir (Sindh) bt Bahadur Khan (Bal) 4-1 (29-75, 69-12, 77-32, 52-40, 110-0(110) Umair Haider (Punjab) bt Saad Khan (KP) 4-2 (60-26, 71-16, 30-69, 86-9, 1-95(71), 61-30) Shah Khan (KP) bt Mohammad Ahsan Javaid (Punjab) 4-1 (22-75, 65-52, 63-43, 68-21, 71-63) Mohammad Ijaz (Punjab) bt Umer Memon (Sindh) 4-0 (58-51, 96-61, 69-43, 106-25(106),) Mohammad Imran Qamar (Punjab) bt Hiskail Bilal (Bal) 4-0 (74-07, 67-11, 114-06(105), 100-0(53) Names of players respectively with their seeding: Mohammad Asif (Punjab), 2. Mohammad Sajjad (Punjab), 3. Shahid Aftab (Punjab), 4. Mohammad Bilal (Punjab), 5. Mohammad Ahsan Javaid (Punjab), 6. Mubashir Raza (Punjab), 7. Mohammad Naseem Akhtar (Punjab), 8. Babar Masih (Punjab).

BILLARD & SNOOKER - National 12 Sep, 2021

Asian Snooker Championship: Babar outplays Nirmal 4-0

Sports Bulletin DOHA, QATAR (September 12, 2021): Pakistan’s snooker lad, Babar Mashi defeated Nirmal Bogati 4-0 in the 36th Asian Snooker Championship 2021 that started on Sunday at Doha, Qatar. As many as 42 players are taking part from different 19 countries, as the cueists are divided in 10 groups. Two players from each group will qualify for 20 knock-out round. Result Babar Masih (Pak) bt Nirmal Bogati (Nepal) 4-0 (73-23, 87-0(62), 91-01(78), 64-54) Haris Tahir (Pak) bt Sadiq Alfarsi (Oman) 4-1 (67-22, 20-65, 55-31, 63-20, 65-02(61),) Pakistani Player Schedule: 13/09/2021 (10:00 am) Haris Tahir (Pak) v Mansour Alobaidli (Qatar) (1:00 pm) Babar Masih (Pak) v Ahmed Abel (Kuwait) (4:00 pm) Haris Tahir (Pak) v Cheung Ka Wai (Hong Kong) (7:00 pm) Babar Masih (Pak) v Mhanaa Alobaidli (Qatar)

BILLARD & SNOOKER - National 06 Aug, 2021

Final Round: 10th Islamabad Cup Snooker from Saturday

SPORTS REPORT Rawalpindi (August 6, 2021):-The final round league matches of 10th Islamabad Cup Snooker Championship 2021 will start from Saturday, 7th August, 2021 at Shender41 Snooker Academy, Siddiqui Chowk, Rawalpindi. President, Islamabad Billiards & Snooker Association (IBSA) Senator Dr. Shahzad Waseem, Leader of the house in Senate has extended his good wishes for all the participating players as well as officials. The players are expected to reach at the venue before 15 minutes of their scheduled time.

BILLARD & SNOOKER - National 27 Jan, 2020

Snooker Championship: Asif Toba and Shahdab Baig reach in the final

By Abdul Jabbar Faisal ISLAMABAD (January 27, 2020):-Mohammad Asif Toba and Shahdab Baig qualified for the final of the 4th Masters (40+) Jubilee Insurance National Snooker Championship 2020 after winning their respective semifinals at Billiard and Snooker Hall, Pakistan Sports Complex on Monday, as the final will be played on Tuesday at same venue. Results (Quarterfinals): Shahid Shafiq (Punjab) beat Shahzad Butt (Punjab) 4-2 (52-65, 38-67, 61-31, 66-47, 62-28, 57-38) Shahdab Baig (Sindh) beat Zafar Iqbal (Isb) 4-2 (51-13, 67-51, 25-56, 66-43, 8-64, 60-30) Yasir Shehzad (KPK) beat Shah Khan (KPK) 4-1 (1-0, 0-1, 61-56, 62-19, 59-39) Mohammad Asif Toba (Punjab) beat Imran Abdul Ghaffar (KPK) 4-0(87-0, 81-2, 109-7(68), 69-1) Results (Semifinals): Mohammad Asif Toba (Punjab) beat Yasir Shehzad (KPK) 4-0 (77-27, 73-13(53), 66-34, 50-38) Shahdab Baig (Sindh) beat Shahid Shafiq (Punjab) 4-2 (63-62, 65-55, 38-66, 27-63, 58-17, 60-22)

BILLARD & SNOOKER - National 23 Jan, 2020

Haris wins Under-21 National Snooker Championship 2020

By Abdul Jabbar Faisal ISLAMABAD (January 23, 2020):-Haris Tahir defeated Umer Farooq in the final of Under-21 Jubilee Insurance National Snooker Championship 2020 in a single sided affair 6-1 at Billiard and Snooker Hall, Pakistan Sports Complex Islamabad on Thursday. Haris form Punjab won the first two frames easily with the score of 82-5 and 77-39 respectively while Umer Farooq, who is also from Punjab, won the alone third frame at 73-19. Later on, rest of all four frames won by Haris without any resistance from his opponent. The final score-line was (82-5), (77-39(63), 19-73, 50-35, 91-21, 79-30(68), 71-8(52),) At the closing ceremony, Munawwar H. Shaikh (President – PBSA), Alamgir Ahmed Shaikh (Former President – PBSA), Rana Naveed Ashfaq (Marketing Head - Jubilee Life Insurance), Ijaz Mehmood ( Joint EVP Jubilee General Insurance), Mohammad Azam Dar (DDG Tech PSB), Manoor Ahmed Khan ( DDG Tech PSB), MB Ghouri (SVP Punjab Snooker Association) and Mohammad Asif (Snooker World Champion) distributed the prizes among the top players.

BILLARD & SNOOKER - National 22 Jan, 2020

Under-21 Snooker, Tahir and Umer set to meet in final

SB Report ISLAMABAD (January 22, 2020):- Haris Tahir and Umer Farooq both from Punjab moved into the final of the Under-21 National Juniors' Snooker Championship 2020 after beating their respective opponents in the semifinals at Billiard and Snooker Hall, Pakistan Sports Complex on Wednesday. The final will be played on Thursday at same venue and Federal Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination (IPC) Fameeda Mirza will garce the occasion as chief guest to distribute the prizes among the players. Results (Semifinals): Haris Tahir (Pjb) bt Saad Khan (Kp) 5-2 (30-62, 80-5, 85-6(85), 71-24, 72-34, 15-64, 75-41) Umer Farooq (Pjb) bt Mohammad Umer Khan (Pjb) 5-2 (31-60, 53-38, 62-15, 42-53, 79-32, 51-40, 73-1) Results (Quarterfinals): Haris Tahir (Pjb) bt Shahzaib Malik (Pjb) 4-2 (60-38, 45-49, 50-41, 67-54, 33-46, 82-43) Saad Khan (Kp) bt Imran Khan (Isb) 4-2 (27-47, 63-35, 65-2, 34-68, 68-23, 65-40) Umer Farooq (Pjb) bt Sheikh Mohammad Mudassir (Pjb) 4-2 (26-64, 16-73, 53-43, 49-7, 62-9, 66-35) Mohammad Umer Khan (Pjb) bt Ahsan Ramzan (Pjb) 4-0 (70-63, 60-27, 69-33, 55-21)