Pakistan’s Awais Munir is enjoying snooker at Asian 6-Purple Snooker Championship — Reporter
Defending champion Awais Munir made a powerful begin to his marketing campaign on the Asian 6-Purple Snooker Championship, securing two victories on the opening day, together with a most break of 75, to advance to the pre-quarterfinals.
Munir, who gained two of his three group matches, was joined by compatriots Muhammad Asif and Muhammad Sajjad, who additionally triumphed of their respective matches on the primary day of the event in Sri Lanka.
In his Group A opener, Munir overcame Macau’s Chi Kin Chan 4-2, with body scores of 1-53, 41-11, 38-6, 9-38, 49-0, and 57-0, sealing the ultimate body with a 52-point break.
He continued his dominance in his second match, defeating Bangladesh’s Ziaur Rahman Azad with a most 75-point break. The body scores had been 65-0, 47-17, 59-8, and 75-0.
In the meantime, IBSF World Champion Muhammad Asif started his marketing campaign with a 4-1 victory over Cambodia’s Neang Tola, with body scores of 37-17, 47-0, 9-59, 44-0, and 39-9.
Muhammad Sajjad additionally delivered a commanding efficiency, sweeping Bahrain’s Khalil Busaif 4-0 (46-15, 34-21, 48-17, 46-13).
Munir will now face India’s Pushpender Singh within the subsequent spherical, whereas Asif and Sajjad are set to play two extra group-stage matches every.
For the unversed, Munir just lately gained the Asian Six-Purple Snooker Championship held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on July 2, 2024, after defeating Hong Kong’s Nansen Wan.
Munir secured a 6-3 victory, with the match tied at 2-2 earlier than he gained three consecutive frames to take a commanding 5-2 lead.
Though Nansen staged a quick comeback within the eighth body, Munir demonstrated glorious management and potting within the ninth to clinch the title. The ultimate body scores had been: 0-65, 35-26, 27-36, 38-20, 0-65, 13-46, 8-60, 34-0, 27-40.
