Pakistan’s cueist Muhammad Asif in motion through the Asian 6-Purple Snooker Championship in Colombo on June 24, 2025. — Reporter
KARACHI: Pakistan’s Muhammad Asif secured a hard-fought victory in opposition to Malaysia’s Lim Kok Leong within the quarterfinals of the Asian 6-Purple Snooker Championship in Colombo, advancing to the semifinals with a 5-3 win in a best-of-nine frames match.
Asif dominated the early levels, successful the primary three frames with scores of 67-0, 43-21, and 27-19, establishing a commanding 3-0 lead. Lim mounted a comeback, taking the fourth body 59-31 and the fifth 38-32 after capitalising on Asif’s missed black ball, narrowing the deficit to 3-2.
The Pakistani participant regained momentum by clinching the sixth body 38-25, however Lim responded strongly within the seventh, shutting out Asif 68-0.
The tightly contested eighth body noticed each gamers battling evenly till the ultimate moments, when Lim fouled on a vital pink ball, permitting Asif to pot it and seal the victory 41-21.
The ultimate scoreline mirrored Asif’s resilience: 67-0, 43-21, 27-19, 31-59, 32-38, 38-25, 0-68, and 41-21.
Within the semifinals, Asif will face one other Malaysian opponent, Thor Chuan Leong, as he continues his quest for the title within the match.
Earlier, Pakistan’s two different cueists, Mohammad Sajjad and Awais Munir have been knocked out of the match within the quarter-final stage.
