Sajjad triumphs as 27th Asian Snooker Championship begins

Muhammad Sajjad. -File photo Dawn News Update

KARACHI: Pakistan’s Muhammad Sajjad got off to an impressive start on the opening day of the 27th Asian Snooker Championship,  defeating Ahmed Hassan Hadi of Iraq 4-1 in Indore, India, on Saturday, according to a statement by the Pakistan Billiards and Snooker Association.
The 26-year-old from Sargodha, a two-time National Champion, dropped the third frame before carving out an easy win. After smart potting in the first frame, he compiled a superb break of 90 to show his class.
He raced to a 62-28, 91-0, 69-80, 72-12, 73-13 victory.
It is worth a mention here that Sajjad put up a brilliant display at the same event last year only to falter in the final against Issara Kachiwong of the then hosts Thailand.
Following is the schedule for Pakistani cueists: April 24: M.Shahid Aftab vs Mohammad Al Shaikh (Bahrain) Imran Shehzad vs Michaal Angelo Mengorio (Philippines) April 25: M.Shahid Aftab vs Yasin Merchant (India) Muhammad Sajjad vs Ali Naseer Al Obaidly (Qatar) Imran Shehzad vs Mubarak Al Owais (Kuwait) Muhammad Sajjad (PAK) vs Ahmed Adnan Abdullah (Jordan) April 26: Imran Shehzad vs Kamal Chawla (India) M.Shahid Aftab vs Hossain Vafeai Youri (Iran) April 27: Muhammad Sajjad vs Mohammad Al Joaker (UAE) Imran Shehzad (PAK) v/s Passakorn Suwannawat (Thai)