KARACHI: Pakistan suffered a 3-0 defeat against Thailand in the final to win the ACBS Asian 15 Red Men’s Team Snooker Championship 2024 in Riyadh on Friday.
Thailand won the final with the scores of 61-4, 75-53 and 90-26 as they dominated the entire match.
In the first single match, Pakitsan’s Asjad Iqbal lost without being able to give a proper fight. However, in the second single encounter, Awais Munir fought valiantly but he made a foul during colour potting after which the Thai opponent clear the frame and won the match.
The situation remained the same in the doubles frame and Pakistan managed to secure a silver medal after defeat in the final.
Earlier in the semi-final against Hong Kong, Pakistan’s team comprising Iqbal and Munir, came from behind in the semi-final after the defeat in the first frame to win 3-1 against Hong Kong. In the first singles match, Iqbal was defeated 47-72. Munir won his frame 80-44 to level the match at 1-1.
In the doubles frame, Pakistan played a 99-clearance break to secure victory. Iqbal defeated Nansen Wan 28-82 in his second singles match and bagged a win.
Meanwhile, in the quarters, Pakistan defeated India (2) with a score of 3-0. Pakistan's winning scores were 63-35, 75-22, and 70-06. The India (2) team comprised Sarav Kothari and Hussain Khan.
It is worth mentioning that on Tuesday (July 2), Munir won the Asian 6-Red Snooker Championship in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia after beating Hong Kong's cueist Nansen Wan.
Munir secured a 6-3 victory against his opponent. The game was tied at 2-2 and Munir won three sets straight and made his lead 5-2. In the eighth frame, Nansen made a comeback.
However, in the ninth frame, Munir displayed excellent control and potting to clinch the victory. Munir won the match with the scores 0-65, 35-26, 27-36, 38-20, 0-65, 13-46, 8-60, 34-0, 27-40.
Faizan Lakhani Faizan Lakhani is Deputy Editor (Sports) at Geo News.
