Awais, Asif advance to Asian Team Snooker Championship knockouts

Pakistan 1 will take on Sri Lanka 1 in last group match while Pakistan 2 to face Sri Lanka 2

By Faizan Lakhani
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June 26, 2025
This collage shows Pakistani cueists Awais Munir (left) and Muhammad Asif. — Reporter/File

Pakistani cueists, Awais Munir and Muhammad Asif, commenced their journey at the Asian Team Snooker Championship with victories against Cambodia and Qatar in their group-stage matches on the opening day.

In their first match, Pakistan 1, comprising Awais and Asif, dominated Cambodia with a clean 3-0 victory.

The frame scores were 82-30, 59-16, and 78-0. They followed up with another impressive performance, defeating Qatar 3-1.

After Munir lost the opening singles frame, Pakistan 1 staged a strong comeback, sealing the win with frame scores of 47-81, 82-23, 63-30, and 62-16.

Meanwhile, Pakistan 2, represented by Shahid Aftab and Muhammad Sajjad, had a mixed day, winning one match and losing the other.

They staged a thrilling comeback against Bahrain, recovering from an early 0-2 deficit to win 3-2. The frame scores were 41-87, 46-48, 73-41, 80-35, and 60-17.

However, they later fell 1-3 to China, with the frame scores reading 16-78, 58-21, 48-66, and 20-83.

Both teams will play their last group matches on Friday before the tournament enters the knock-out stage.

Despite sealing their berth in the knockout stage, Pakistan 1 will take on Sri Lanka 1 in their last group match while Pakistan 2 will play their last group-stage match against Sri Lanka 2 tomorrow.