Zubair, Ahsan enter National Jr Snooker final

ISLAMABAD: Zubair Tahir (Pjb) and Ahsan Ramzan (Pjb) moved into the final of Second Jubilee Insurance National Under-16 Junior Snooker Championship under way at the Pakistan Sports Complex Hall.

Following quarterfinals and final played Tuesday, both moved into final with easy straight frame victories in the semis. Zubair Tahir (Pjb) outplayed Faheem Liaquat (KP) 4-0 (59-30, 37-24, 73-19, 69-37) while Ahsan Ramzan (Pjb) got better of Zain Ali (Pjb) 4-0 (78-1, 61-57, 69-13, 71-2). The final, consisting of of seven frames, will be played Wednesday.

Results: Quarterfinals: Zubair Tahir (Pjb) bt Hamza Ilyas (Pjb) 4-2 (77-42, 61-62, 71-23, 26-75, 68-11, 64-09); Faheem Liaquat (KP) bt Shabban Butt (Pjb) 4-1; (55-44, 33-59, 63-11, 73-06, 39-29); Ahsan Ramzan (Pjb) bt Malik Muzammil Khan (KP) 4-0 (46-28, 53-52, 68-18, 91-17); Zain Ali (Pjb) bt Adnan Aslam (Pjb) 4-3 (49-7, 54-56, 47-69, 49-11, 57-13, 55-66, 89-45) Semifinals: Zubair Tahir (Pjb) bt Faheem Liaquat (KP) 4-0 (59-30, 37-24, 73-19, 69-37); Ahsan Ramzan (Pjb) bt Zain Ali (Pjb) 4-0 (78-1, 61-57, 69-13, 71-2)