Pakistani cueists shine at Asian Team Snooker Championship
Awais Munir, Muhammad Asif win their group-stage matches, secure place in knockout round
June 26, 2025
Pakistan 1, comprising Awais Munir and Muhammad Asif, made a strong start at the Asian Team Snooker Championship by winning both of their group-stage matches on the opening day, securing their place in the knockout round.
In their first match, Pakistan 1 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.
