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MANAMA: Pakistan’s Mohammad Asif and Hasnain Akhtar marched into the semi-finals of the IBSF World Snooker Championship 2025 on Thursday, continuing the country’s impressive run in Bahrain.
Competing in the Masters category, Asif looked in sublime touch as he outclassed Bahrain’s Habib Sabah 4-0 in the quarter-final.
The seasoned cueist dominated proceedings from the outset, registering identical breaks of 68 in two of the frames and conceding just eight points in three of them.
Earlier in the day, Mohammad Asif had battled past UAE’s experienced Mohamed Shehab 4-2 in the pre-quarters.
After going two frames down, he rallied back with a stunning 80-point break in the fourth frame and held his nerve in the next two to seal the win.
Asif is scheduled to play his semi-final later tonight at 10:00 PM local time.
Meanwhile, in the U17 category, Pakistan’s young cueist Hasnain Akhtar continued to make headlines.
The teenager defeated Poland’s Krzysztof Czapnik 3-1 in the quarter-final after registering a straight-frame win over Oman’s Mutasim Al Saadi in the previous round.
After dropping the opening frame against the Polish cueist, Hasnain bounced back with confidence, firing a 46-point break in the second frame and a match-high 60-point contribution in the third to take control of the contest.
Hasnain’s semi-final will take place today at 6:00 PM.
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