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  • President Arif Alvi Congratulates Snooker Champion Muhammad Asif on Winning

    President Arif Alvi Congratulates Snooker Champion Muhammad Asif on Winning File Photo President Arif Alvi Congratulates Snooker Champion Muhammad Asif on Winning

    President Arif Alvi telephoned World Snooker Champion Muhammad Asif today and felicitated him on winning the World Snooker Championship.

    President and Snooker Champion Muhammad Asif also discussed matters pertaining to promotion of snooker game in the country and the problems faced by its players.

     

    Pakistan's Mohammad Asif clinched the title of IBSF World Snooker Championship in Antalya, Turkey on Saturday.

    The top Pakistani cueist outclassed his Filipino opponent 8-5, completing the best-of-15 frames triumph with scores of 68-35, 88-0, 69-17, 28-73, 5-118, 93-0, 69-1, 72-57, 10-93, 77-04, 21-65, 54-66 and 68-51.

    Asif, who hails from Faisalabad is now a two-time champion at the event as he had also lifted the title in 2012.

    Earlier, he had made it to the final after defeating his Thai opponent Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn in the semifinal on Friday. He had won the semifinal fixture with a score of 88-41, 65-20, 86-35, 54-02, 73-17, 69-51 and 78-77.