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Pakistan win another snooker world title

Pakistan 2 have won the World Team Snooker Championship after defeating Pakistan 1 in the final played here at Hurgh
Published August 11, 2017

Pakistan 2 have won the World Team Snooker Championship after defeating Pakistan 1 in the final played here at Hurghada, Egypt.

The team having former World Champion Muhammad Asif and current World No.4 World 6Reds Babar Masih edged out another team from the country Muhammad Sajjad and Asjad Iqbal to win the 2017 IBSF World Men Team Snooker championship.

Team Pakistan-2 gave a good start and capitalised first two frames but after that in doubles Sajjad and Asjad made 60 points break and won the frame.

The match swung both way in subsequent frames as both the teams entered in the deciding frame.

Though Team-1 had a good start but Pakistan-2 countered well and curtailed them to 28 points to go ahead and clear the table scoring 70-28 to claim title.

It is the first time in Team Snooker category that two teams of same country has played the final.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2017

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