Defending Champion Imran Shahzad off to flying start at Jubilee Insurance National Masters +40 Snooker Championship 2019
Taking a magnificent start, defending champion Imran Shahzad comfortably won both matches on the opening day of Jubilee Insurance third Master’s National Snooker Championship 2019.
The third edition of Jubilee Insurance National Masters +40 Snooker Championship 2019 commenced on Thursday at the Snooker Hall of Pakistan Sports Board (PSB), Sports Complex, Islamabad.
Taking a magnificent start, defending champion Imran Shahzad comfortably won both matches on the opening day of Jubilee Insurance third Master’s National Snooker Championship 2019.
In his first match, Imran of Punjab outclassed Balochistan’s Abdul Rehman 3-0 (94-07(51), 57-46, 75-07(50). Imran overcame Islamabad’s Arshad Ali Qureshi 3-0 (65-31, 59-16, 60-37) in the second match.
Eighteen cueists, divided into eight groups for the preliminary rounds are in the action in the four-day championship, which is scheduled to end on Sunday. Top two from each group will qualify for the quarter-finals.
The winner of the Masters championship Rs 50,000, the runner-up will collect Rs 25,000, while the losing semi-finalists will pocket Rs 10,000 each. The highest break will fetch a reward of Rs 5,000.
Day 1st Results:
| Player | vs | Player | Score line |
| Shah Khan (Kpk) | def | Naseem Paracha (Sindh) | 3-2 (87-01, 61-62, 43-68, 57-46, 72-29(51),) |
| Imran Shehzad (Pjb) | def | Abdul Rehman (Bal) | 3-0 (94-07(51), 57-46, 75-07(50),) |
| Azhar Khan (Pjb) | def | Mehmood Khan (Bal) | 3-0 (59-14, 44-21, 47-25) |
| Muhammad Shafi (Kpk) | def | Masood Ahmed (Isb) | 3-1 (56-69, 35-69, 52-51, 62-20) |
| Abu Saim (Pjb) | def | Saeed ur Rehman (Kpk) | 3-1 (69-62, 51-39, 53-58, 75-35) |
| Farrukh Usman (Sindh) | def | Saeed Ahmed (Bal) | 3-2 (17-48, 18-83, 62-31, 53-45, 67-09(50),) |
| Danish Haroon (Sindh) | def | Khalid Awan (Bal) | 3-0 (50-12, 64-31, 64-30) |
| Mujtahid Ali Shah (Kpk) | def | Shehzad Butt (Pjb) | 3-2 (56-46, 64-32, 44-58, 28-63, 59-35) |
| Abdul Rehman (Bal) | def | Shah Khan (Kpk) | 3-0 (54-39, 53-52, 80-43) |
| Arshad Ali Qureshi (Isb) | def | Naseem Paracha (Sindh) | 3-0 (63-24, 59-30, 42-08) |
| Muhammad Shafi (Kpk) | def | Mehmood Khan (Bal) | 3-1 (62-37, 62-15, 52-60, 71-67) |
| Imran Shehzad (Pjb) | def | Arshad Ali Qureshi (Isb) | 3-0 (65-31, 59-16, 60-37) |
| Naveen Perwani (Sindh) | def | Azhar Khan (Pjb) | 3-0 (66-39, 61-0, 66-33) |
| Danish Haroon (Sindh) | def | Shehzad Butt (Pjb) | 3-0 (66-39, 61-0, 60-33) |
Shah Khan (Kpk) V/S Arshad Ali Qureshi (Isb)
Imran Shehzad (Pjb) V/S Naseem Paracha (Sindh)
Mehmood Khan (Bal) V/S Naveen Perwani (Sindh)
Masood Ahmed (Isb) V/S Azhar Khan (Pjb)
Abu Saim (Pjb) V/S Saeed Ahmed (Bal)
Farrukh Usman (Sindh) V/S Saeed ur Rehman (Kpk)
Danish Haroon (Sindh) V/S Mujtahid Ali Shah (Kpk)
Shehzad Butt (Pjb) V/S Khalid Awan (Bal)
Shah Khan (Kpk) V/S Imran Shehzad (Pjb)
Abdul Rehman (Bal) V/S Naseem Paracha (Sindh)
Mehmood Khan (Bal) V/S Masood Ahmed (Isb)
Muhammad Shafi (Kpk) V/S Azhar Khan (Pjb)
Arshad Ali Qureshi (Isb) V/S Abdul Rehman (Bal)
Naveen Perwani (Sindh) V/S Muhammad Shafi (Kpk)
