Mohammad Asif storms into the final of IBSF World Snooker Championship

Pakistan’s Mohammad Asif qualified for the final of IBSF World Snooker Championship, beating Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn in the semi final. 

The number one cueist from Pakistan made his Thai opponent look helpless from the first frame and kept him under pressure through perfect cue control.

Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn, who won Asian championship in 2016, couldn’t win a single frame against Asif, who will now aim for second IBSF World Championship title in Antalya.

Asif started off the semi final with a break of 85 to take initial lead with frame score of 88-41. He continued the same run in the second frame where he got success with frame score of 65-20 to extend his lead to 2-0.

Asif played another half-century break in the 3rd frame to make it 3-0 by take the frame 86-35.

The 2012 World Championship winner continued his run in 5th frame and played a break of 72 to make it 5-0 in his favor. Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn tried to show some resistance in 6th frame but Asif’s experience proved too much for him.

The Thai cueist still couldn’t overcome Asif in the seventh frame, as Asif completed the clean sweep in best of 13 frames.

Asif won the semi final with score of 88-41, 65-20, 86-35, 54-02, 73-17, 69-51 and 78-77.

Asif had won the IBSF World Snooker Championship in 2012. The Pakistan number one player had last year won Asian Team Championship while partnering with Babar Masih. He also won World Team Championship twice, in 2013 and 2017. 

He is now aiming for one more title for Pakistan.