Mohammad Ijaz edges past Usman with elegant 136 break 45th National Snooker C'ship
Mohammad Ijaz, a sibling of former country’s top cueist Mohammad Sajjad, who hogged limelight by capturing NBP Cup in the past, stole limelight yet again with an elegant break of 136 in the fourth frame while routing Usman Ahmed on second day of 45th National Snooker Championship at Karachi Gymkhana.
Former Asian champion Hamza Akbar made his first appearance on the domestic circuit after five years while sixth seed Mohammad Ijaz was on song scoring a blistering century break of 136 on the second day of 45th National Snooker Championship at Karachi Gymkhana.
Hamza, also a former national champion, sent Islamabad qualifier A. Sattar Khan packing 4-1 (65-36, 68-10, 40-65, 82-0, 71-16) to make a winning start.
Mohammad Ijaz, a sibling of former country’s top cueist Mohammad Sajjad, who hogged limelight by capturing NBP Cup in the past, stole limelight yet again with an elegant break of 136 in the fourth frame while routing Usman Ahmed of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 4-1 the scores being 58-14, 96-1, 41-59, 136-0, 66-2.
This was the second century break of the day after Sheikh Mohammad Mudassir’s 115 against Nazeer Ahmed as Sindh’s Abdul Sattar and Punjab’s Babar Masih also conjured up breaks of 131 and 113 respectively to take the tally to four.
Unseeded Shahid Aftab pulled off first upset when he rallied to overcome fifth seed Sohail Shahzad of Sindh in the fully stretched battle 69-37, 41-67, 0-75, 53-87, 64-52, 74-55, 80-11.With the exception of Sohail, other seeded players continued their unbeaten run.
2nd Day Results:
| Player | vs | Player | Score line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Bilal (SBP) | def | Muhammad Ahsan Javaid (Punjab) | 4-0.(59-11, 61-35, 69-36, 61-7) |
| Saad Khan (KP) | def | Shariq Ali (Sindh) | 4-0(52-11, 66-33, 64-45, 63-29) |
| Aakash Rafique (KP) | def | Rabish Pervez (Bal) | 4-0(88-0(80), 93-22(53), 73-6, 99-8(51),) |
| Muhammad Asif (NBP) | def | Saqib Bashir (Bal) | 4-1(1-0, 60-61, 85-2, 115(52), 78-19) |
| Sheikh Muhammad Mudassir (SBP) | def | Muhammad Nazeer (Punjab) | 4-2(43-72, 73-29, 57-58, 59-25, 115-5(115), 61-34) |
| Ameer Hamza Khan (Isb) | def | M. Jawed Ansari (Sindh) | 4-2(21-78, 65-28, 65-42, 37-49, 58-32, 79-8) |
| Muhammad Sajjad (NBP) | def | S. Meesam Zadi (Sindh) | 4-2(25-62, 95-13, 65-36, 85-0, 52-58, 80-1(80),) |
| Umer Farooq (Punjab) | def | Muhammad Imran (KP) | 4-1(82-29, 62-72, 67-53, 72-25, 80-10) |
| Hamza Akbar (Punjab) | def | A. Sattar Khan (Isb) | 4-1(65-36, 68-10, 40-65, 82-0(82), 71-16(71),) |
| Asjad Iqbal (NBP) | def | Muhammad Rizwan Hashmi (Sindh) | 4-2(66-32, 35-69, 76-23, 64-25, 29-72(69), 72-5(60),) |
| Muhammad Asif Toba (Punjab) | def | Muhammad Umar Khan (Punjab) | 4-2(66-32, 35-69, 76-23, 64-25, 29-72(69), 72-5(60),) |
| Ali Haider (SBP) | def | Sharjeel Mehmood (KP) | 4-3(54-13, 41-64, 59-68, 28-66, 80-6(60), 69-1(50), 53-39) |
| Muhammad Ijaz (Punjab) | def | Usman Ahmed (KP) | 4-1(58-14, 96-1(51), 41-59, 136-0(136), 66-2) |
| Abdul Sattar (Sindh) | def | Obaid Khan (Bal) | 4-1(48-57, 71-3(69), 131-0(131), 124-0(54), 58-1) |
| Muhammad Ajmal (Punjab) | def | Ali Raza (Sindh) | 4-3(54-30, 65-15, 44-69, 34-50, 21-71, 65-51, 61-49) |
| Shahid Aftab (Punjab) | def | Sohail Shahzad (Sindh) | 4-3(69-37, 41-67, 0-75, 53-87, 64-52, 74-55, 80-11) |
| Ahsan Ramzan (SBP) | def | Haris Tahir (NBP) | 4-3(45-71, 8-69(69), 82-8(74), 62-37(61), 69-9(69), 17-62, 42-40) |
| Ali Hamza (Sindh) | def | Saif Ali Khan (Bal) | 4-1(89-49, 67-52, 33-66, 68-18, 61-13) |
| Muhammad Naseem Akhtar (NBP) | def | Abdul Ghafoor (Bal) | 4-0(71-22(55), 71-31(55), 63-43, 79-16(69),) |
| Mubashir Raza (Punjab) | def | Muhammad Yaqoob (KP) | 4-1(48-21, 77-60, 73-15, 58-68, 85-41(72),) |
| Babar Masih (Punjab) | def | Ahmed Shah (Bal) | 4-1(95-10, 52-64, 66-15(60), 113-9(113), 102-13(60),) |
| Zulfiqar A. Qadir (Sindh) | def | Muhammad Ali (Sindh) | 4-1(69-25, 78-17(77), 49-65, 103-2(98), 54-44) |
