TEHRAN: Pakistan’s Ahsan Ramzan won the Asian Under-21 Snooker Championship being held in Tehran, Iran.
Ahsan Ramzan defeated Iran’s Milad Pourali Darehchi 5-2 to become the first-ever Pakistani to clinch the title. Ahsan defeated the Iranian cueist 5-2 in the final.
The 17-year-old Pakistani cueist took the lead of 4-0 by winning the first four frames convincingly.
His Iranian opponent made a strong comeback and won the fifth and sixth frames. Ahsan Ramzan did not lose his grip and finished the game by winning the seventh frame and claiming the title. He won the match with frame scores of 48-46, 70-5, 61-6, 62-29, 30-71, 55-67, 101-27.
Earlier Ahsan defeated another Irani cueist Tirdad Azadipout in the semi-final by winning the Best of Seven 4-2 to secure his place in the final.
In the quarter-final, Ramzan defeated India’s Digvijay Kadyan 4-3 on Tuesday June 20. He won the match with scores of 19-76, 36-76, 67-35, 63-31, 72-55, 27-65 and 9-70 as he came back from a three-two deficit to win the match.
It must be noted that three Pakistanis – Farhan Mirza, Majid Ali, and Haris Tahir – have on four occasions played in the final of the Asian U21 championship but could not win the title.
