Pakistani premier cueist Mohammas Asif continues to show winning form in Bulgaria 2012 as he stormed into the Semi final of the International event and for the wins the prestigious title beating his component.
The President of the Pakistan Billiards and Snooker Association, Alamgir Sheikh, called the victory a turning point for snooker in Pakistan.
Sheikh has said “Asif worked very hard to win this and it is a very big victory, a turning point for the sport in Pakistan. I hope the government takes notice and supports these boys,”
Asif is the third Pakistani to reach the final of the world championships and the second one to win it. Before him, Mohammad Yousuf won it in 1994 while, in 2003, Saleh Mohammad was defeated by Pankaj Advani of India.
