Ahsan Ramzan becomes first Pakistani to win
Ahsan For the first time in the country’s history, Pakistan became U-21 Asian Snooker Champion after the country’s young snooker sensation Ahsan Ramzan beat Irani cueist in the final on Wednesday.
Ramzan defeated Iran’s Milad Pourali Darehchi 5-2 to become the first ever Pakistani to win the Asian U21 Snooker title. The young Pakistani cueist looked favorite from the start as he took a 4-0 lead by the first four frames convincingly. His Iranian opponent made a comeback in the 5th and 6th frames but could not go beyond that as Ramzan outclassed him in the 7th frame to complete his victory.
He won the match with frame scores of 48-46, 70-5, 61-6, 62-29, 30-71, 55-67, 101-27. Earlier today, Ramzan defeated fellow Iranian cueist Tirdad Azadipout in the semi-finals to win the Best of Seven 4-2 to secure his place in the final. In the quarterfinals on Tuesday, Ramzan defeated India’s Digvijay Kadyan 4-3.
The 17-year-old 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 fight. In the group stage matches, Ramzan fought two group matches against Iran’s Arshia Tehrani and Ali Lelegani and defeated them both. In his first group game, the teenager beat Tehrani 3-0 in the Best of Five
Tehrani was faced with humiliation as the Pakistani player dominated all three sets. He won the first frame with a score of 55-21, while in the second frame, Ramzan showed an all-round performance as he defeated the Iranian 93-15. He also comfortably won the third frame by maintaining his dominance. Before Ramzan, three Pakistanis – Farhan Mirza, Majid Ali and Haris Tahir – played four times in the final of the Asian Under-21 Championship, but none could win the title.
