Pakistan's young cueist Ahsan Ramzan beat Iran's Tirdad Azadipour in the semi-final to make his way into the final of the Asian U21 Snooker Championship.
While playing against the host country's player, Ahsan kept his nerves calm and won Best of Seven by 4-2.
He will now play in the final today at 5:30 pm (PST).
Earlier, Ahsan defeated India’s Digvijay Kadyan 4-3 in the quarter-finals.
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 match.
Ahsan contested two group matches against Iran’s Arshia Tehrani and Ali Lelegani and defeated both of them to secure his place in the knockout stages of the tournament.
In his first group match, the teenager beat Tehrani by the score of 3-0 in the Best of Five.
Tehrani was faced with humiliation as the Pakistani dominated all three sets. He won the first frame by a score of 55-21 while in the second frame, Ahsan displayed an all-round performance as he defeated the Iranian by 93-15. He also comfortably won the third frame by maintaining his dominance.
Faizan Lakhani Faizan Lakhani is Deputy Editor (Sports) at Geo News.