On Tuesday in Tehran, Iran, during the quarterfinals of the U-21 Asian Snooker Championship, Pakistan’s rising star Ahsan Ramzan defeated India’s Digvijay Kadyan 4-3.
Ramzan qualified for the semifinals with his victory over the Indian cueist.
The 17-year-old fought back from a three-to-two deficit to win the match with scores of 19-76, 36-76, 67-35, 63-31, 72-55, 27-65, and 9-70.
Ramzan’s gold at the Asian U-21 Championship is also guaranteed after making it to the semifinals.
Arshia Tehrani and Ali Lelegani of Iran were the competitors in Ramzan’s first two group matches, which he won to advance to the tournament’s knockout rounds.
The teenager won Tehrani in the Best of Five in his opening group match with a score of 3-0.
As the Pakistanis dominated all three sets, Tehrani was humiliated. Ramzan trounced the Iranians in the second session with a score of 93-15 while winning the first frame by a score of 55-21. He continued to dominate and easily won the third frame as well.
In the IBSF Snooker World Championship 2022, Ahsan, a young snooker sensation, stunned the world with his accuracy. He staged an incredible comeback against Iran’s Amir Sarkhosh in the final, coming back from 4-2 down to win 6-5 and become the second-youngest cueist to win the prestigious title.
In addition, Ahsan joins Muhammad Yousaf, who accomplished the feat in 1994, as the only other snooker player from Pakistan to win the international amateur world title.
Ahsan has already won the national U17, U18, and U19 championships, and he placed second in the U21 competition.
