Overview
- Iqbal completed a whitewash of India’s Pankaj Advani in the quarter-finals, winning 4-0 with frame scores of 100-0, 92-37, 117-16 and 83-21.
- The 34-year-old former national champion compiled notable breaks of 81 and 68 in the last-eight victory.
- He advanced from the pre-quarterfinals by defeating Egypt’s Mina Awad 4-1, closing with a 104 clearance.
- His campaign began with a 3-0 win over India’s Hussain Khan in the last-32 round.
- Mortreux earned the opposing semi-final berth by eliminating Pakistan’s Mohammad Asif 4-2 at the Active Oman Sports and Entertainment Hub.