Overview
- Muhammad Asif edged out Brijesh Damani 4-3 in the Masters final in Manama to capture the single-red world title.
- The Pakistani champion built a decisive 40-point break in the final frame after Damani missed a straightforward red.
- Kamal Chawla, Manan Chandra, Brijesh Damani, Paras Gupta and Pankaj Advani each registered two wins to guarantee their places in the 6-Red knockout stage.
- Mayur Garg and Shahyan Razmi secured twin victories in their groups to progress to the under-21 championship knockouts.
- Wildcards awarded for India’s Asian Team Snooker victory in Colombo shaped entries for Pankaj Advani, Brijesh Damani and Aditya Mehta in the world events.