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Pakistan Capture IBSF World Cup Team Title With 3–2 Comeback in Muscat

Back-to-back century breaks by Muhammad Asif then Asjad Iqbal turned a 2–1 deficit into a title-clinching finish in Muscat.

Overview

  • Pakistan defeated Hong Kong China 2 by 3–2 in the best-of-five final to win the IBSF Snooker World Cup Team Championship.
  • Asif leveled the match at 2–2 with a 100 break before Iqbal closed out the decider 104–0 with a 104 break.
  • Hong Kong’s duo of Chau Hon Man and Nansen Wan had led 2–1 after taking the doubles frame 84–41.
  • President Asif Ali Zardari, PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi, and PBSA chairman Alamgir Shaikh issued official congratulations following the victory.
  • Geo News reported the title as Muhammad Asif’s seventh world crown, while The Express Tribune reported a 1–3 semi-final win over India.