Pakistan, July 18 -- Pakistan's top snooker player Muhammad Asif secured his place in the final of the IBSF World Masters Snooker Championship after a thrilling 4-2 win over India's Manan Chandra. The semi-final took place on Thursday at Crowne Plaza Bahrain. Asif, a former world amateur champion, lost momentum early but quickly bounced back with skill and confidence to dominate the later stages of the match.

Asif began the game with a powerful 118-6 win in the first frame, setting the tone. However, Chandra responded strongly, winning the next two frames and taking a 2-1 lead. Asif then turned up the heat, winning the last three frames convincingly to seal a well-earned victory. His frame scores were 118-6, 0-84, 25-76, 92-11, 87-62, an...