Iran’s Sarkhosh Runner-Up at Asian Snooker Championship
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Amir Sarkhosh from Iran became runner-up at the 2021 Asian Snooker Championship in Doha, Qatar on Thursday.
He lost to Indian Pankaj Advani 6-3 (72-42, 72-0, 70-49, 41-66, 70-17, 30-68, 74-34, 12-50, 64-44) in the best of 11 frames final at the Al Messila Luxury resort in the outskirts of Qatari capital.
The Indian great was competing in his first assignment in almost two years due to COVID-19.
Advani had won the title in 2019 before the 2020 edition got scrapped due to the pandemic.
His tally of Asian titles across both snooker and billiards now stands at 11, apart from the two Asian Games golds of 2006 and 2010.
The ACBS Asian Snooker Championship is the premier non-professional snooker tournament in Asia.
The event series is sanctioned by the Asian Confederation of Billiard Sports and started from 1984. Mostly, the winner of the tournament qualifies for the next season of the Professional Snooker Tour.
