Musharaff prevails in 7-frame thriller
Moors SC’s Musharaff had a smooth run through the tournament
In a home and home battle of the Under-21 National Snooker Championship played at the Billiards and Snooker Association headquarters tables at Independence Square in Colombo yesterday, defending champion M.R.M. Musharaff of Moors SC prevailed with a thrilling 4-3 win over his club mate Ahamed Raza.
The championship was dominated by the cueists of Moors SC who had three of their players battling it out in the two semi-final encounters. Musharaff did not have it easy as he had to pull out all the tricks out of the bag before managing to retain the title.
The finale started off with Musharaff taking the lead with an easy win but Raza came back to win the second frame and again the two cueists shared the next two frames before Raza went into the lead by the fifth frame 3-2. But Musharaff bounced back with vengeance to come out victorious in the final two frames and seal the match in his favour.
The championship conducted by the Billiards and Snooker Association of Sri Lanka and sponsored by Crown Billiard International, had the participation of 16 top young cueists of the country.
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