Shahram Changezi books semi-final spot of 3rd Ranking Snooker Championship beating Sohail Shahzad
Jubilee Insurance Third National Ranking Snooker Championship 2012 has produced some of the best snooker shows so far at the Karachi Gymkhana Club in Karachi, Pakistan. The quarter-final stage of the event recently finished where the top seed potter, Shahram
Changezi was able to claim the victory over experienced Sohail Shahzad by the score line of 5-4 in the quarters.
The match up proceeded as expected because the pair performed convincingly in the round robin formatted group stage matches to qualify for the quarter-final stage. Changezi and Shahzad were in good shape throughout the event and they finished on top positions
in their group results. The Changezi-Shahzad clash was one of the most tussling encounters of the event that ended in a decider frame.
The first session of the best-of-nine frames clash was dominated by Changezi as he breezed into 3-1 lead putting up an excellent snooker display at the Karachi Gymkhana Club. The clash began with a superb snooker display from Changezi when he cruised into
quick lead of 1-0 winning the first frame of the match by the score line of 75-36 with the help of a marvellous break.
The second frame finished the same way in favour of Changezi when he fired a tremendous knock to win the set by the score line of 71-15 and extend his lead to 2-0. Shahzad came back into the game during the third frame proceedings. Both potters went neck-to-neck
during the third frame but eventually Changezi prevailed with a 66-52 score line.
The fourth frame was a comparatively easy win for Shahzad by the score line of 38-55 to add one frame victory on his side of the score board before the end of first session.
Shahzad continued his dominance in the start of the second session and claimed the fifth frame by the score line of 47-66 pocketing classy small breaks to move one frame up at 3-2. The local favourite pulled level at 3-3 hitting the sixth frame win by the
score 19-58.
The next two frames were shared between the two potters who dragged the game into the decisive frame. The final frame was an easy victory for Changezi which he clinched by 57-6 to confirm his entrance in the semi-final stage of the tournament.
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