Pakistan’s Muhammad Asif has beaten seven-time world champion Stephen Hendry in in the qualifying round of British Open 2023.
Muhammad Asif, who got a two-year professional card for the WST( World Snooker Tour) in June 2022, tasted a major victory as he beat Hendry 4-2 in best of seven.
The qualifying round match between Hendry and Asif started on a negative note for the Pakistani, as the seven-time world champion pulled ahead, courtesy of a brilliant break of 73.
Asif, however, was quick to react and pulled back the game in the next three frames to move within the victory.
Hendry then managed to pull one back, edging Asif by the score of 74-43 in the fifth frame.
With momentum in his favor, Asif kept his nerves, halting Stephen Hendry’s comeback by winning the match-defining frame.
Shoaib Arif, the founder of Pro Snooker PK, congratulated the nation on the historic feat for the country and termed it as “A gift on the independence day”
