{"id":16562,"date":"2025-08-13T09:07:26","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T09:07:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=16562"},"modified":"2025-08-13T09:07:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T09:07:26","slug":"muhammad-asif-falls-short-in-world-games-snooker-semi-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=16562","title":{"rendered":"Muhammad Asif falls short in World Games snooker semi-final"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Muhammad Asif&#8217;s quest for a gold medal at the World Games came to an end on Wednesday as he was defeated 2-0 by China&#8217;s Zhao Guodong in the snooker semi-finals.<\/p>\n<p>Despite a valiant effort, the 36-year-old from Pakistan was unable to overcome Zhao, ranked 14th in the world, who clinched a straightforward win.<\/p>\n<p>Asif, who had been in excellent form throughout the competition, will now shift his focus to the bronze medal match. Although this semi-final defeat marked the end of his hopes for a final appearance, Asif\u2019s performance up until this point had been nothing short of impressive.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to China\u2019s \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf3 Xaio Guodong who\u2019s into the Gold medal final \ud83c\udfc5after a 2-0 win over Muhammad Asif in the first semi final of the World Games. #TheWorldGames2025 #Snooker pic.twitter.com\/JOQZLeuSxA<br \/>\n\u2014 IAN MACKIE \ud83c\udf31 (@Mackie4Ian) August 13, 2025<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the week, Asif had shown his skill and resilience in the quarter-finals, where he comfortably dispatched Britain&#8217;s Zac Cosker. Asif dominated both frames, securing a 79-15 win in the first and following it up with an 89-31 victory in the second, thanks to a powerful break of 51 points.<\/p>\n<p>The World Games, taking place in Chengdu, China, have brought together over 4,000 athletes from across the globe, competing in 34 disciplines.<\/p>\n<p>Snooker, which has been part of the Games since 2001, continues to provide a platform for top cueists to showcase their talent, with 12 players vying for the coveted gold medal this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>View this post on Instagram<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A post shared by The World Games (@theworldgames)<\/p>\n<p>Asif, a seasoned campaigner and former IBSF World champion, had earned his place at the World Games after a stellar performance in the IBSF World Men\u2019s Snooker Championship last year in Doha.<\/p>\n<p>His success continued with a victory in the IBSF World Masters Snooker Championship in Bahrain last month, where he triumphed 4-3 over India\u2019s Brijesh Damani to secure his sixth world title.<\/p>\n<p>Asif will now look to finish strong in the bronze medal match, aiming to add to Pakistan\u2019s medal history in the sport.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Muhammad Asif&#8217;s quest for a gold medal at the World Games came to an end on Wednesday as he was defeated 2-0 by China&#8217;s Zhao Guodong in the snooker semi-finals. Despite a valiant effort, the 36-year-old from Pakistan was unable to overcome Zhao, ranked 14th in the world, who clinched a straightforward win. Asif, who [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16562"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16562\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}