Pakistan’s snooker prodigy Hamza Ilyas has qualified for the semi-final of the World U21 Snooker Championship on Saturday in Saudia Arabia, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
Hamza managed to beat India’s Dharav Patel 4-2 after a thrilling fight in the quarter-final.
With the victory, the 17-year-old not only booked his place in the semi-final where he will face Germany’s Alexander Widau but also ensured a medal in the championship.
Earlier, Ahsan Ramzan lost 3-4 against Liam Davies of Wales in a nail-biting quarter-final match.
In the pre-quarter-finals on Friday (July 14), Ahsan defeated India's Rayaan Razmi 4-2 while Hamza stunned Hong Kong's Lee Chun Fung 4-0 and made it to the quarter-finals.
Both cueists won two out of three group matches and qualified for the pre-quarter-finals.
Born in 2005, Ahsan won the Asian Under-21 Snooker Championship in Iran by defeating hosts' Malad Pourali by five-two in the final this June.