Muhammad Sajjad had to work hard on Monday to claim the 46th National Snooker Championship and become the national champion for the fourth time by 7-6 frames.
Sajjad and 16-year-old Ahsan Ramzan had a thrilling final of the championship held in Karachi which the former won by 7-6 frames.
The 13-frame final was tied at 6-6. Sajjad took advantage of his experience and won the frame and the title by a margin of only 12 points.
A total of 21 century breaks were recorded in the championship. Sajjad played a record break of 147 for which he was given an additional cash award of Rs100,000. His organisation also gave him a cash prize.
Both the finalists will represent Pakistan in World Snooker Championship.
Guest of honour Arif Usmani gave away trophy and Rs100,000 cash award to Sajjad while runner-up Ahsan was given Rs50,000.
