Poland’s Michal Szubarczyk defeated Iran’s Tirdad Azadipour in a tense IBSF World under-21 snooker championship semifinal at the KSBA here on Friday.
Michal, 13, relied on exceptional safety play to edge out 20-year-old Azadipour.
The match went the distance, with Michal getting the job done by potting a few colours in the deciding ninth frame.
Azadipour’s tendency to go for broke on tough pots produced some highlights, but was not enough to stop the composed Michal.
Michal will face Germany’s Alexander Widau in the final on Saturday.
The results (semifinals): Alexander Widau (Ger) bt Lomnaw Issarangkun (Thai) 67-59, 43-68, 46-73, 104-28, 41-56, 81-6, 61-8, 69-24; Michal Szubarczyk (Pol) bt Tirdad Azadipour (Irn) 24-76, 97-0, 34-59, 67-47, 58-49, 74-37, 41-88, 46-57, 48-24.
