Ali Gharahgozlou defeated Ali Jaleel 4-2 to win the second WPBSA Q Tour Middle East event of the season at the Emirates Billiard Sports Federation in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
The man from Iran came through a field of 59 players from 11 countries to win the third Q Tour Middle East title of his career.
Gharahgozlou dropped just two frames in five matches to reach the title match – kicking off the four-day competition with victories over Rami Alhssoumi (3-0) and Mina Awad (3-1).
A last 16 clash with fellow countryman Ehsan Heydari Nezhad followed and Gharahgozlou showed impressive scoring form in coming from 1-0 behind to win four consecutive frames with contributions of 80, 54, 54 and 104.
Back-to-back whitewash wins against Egypt’s Omar Amer and UAE’s Khalid Ali Alkamali then saw the eventual champion set up a final meeting with Jaleel.
Jaleel had been in fine form after reaching the final of event one on his Q Tour debut at the same venue. The 25-year-old from Iraq had won his first three games without dropping a frame before defeating Ali Ali and Habib Subah Humood in consecutive deciders to reach the title match.
Gharahgozlou made a fast start by taking the opening two frames in the best-of-seven frame contest with a top break of 90.
His opponent from Iraq halved the deficit with succes in the third frame on a respotted black but Gharahgozlou quickly moved to within one of glory with another visit of 90 in the next.
Jaleel kept his hopes of a maiden crown alive by winning frame five and had chances to force a decider, but it was the Iranian who held his nerve to take the decisive frame on the final pink to complete a 4-2 victory.
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The man from Iran came through a field of 59 players from 11 countries to win the third Q Tour Middle East title of his career.
Gharahgozlou dropped just two frames in five matches to reach the title match – kicking off the four-day competition with victories over Rami Alhssoumi (3-0) and Mina Awad (3-1).
A last 16 clash with fellow countryman Ehsan Heydari Nezhad followed and Gharahgozlou showed impressive scoring form in coming from 1-0 behind to win four consecutive frames with contributions of 80, 54, 54 and 104.
Back-to-back whitewash wins against Egypt’s Omar Amer and UAE’s Khalid Ali Alkamali then saw the eventual champion set up a final meeting with Jaleel.
Jaleel had been in fine form after reaching the final of event one on his Q Tour debut at the same venue. The 25-year-old from Iraq had won his first three games without dropping a frame before defeating Ali Ali and Habib Subah Humood in consecutive deciders to reach the title match.
Gharahgozlou made a fast start by taking the opening two frames in the best-of-seven frame contest with a top break of 90.
His opponent from Iraq halved the deficit with succes in the third frame on a respotted black but Gharahgozlou quickly moved to within one of glory with another visit of 90 in the next.
Jaleel kept his hopes of a maiden crown alive by winning frame five and had chances to force a decider, but it was the Iranian who held his nerve to take the decisive frame on the final pink to complete a 4-2 victory.
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