Shehab played precisely to counter Faaris

Shehab lost the first frame on a very low margin but in next two frames he exhibited nice break building and crafted breaks of 52, 62 and 65 points to counter Faaris.

Though he lost the fourth frame but countered well in fifth frame to retain lead. Sixth frame was close that he won on black ball and match as well.

In Masters category, Munier Cassim from South Africa faced some hurdles against Nehad Hussien of Egypt.

Munier scored a break of 40 points in first frame but lost the second 20-60. Third frame was close that he won by one point and that remained helpful for him to go ahead and win the match 3-1 against Nehad.