Aung Phyo wins third prize at 2022 Asian Snooker Championship

Myanmar snooker player Aung Phyo won the third prize at the 2022 Asian Snooker Championships held from 12 to 16 March in Doha, Qatar.
Aung Phyo became the first Myanmar player to win the third prize in an individual event at the Asian Snooker Championships.
Aung Phyo won two matches and lost one match in the group stage.
He advanced to the next round by defeating the 2019 Philippine SEA Games gold medalist from Thailand.
Aung Phyo defeated Ali Hussein (Iraq) by 4-1 in the Round of 32 Stage and Ali (Iran) by 4-0 in the Round of 16 Stage.
In the quarter-finals, he beat Alobaidali (Qatar) 4-3 and in the semi-finals, but lost 5-1 to Chadar (India) in the semi-final and missed out on the final.
Win Ko Ko, who competed with Myanmar snooker player Aung Phyo, was eliminated from the round of 16.
The duo also competed in the 2022 World Snooker Championships in Qatar before the tournament.
Following the Asian Snooker Championship, the Asian Billiards Championship continues with three Myanmar billiards players competing. — Ko Nyi Lay/GNLM