Australia’s Hassan Kerde defeated Matthew Scarborough 4-2 within the last of the 2025 Asia-Pacific Seniors Snooker Championship to earn a spot on the World Seniors Snooker Championship in Could.
The 41-year-old cueist will compete on the iconic Crucible Theatre in Sheffield after changing into the most recent continental champion – becoming a member of Craig Steadman (Europe), Fabio Anderson Luersen (Americas) and Charl Jonck (Africa).
A complete of 43 gamers contested the occasion which was staged on the Membership Forster in New South Wales, Australia and commenced with an preliminary group section.
Kerde dropped only a single body throughout 4 matches in a gaggle that included former skilled Robby Foldvari to e-book his place within the final 16 the place he then downed Allen Home 3-1.
Breaks of 63, 80 and 45 helped the Australian choose up additional wins over David Wright (3-1) and Ian Barber (3-0) to succeed in the title match the place he would face Scarborough.
The person from New Zealand, who received a WPBSA Q Tour Asia-Pacific title earlier this season, had eradicated Ian Davies, Mark Hannah and Foldvari within the knockout levels to arrange a showdown with Kerde.
Kerde made a robust begin to the best-of-seven body last contest as he raced right into a 3-0 result in transfer one away from the title.
His opponent refused to go down with out a struggle and rallied by taking the subsequent two scale back his deficit to only a single body, however the Australian cueist was in a position to maintain his nerve and take body six by a scoreline of 75-32 to take the title and earn a spot on the World Seniors Snooker Championship later this 12 months.
