Despite the loss, the 21-year-old cueist from Mumbai showcased remarkable skills throughout the tournament. He topped Group-D and emerged as the highest-ranked player in the knockout phase, displaying great consistency and talent.
However, in the gripping semi-final match held on Wednesday, Darehchi managed to secure the victory with frame scores of 23-86, 80-50, 71-11, 1-81, 24-59, 47-33, and 70-32 in his favor.
Pakistan’s Ahsan Ramzan emerged champion after recording an authoritative 5-2 win.
The Pakistan cueist compiled breaks of 47 and 52 during his 48-46, 70-5, 61-6, 62-29, 30-71, 55-67 and 101-27 victory in the summit clash.
Rayaan started on a promising note, rolling in a break of 75 points to pocket the first frame, but was unable to carry on the momentum and lost the next two to trail 1-2.
He constructed a break of 41 to win the fourth frame before taking the fifth to gain a 3-2 lead. But, the Iranian showed great fighting qualities to win a tight sixth frame to level the frame scores at 3-all and take the contest the distance.
In the decider, Rayaan once again failed to grab his chances while Milad pounced on every opportunity and with small efforts gathers the points to come out on top.
Ahsan defeated Tirdad Azadipour of Iran 4-2 in the other semi-final.
Earlier, Rayaan with breaks of 60 and 75 beat compatriot Ranveer Duggal 4-1 (70-50, 110-27, 49-86, 100-4 and 75-0 in the quarter-finals.
Results:
Semifinals: Rayaan Razmi (IND) lost to Milad Pourali Darehchi (IRN) 3-4, Ahsan Ramzan (PAK) beat Tirdad Azadipour (IRN) 4-2.
Final: Ahsan Ramzan (PAK) beat Milad Pourali Darehchi (IRN) 5-2.
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