One to Watch: Farakh Ajaib vs Mark Allen | 2022-2 European Masters L128 ‒ Snooker

Farakh Ajaib has been the revelation of the European Masters this season. His journey starts by facing Mark Allen in the first round and reaches his best moment when he plays Judd Trump for a ticket to the quarterfinals (Ajaib vs Trump: • "Heart-Attack" Final F... ).
Match date: 22 July 2022
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[@NM-ep1bg]

there’s a dearth of quality Asian players (barring China). I remember aditya Mehta and pankaj advani and both never met the standards of highest level of snooker. But this guy Farakh Ajaib looks formidable and has a bright future. Want him to rise high. I became his fan. Love from India 🇮🇳

[@buntyjaiswal1694]

He is british citizen previously played for england

[@cocktail7426]

@@buntyjaiswal1694 hes pakistani

[@thoughtmatters7330]

So true @NM for some reason India has produced good billiards player but not a good snooker player and this guy turned pro 2 years back I guess and doing really wonders . He almost won against Judd trumph.

[@1971dave]

I thought Mark Allen had last weight, still looks fat to me

[@vaishakh101]

Pankaj advani did not reach the level of snooker??? You should get your facts checked bro

[@nabeelawan9428]

Come on Farakh, Fearless confident potting by Farakh Ajaib, cant wait to see him get his first title win one day. Pakistan zindabaad

[@vivek95pv14]

Ys this match and against the Trump will remember farakh in his life time one is truely outstanding nd the other is lack of unluck once àgain thank you Cesar muroya need to see the 1M subs as quickly all the best

[@kumailkazmi3454]

Glad to see Pakistani representation in professional circuit. I don't think much people are really aware of how big actually snooker is here. About 5 million people walk in snooker clubs every weekend in here. Quality will only improve when they get opportunities like Q- School Thailand from where our two top seeds qualified this year(Asif & Asjad), but if you wanna talk about quantity of players there is a massive pool of decent cueist here.

[@NM-ep1bg]

Yes. Actually there’s a dearth of quality Asian players (barring China). I remember aditya Mehta and pankaj advani and both never met the standards of highest level of snooker. But this guy Farakh Ajaib looks formidable and has a bright future. Want him to rise high. I became his fan. Love from India 🇮🇳

[@abdulmobin230]

Haa bhai tum log champion bus:)

[@shahnaveed0]

Yr humary han TU jo tables han un par TU Ronnie b a jay TU apni game Bhool jay ga. Professional tables or achi coaching agar Pakistan ma hon tab achay players niklyn ga

[@mohsineyeview]

snooker english people lo zindgi ha ,,, khubaib ne bht aaalaa khelaa in k sath\

[@FloydMaxwell]

Great quote at the start. Amazing how important are the quotes that occupy our thinking.

[@faisalawan8615]

Very very good game Farukh Ajaib 👏

[@hasnainraja9953]

Farah ajaib brilliant 👍 great match well played both

[@pouletbelette]

Yeah, Ajaib definitely has something (not sure what) but he also definitely misses something! Curious to see how he progresses. It wasn't Allen's best snooker either, was it?

[@sdrtcacgnrjrc]

Positional play was often poor. Great potter. He's had a taste now, would be nice to see him progress

[@henrikhyrup3995]

Ajaib's long game was really good in this match. He got nearly every long pot - Allen's long pot attempts were often nowhere near the jaws. Allen's safety game was also a bit scrappy at times. Even when Allen was 3-1 up Ajaib didn't seem like he was under much pressure.

[@nabeelawan9428]

the Pistol Allen wasnt at his best, but the way Farakh was proceeding so fearlessly was taking Allen more down. being a snooker player i understand that if u are not in a good form and the opponent is all guns blazing gets u deeper in the pressure.

[@just-dl]

It seemed like Allen was too timid in taking pot-shots. There were several times in just this video I noticed reasonable looking shots that he passed up in favor of playing it safe. Granted towards the end, in desperation, Allen took some low-% shots. Proud of him for trying but I think he backed himself into a corner by handing the control back to Ajaib. Don’t get me wrong, Ajaib was clearly the better player on this night.

[@EannaButler]

Ajaib plays the game like it means nothing, when it means everything. A great basis for a fine career in snooker, especially when he has the potting skills to back it up. Even has the long draw-back of the cue, accelerating thru the ball, it looks like Judd's action. Addressing the ball too, cue up high, shoulders raised and wide, again very Judd. More matchplay action, study Selby or Bingtao's patient safety play game, he'll be a real force in snooker. Wish him the very best! Mark did seem to refuse some pots here that I wouldn't have expected too. Mark didn't try to win the match, he lacked Hendry-style aggression, looks like he underestimated his opponent too, which is a fatal flaw. FYI Cesar, you can use a high-pass / low-cut filter/EQ to kill the low-end rumble in this video. Set it to about 100Hz, all the messy low end will disappear, means you can use a compressor to increase levels without confusing the detector... Happy to describe more if you wish!

[@CesarMuroya]

Yes please, more details. What do you mean by low-end rumble? The noise caused by the ref's mic when he walks?

[@EannaButler]

​@@CesarMuroya You need an audio editor with an EQ here basically. Listen on big speakers - what sounds a bit like breathing on a close-mic'ed mouth - bit bit like the audio was recorded outside in a breeze. That sound chews up the bandwidth of the audio - youtube locks down on the audio, so the video overall sounds quieter. Solution is to edit the audio with an EQ - even a Graphic EQ - pull the faders down

[@EannaButler]

@@CesarMuroya Just to say - it's not a common problem in your vids. Your audio sources are very clean, generally. This one however had a lot of low-frequency (

[@CesarMuroya]

Understood. I will practice and let you know if I need more help. Thanks Eanna!

[@EannaButler]

@@CesarMuroya You're welcome Cesar! 👍

[@nadirkhan2250]

Ajab's long potting is definitely on point. But both players have such a defensive mindset. The whole game was each player waiting for the other to commit a mistake. That won't take him far against players that wil give him a taste of his own medicine, like the Selby's of the world. Also, if he could focus more on break building instead of finding spots to hide the ball, he'd be a much more formidable player. All the best to him.

[@realcatcher9935]

well done farakh ajaib.. wish you best of luck in the future inshaAllah...

[@muhammadnaumansipas4168]

👌👌👌happy to see . Some shots are very professional .

[@whatson.7664]

What a comeback wow.. 👍

[@naveedshah3010]

Thanks Cesar Love from Pakistan

[@3niknicholson]

Lovely potting from Farakh

[@annasatiq494]

My country proud ❤️🇵🇰

[@tahairkhokhar]

King of snoker Ajaib

[@cricketwithbilal1724]

Outstanding from Pakistani player i have never seen before

[@AnsarAli-me5bj]

There is something in this lad. Very precise and confident long pots. Great break builder. Poised and glimpses to get titles. Must practice more. Good luck. Allan and Mark Williams are real slow deaths.

[@tonybarfridge4369]

Ajaib nearly lost it by brilliantly setting up Mark off his safety for that 56 break. But congrats to Mark for losing weight. Looking good.

[@cahg3871]

Like Ajaib’s long pot shooting.He has a lot of good qualities in his game.With more seasoning he may well become one of the better players on the tour.

[@hakeembabar876]

Masha Allah Congratulations Farakh bhai

[@worldtv9215]

What a performance Aajib bhai ❤❤🇵🇰

[@triggeredmusafir9213]

Love ajaib from lahore pakistan 🇵🇰 پاکستان زندہ باد 🇵🇰

[@faiqrehman02]

Ajaib, pride of Pakistan ❤️

[@faheemshahzad643]

Thanks buddy

[@CesarMuroya]

Happy to help

[@nodeal7337]

@Cesar.. Is it your breathing we can hear.. Its in many of your videos. There's two ways to fix this. If its you, move your mic 🙂 If its in the recording. Edit the audio in software like Adobe Audition.. Free versions are still around. [ Highlight the Breathing ] and save it as a Noise filter and remove it from the audio in the whole video.

[@richarddickson5157]

Ajaib.. Missed the odd one, safety needs upping, However, decent cueist, good timing, lets see how he copes at the business end..

[@alokbilkhu]

Ajaib definitely has potential, and is showing glimpses of it this season. The Trump match was a shame for him, but he has great potential going forward. And he's an amateur!

[@johnrupesh4535]

His positional game needs work but his potting is world class.

[@zahamirza7688]

Farakh has good potting skills but he has to work alot on the cueball control because if you lost the cueball by an inch, you can miss the pot or compromise sy place of the next shot but still he is an excellent player from my country 'PAKISTAN' till now 🇵🇰♥️♥️

[@samirehman7937]

His long shot superb. He have to control placing any ways he played very well with high ranking players. Last time he lost with trump because of hard luck .. it's your start just focus your game rather than your again player

[@ayazahmad9841]

Ajaib khelta professionals ki trha he

[@mrkhan5740]

Such a great Pakistani talented gem.

[@mukhtarlatif3702]

Good

[@dunngyllite7883]

sounds like this was an outdoor event :)

[@Hassan_Rajput_PAS]

Faralh ❤

[@kevinbeach8915]

If Allen lost some weight it would raise his game I think…confidence, moral and ability would climb for sure…look at Higgins

[@eliamondelli3830]

How many hour of editing? :)

[@CesarMuroya]

About fifteen hours, I think. It's easier without commentators :)

[@eliamondelli3830]

@@CesarMuroya Thanks for the reply, you did a really good job. 👍

[@bullsnutsoz]

Farakh is very good: yet will be found lacking with his slightly loose position work....

[@franek_izerski]

What is that little box in the hand of the referee?

[@jackbuff_I]

a remote for the scores

[@GHOSTDOG637]

A defibrillator.

[@franek_izerski]

@@jackbuff_I thank you

[@JeanJacquesNantel]

Apparently, it is now forbidden to show recent snooker game tournaments on KZbin. The only effect of that stupid decision will not be to increase the number of people who will pay to see those games. It will rather diminish the number of amateurs who will follow and talk about the sport, me for instance.

[@cocktail7426]

🇵🇰🤍 thank God pakistani player got there 🎱

[@Bill_Stranix]

Ronnie, retired could beat these left handed. We all know that.

[@abdulmobin230]

Its clear that pakistani player is still an amateur he is good but he is very far away right now from the game

[@Matty88K]

Either something is wrong with my eyes or the video went totally out of focus,. Unwatchable.

[@jtd8719]

I suspect it was your resolution setting automatically changing based on your bandwidth and you need to change it back. I did not notice any focus issues.

[@mustafamansortahir6862]

Be frankly, A bit bore. Careless shots. Boths may not in the Wright mood.

[@DBLDoG]

Allen played terrible

[@29memyselfandi]

Was going to comment on the snooker and Aajibs excellent win but was disgusted to see that before commenting I had to click to agree to some nonsense about not committing hate speech or engage in conspiracy theories. I had no intention of doing either of course. I do however object to a snooker channel ( or any channel) telling me that they will decide what is hate speech or a conspiracy theory. Do you think you are an all knowing god or something ? This world gets more Orwellian by the day and people like you are to blame. Pity cause I really liked the content of this channel. Unsubscribed.

[@CesarMuroya]

I do not regulate this world, but only this channel. I am the owner. And like most people, I can identify hate speech.

[@29memyselfandi]

@@CesarMuroya Youre worried about hate speech on a snooker channel? You’ve lost the plot mate.

[@michaelmakesmechanisms]

@@29memyselfandi It's his channel; he is allowed to regulate it how he likes. I respect his effort to keep the comment section relevent and respectful. Perhaps you should run a channel as big as his and see how easy it is to run something as good as he does with people like you criticising him over something that isn't even a big deal. Get over yourself mate.

[@29memyselfandi]

@@michaelmakesmechanisms of course he’s allowed to regulate it as he wants, did I say he wasn’t? And I’m allowed to unsubscribe as I’m sick to death of people blabbering about ‘ hate speech’ no matter where you go. It’s a flipping snooker channel.

[@cocktail7426]

Go buy a healthy brain.