Snooker: Pakistan trio to leave for UAE

The contingent will leave for the tournament tomorrow

KARACHI: Pakistan’s Muhammad Bilal, Babar Masih and former IBSF world champion Muhammad Asif will compete at the inaugural Asian Confederation Cup in Fujairah, UAE from September 24.

The three players, who will compete in the 6-Red, individual and team events, will be accompanied by referees Naveed Kapadia and Shabbir Daruwala.

According to Asif, the players have been training hard for the event and are confident of winning their respective competitions.

It is the first time that the Asian Confederation of Billiards Sports is organising the event, with players from 20 countries expected to compete.



The Pakistan contingent will leave for the tournament tomorrow.

“It will be a new experience for the players because they will be playing in back-to-back events in different formats,” Kapadia told The Express Tribune.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 22^nd, 2016.

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