National camp for World Cup Snooker from 21st
From Zeeshan Mirza

KARACHI—Extensive training and coaching camp of Pakistan cueists in preparations for the IBSF World Snooker will be conducted at Karachi Club from October 21, Camp Commandant Alamgir Anwar Shaikh, announced Thursday.
He said, Pakistan Billiards and Snooker Association (PBSA) starting the camp more then two week before the event in order to give the players perfect build-up for the championship so that they could attain peak just before the global event.
World Snooker Championship will be held at Arabian Sea Country Club from November 7-20 for which 24-countries have confirmed their participation.
Eight-member Pakistan squad for the championship included former world and Asian champion Muhammad Yousuf, 2003 World championship finalist Saleh Muhammad, Naveen Perwani, Abu Saim, Latif Amir Bakhsh, Imran Shahzad, Khurram Hussain Agha and Shehram Changezi.
Alamgir Shaikh, who was manager of Pakistan team which took part in the last world championship in Netherlands said solo practice and warm up matches will be conducted during the training camp.
He said Yousuf Suleman will be assisting him in holding the training camp.
Alamgir Shaikh said Pakistan got a strong contingent and their first target would be that all of them should qualify for knock-out last 32 round.
He said snooker is different ball game and if Pakistanis displayed their true form and potential they are quite capable of reaching the top.
Muhammad Yousuf and Saleh Muhammad are very experienced customer and will be featuring in their 12th and eighth world championship and they are fully aware of atmosphere of the world championship.
He said besides training and coaching, he will be stressing in creating mental toughness and prepare them psychologically to achieve better results.
PBSA official said Khurram Agha and Naveen Perwani are also seasoned campaigners and newcomers like Imran Shahzad, Abu Saim, Atiq Latif Bakhsh and Shehram Changezi are also very talented players.