Pakistan team camp for Asian Snooker from 23rd
Bureau Report

KARACHI—A week-long training and preparations camp of Pakistan team for next month’s 24th Asian Snooker Championship will be held at Karachi Club’s Amir Billiards Hall from April 23, President, Pakistan Billiards and Snooker Association (PBSA) Asghar Valika said on Wednesday.
He said three-member national team comprising of recently crowned National Champion Muhammad Sajjad Butt, former World number two Saleh Muhammad and Former Pakistan number one Khurram Agha will attended the training camp.
PBSA Chief said Bilal Mughal, who had coached Sajjad to title winning performance on his debut in the nationals is being specially invited from Sargodha to supervise Pakistan team’s camp.
He said Bilal Mughal is also accompany the team to United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the Asian Championship which will be played at Police Officer’s Club in Dubai (United Arab Emirates) from May 3 to 10.
Asghar Valika said this is the best-ever team sent to the Asian competition and expressed the hope that if Saleh, Sajjad and Khurram played to their potential they all are capable of reaching the top in Dubai.
He informed that 51 cuemen representing 22-nations from across the continent will be taking part in the championship. Participants included Afghanistan, Bahrain, China, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong,India, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Syria, Vietnam, Thailand and host UAE will be taking part in the championship.
Asghar Valika, who is also the Executive Vice President of Asian Confederation Billiards Sports, said host UAE is being allowed to field as many seven cueists while China, India, Pakistan and Thailand are allowed to field three players each.