KARACHI: Danial Ahsan recorded a formidable straight-set 3-0 win over Bilal in the 3rd Snooker Sindh Cup Phase II here Tuesday at Aly’s Snooker Club.
Haris also recorded a convincing 3-0 win over Owais in the ongoing junior tournament. Rizwan and Safwan registered 3-1 victories over Talha and Umer respectively.
Meanwhile, Ahsan Butt overcame Anian Arif 3-2 after a see-saw encounter.
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Friday, January 15, 2010
PSB asks financial details from PBSA
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) has instructed the Billiard and Snooker Federation to furnish all the details of the Rs 820,000 they have received in shape of annual and special grants recently.
An official of the PSB confirmed on Thursday that an amount of Rs 400,000 has recently been allocated to the federation on account of their participation in the even held in India. “We have released Rs 320,000 to the federation as a special grant for their participation in the Indian event. The remaining 80,000 would be released when the federation would furnish the details of expenditures.
“We have asked the federation to furnish details of the tour at the earliest,” he said. “We have given them Rs 400,000 as special grant for participation in the Junior event held a few months back in Iran while another Rs 400,000 for the just concluded Indian event.”
Apart from that the special annual grant of Rs 600,000 has also been approved for the federation. “Rs 200,000 from the annual grant have also been given to the federation while rest would be given in due course. In all, the billiard and snooker federation has so far got Rs 820,000 from the federation during the last four months.
An official of the PSB confirmed on Thursday that an amount of Rs 400,000 has recently been allocated to the federation on account of their participation in the even held in India. “We have released Rs 320,000 to the federation as a special grant for their participation in the Indian event. The remaining 80,000 would be released when the federation would furnish the details of expenditures.
“We have asked the federation to furnish details of the tour at the earliest,” he said. “We have given them Rs 400,000 as special grant for participation in the Junior event held a few months back in Iran while another Rs 400,000 for the just concluded Indian event.”
Apart from that the special annual grant of Rs 600,000 has also been approved for the federation. “Rs 200,000 from the annual grant have also been given to the federation while rest would be given in due course. In all, the billiard and snooker federation has so far got Rs 820,000 from the federation during the last four months.
Sohail, Ahsan crash out of Sindh Cup
KARACHI: Seventh seed Mubashir Sohail and eighth seed Ahsan Ali crashed out of the 3rd Junior Sindh Cup Snooker Tournament after losing their second successive game here at the Aly’s Snooker Parlour on Thursday.
Second seed Yasir Khan, fourth seed Asad Kamani and sixth seed Fahad Khan also suffered defeats in their second game but they still stood a chance of advancing to the quarter-finals by performing well in their third and final league outing on Saturday.
After a couple of days of action, on which eight matches were held each day, the organisers have decided to observe a rest day on Friday (today) and the last eight league matches would be held on Saturday (tomorrow).
A total of 16 cueists, divided equally in four groups, have entered the tournament. At the end of the league matches the top two cueists from each group will qualify for the quarter-finals. All the eight quarter-finalists will be allowed direct entry in the Junior National Snooker Championship 2010 scheduled to be held next month.
Top seeded Nazir Alam smashed Johnny in straight while third seed Abdul Rahman was equally ruthless in demolishing Ahsan Butt. Fifth seed Fayyaz Shafi had to bring all his expertise into play to tame Taha Kareem.
Second seed Yasir Khan, fourth seed Asad Kamani and sixth seed Fahad Khan also suffered defeats in their second game but they still stood a chance of advancing to the quarter-finals by performing well in their third and final league outing on Saturday.
After a couple of days of action, on which eight matches were held each day, the organisers have decided to observe a rest day on Friday (today) and the last eight league matches would be held on Saturday (tomorrow).
A total of 16 cueists, divided equally in four groups, have entered the tournament. At the end of the league matches the top two cueists from each group will qualify for the quarter-finals. All the eight quarter-finalists will be allowed direct entry in the Junior National Snooker Championship 2010 scheduled to be held next month.
Top seeded Nazir Alam smashed Johnny in straight while third seed Abdul Rahman was equally ruthless in demolishing Ahsan Butt. Fifth seed Fayyaz Shafi had to bring all his expertise into play to tame Taha Kareem.
Nazir makes Sindh Cup quarter-finals
KARACHI: The seeded quartet of Nazir Alam, Yasir Khan, Abdul Rahman and Asad Kamani cruised into the quarter-finals of the 3rd Junior Sindh Cup Snooker Tournament whose league matches concluded here at the Aly’s Snooker Parlour on Saturday.
The unseeded quartet of Johnny Thakur, Haris Nadeem, Mustafa Qayyum and Rizwan Hashmi also forced their way into the quarters with the seeded cueists Fayyaz Shafi, Fahad Khan, Mubashir Sohail and Ahsan Ali crashing out of the competition.
All the eight quarter-finalists have qualified for the Junior National Snooker Championship 2010 expected to be held here later this month.
Reseeding was done for the quarter-finals before taking out the draws according to which Nazir Alam will be taking on Asad Kamani, Rizwan Hashmi will clash with Yasir Khan, Mustafa Qayyum will be confronting Johnny Thakur and Haris Nadeem will be pitted against Abdul Rahman. The quarter-finals as well as the semifinals will be held on Monday (tomorrow).
The performance of top seeded Nazir Alam has been particularly outstanding so far, having reached the quarter-finals without having dropped a single frame in his three league matches.
The unseeded quartet of Johnny Thakur, Haris Nadeem, Mustafa Qayyum and Rizwan Hashmi also forced their way into the quarters with the seeded cueists Fayyaz Shafi, Fahad Khan, Mubashir Sohail and Ahsan Ali crashing out of the competition.
All the eight quarter-finalists have qualified for the Junior National Snooker Championship 2010 expected to be held here later this month.
Reseeding was done for the quarter-finals before taking out the draws according to which Nazir Alam will be taking on Asad Kamani, Rizwan Hashmi will clash with Yasir Khan, Mustafa Qayyum will be confronting Johnny Thakur and Haris Nadeem will be pitted against Abdul Rahman. The quarter-finals as well as the semifinals will be held on Monday (tomorrow).
The performance of top seeded Nazir Alam has been particularly outstanding so far, having reached the quarter-finals without having dropped a single frame in his three league matches.
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