Sports Bulletin

Sports Bulletin Report Sydney (AUS): The 2023 WSF Championships will run from 31 January – 11 February at the Mt Pritchard District and Community Club, known as ‘Mounties’ in the western suburbs of Sydney, Australia. The event will include an open championship and a junior championship, each tournament carrying a World Snooker Tour card for its winner. One of the biggest international amateur competitions held for many years, the titles were won by China’s Si Jiahui and Ukraine’s Anton Kazakov respectively, with both players earning a two-year World Snooker Tour card from the start of the 2022/23 season. The inaugural WSF Championships staged in March 2018 were headlined by an all-new mixed gender competition won by China’s Luo Honghao, who alongside runner-up Adam Stefanow from Poland subsequently turned professional for the first time. Alongside this tournament, the event was also staged alongside the World Women’s Snooker Championship, won for the third time by Ng On Yee, while the first WSF Seniors Championship saw Brazil’s Igor Figueiredo defeat Darren Morgan to emerge victorious. In 2020, the WSF returned to Malta with the WSF Open and the new WSF Junior Open competition. For the first time these tournaments were staged as entirely open events, with players of any gender or nationality welcomed to compete. The junior competition was contested by China’s Gao Yang and England’s Sean Maddocks, with the former running out a 5-2 winner to claim the title and a two-year professional tour card. The open age competition saw Ashley Hugill reclaim his place on the World Snooker Tour with a 5-3 victory against Ukraine’s Iulian Boiko. All four finalists would ultimately earn professional status as a result of their performances, while several other players would be rewarded for their achievements by qualification for prestigious professional events including the World Championship.  

Sports Bulletin Report DOHA-QATAR:-Duo of Pakistani cueists Ahsan Ramzan and Mohammad Asif have won their matches in the first round of 37th Asian Snooker Championship that started Doha, the capital city of Qatar on Saturday. The final will be played on March 16, 2022 at the same venue. As many as 44 players are fighting for top honour from different 20 countries of the region. All players have been divided in 11 groups, as each group has four snooker players. However, two players from each group will get the berth in the next round of the Asian Snooker Championship 2022. Results (Day-1): Ahsan Ramzan (Pak) beat Mansour Alobaidli (Qatar) 4-0 (62-39, 97-16, 53-10, 101-15(70),) Mohammad Asif (Pak) beat Aung Phyo (Myanmar) 4-3 (84-48(81), 42-68, 16-72, 87-27, 19-63, 68-43, 79-32) Fixtures (March 3, 2022): Mohammad Asif (Pak) v Essa Al Qubaisi (Qatar) Mohammad Sajjad (Pak) v Mohammad Al-Binali (Qatar) Ahsan Ramzan (Pak) v Pankaj Advani (India) Mohammad Asif (Pak) v Kritsanut Lertsattayathorn (Thailand) Mohammad Sajjad (Pak) v Passakorn Suwannawat (Thailand)

Sports Bulletin Report DOHA-QATAR:-Pakistan’s upcoming 16-year old, Ashan Ramzan has won the IBSF World Snooker Championship 2022 after beating Amir Sarkosh from Iran 6-5 that concluded Doha Qater on Friday. The final score-line was 63-60, 91-0(70), 56-34, 01-102(102), 28-68, 27-66, 86-18, 1-70, 69-0, 63-17 and 67-25. The championship was played from March 6 to 11 in the capital city of Qatar under the banner of International Billiard and Snooker Federation (IBSF). The champion Ahsan Ramzan had defeated compatriot and defending champion Mohammad Asif in the semifinal 5-4 with a 102 points break. Ashan maintained the same game in the final against Iranian guy Amir Sarkosh and claimed with 6-5 frames victory.   Results (Semifinals): Amir Sarkosh (Iran) beat Mohammad Sajjad (Pak) 5-4 (64-32, 59-47, 77-25, 18-62, 103-14(102), 30-59, 09-75(62), 24-58, 66-01(64),) Ahsan Ramzan (Pak) beat Mohammad Asif (Pak) 5-4 (63-71, 21-60, 76-50, 75-51, 64-65, 63-46, 39-68, 69-62, 62-60) Result (Final): Ahsan Ramzan (Pakistan) beat Amir Sarkosh (Iran) 6-5 (63-60, 91-0(70), 56-34, 01-102(102), 28-68, 27-66, 86-18, 1-70, 69-0, 63-17, 67-25)

Islamabad (Sports Desk):-Zeeshan Nazir from 24 News overcame experienced Mohsin Raza in the final of snooker event of the SSB-SJAS Sports Festival at the Legend Snooker Club. According to details, 24 journalists from different media houses participated in the event where Zeeshan Nazir played aggressively and beat Faizan Lakhani of Geo News in the semifinal and then outclassed tournament favorites Mohsin Raza in the best of 3 final. Later, President PBSA Irfan Motan distributed prizes along with Hanif Lakhani and Senior Vice president of SJAS Zubair Nazeer Khan.

SPORTS BULLETIN REPORT ISLAMABAD (October 10, 2021):-Mohammad Sajjad of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) has won the 46th NPB National Snooker Championship 2021 after beating Ahsan Ramzan  7-6 in the final at NBP Sports Complex, Clifton, Karachi on Monday. The final score-line was 46-63, 72-33, 0-68, 7-72, 71-13, 14-59, 64-24, 75-62(65), 1-80, 103-27(80), 61-72, 121-13(121) and 60-50. Jawed Karim (President PBSA), Arif Usmani (President NBP), Asma Shaikh (SEVP NBP), Zulfiqar Ali Ramzi (                 Hon. Sec PBSA), Abdul Qadir Memon ( SVP – PBSA), Wahid Abdul Qadir (VP – PBSA), Saad Salman Dar (                   EVP – NBP), Arshad Hussain (VP Wing Head NBP), Shehzad Karimi (EVP NBP), Mohammad  Anwer Farooqi (AVP NBP) and other people watched the final. Karim Akram Khan presented the Highest Break Rs. 10,000 Prize + Trophy to Mohammad Sajjad (147). Chief guest Arif Usmani gave away cash prize of Rs. 100,000 and glittering trophy to winner Mouhammad Sajjad of National Bank of Pakistan.

SPORTS BULLETIN REPORT ISLAMABAD (October 10, 2021):-Ace national cueist Mohammad Sajjad of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) and Ahsan Ramzan of Punjab qualified for the final of 46th NPB National Snooker Championship 2021 after beating Haris Tahir and Baber Mashi respectively by 6-4 and 6-5 in the semifinals at NBP Sports Complex, Clifton, Karachi on Sunday. The final will be played on Monday at same venue while president NBP Arif Usmani will grace the closing ceremony as chief guest at evening. Results (Semifinals):- Mohammad Sajjad (NBP) beat Haris Tahir (NBP) 6-4 (33-95, 66-57, 4-71, 69-0(51), 64-23, 59-71, 58-20, 61-89, 67-15, 62-29) Ahsan Ramzan (Punjab) beat Babar Masih (Punjab) 6-5 (55-22, 83-9, 11-101(84), 83-8, 0-70, 58-59, 2-60, 84-2, 54-48, 46-57, 60-2)

Abdul Jabbar Faisal ISLAMABAD (October 9, 2021):-Mohammad Sajjad (NBP), Haris Tahir (NBP), Ahsan Ramzan (Punjab) and Babar Masih (Punjab) qualified for the semifinals of 46th NBP National Snooker Championship 2021 after winning their respective quarterfinals matches at National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) Sports Complex, Clifton, Karachi on Saturday. Former National Champion Mohammad Sajjad registered a historical victory against Zulfiqar Ali Qadir in the first quarterfinal, as he achieved the milestone of maximum break of 147. He showed his supper form and played excellent shots. It happened for the first time by any player in a national championship, as he made this mark in the second frame of the quarter finals match. Later, in the penultimate quarterfinal, Ahsan Ramzan of Punjab ousted defending champion and top seed Mohammad Asif of NBP 5-2 in a thrilling seven frame contest. Ahsan Ramzan won the match with the score-line of 70-57, 44-83(83), 71-33, 93-45(66), 78-49 and 13-67. Results (Quarterfinals): Mohammad Sajjad (NBP) beat Zulfiqar Ali Qadir (Sindh) 5-4 (100-8(62), 147-0(147), 72-0(63), 77-52, 53-70, 1-64, 42-66, 55-35, 94-28) Haris Tahir (NBP) beat Shahid Aftab (Punjab) 5-2 (74-44, 68-24, 29-65, 43-64, 79-51(75), Ahsan Ramzan (Punjab) beat Mohammad Asif (NBP) 5-2 (70-57, 44-83(83), 71-33, 93-45(66), 78-49, 13-67(56), Babar Masih (Punjab) beat Mohammad Faizan (Sindh) 5-1 (64-30, 100-27, 131-1(69-56), 74-12, 55-79, 61-8) Sunday’s Fixtures: 1st Semifinal: Mohammad Sajjad (NBP) v Haris Tahir (NBP) at 10:00 am 2nd Semifinal: Ahsan Ramzan (Punjab) v Babar Masih (Punjab) at 12:30 pm

Sports Reporter KARACHI (October 8, 2021):-All top national cueist moved into the quarterfinals of the ongoing 4th National Snooker Championship 2021 after beating their respective opponents in the pre-quarterfinals at NBP Sports Complex, Clifton, Karachi on Friday. Results (Pre-quarterfinals): Zulfiqar A.Qadir (Sindh) bt Mohammad Ijaz (Punjab) 5-1 (71-45, 72-18, 39-57, 72-14, 72-25, 61-56(59),) Mohammad Sajjad (NBP) bt Mohammad Saleem (KP) 5-1 (24-72, 82-11(58), 99-10(62), 93-0(62), 68-25, 78-48) Haris Tahir (NBP) bt Mohammad Bilal (Punjab) 5-3 (24-58, 44-58, 60-21, 41-85, 64-31, 65-14, 62-27, 80-50) Shahid Aftab (Punjab) bt Awais Ullah (Punjab) 5-2 (21-91(82), 72-79, 58-24, 71-60, 69-55, 80-38, 122-09(122),) Mohammad Asif (NBP) bt Umer Naeem (Sindh) 5-4 (83-30, 127-8(83), 89-33, 27-68, 66-36, 20-73, 57-66(60), 4-69(64), 64-31) Ahsan Ramzan (Punjab) bt Umair Haider (Punjab) 5-1 (106-47, 55-27, 70-39, 16-75, 62-58, 48-9) Mohammad Faizan (Sindh) bt Sheikh Mohammad Mudassir (Punjab) 5-4 (53-41, 71-08(61), 62-55, 27-58, 88-15, 53-68, 34-68, 14-70, 70-28) Babar Masih (Punjab) bt Sharjeel Mehmood (KP) 5-4 (90-30, 96-11, 80-34, 108-30(104), 9-88(86), 15-95(82), 0-99(98), 36-64, 77-0(61),) Saturday Fixtures (10:00 am –Quarterfinals): Zulfiqar Ali Qadir (Sindh) v Mohammad Sajjad (NBP) Haris Tahir (NBP) v Shahid Aftab (Punjab) Mohammad Asif (NBP) v Ahsan Ramzan (Punjab) Mohammad Faizan (Sindh) v Babar Masih (Punjab)

SPORTS REPORTER Karachi (October 7, 2021):-The League Round of the ongoing 46th National Snooker Championship 2021 has completed and 16 players quailed for the next round after winning their matches at NBP Sports Complex, Clifton, Karachi on Thursday. The next round will be played on knock-out system. On the 7th day the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) snooker championship Babar Masih scored highest beak-point of 126 while Mohammad Sattar Khan and Asjad Iqbal played 117 points break. Results (Day-VII): Umer Naeem (Sindh) bt Hiskail Bilal (Bal) 4-0 (75-7, 59-35, 72-21, 102-2(67),) Shah Khan (KP) bt Mohammad Imran Qamar (Punjab) 4-3 (13-60, 59-10(54), 54-42, 32-106(98), 52-29, 40-72(65), 56-41) Munhammad Naseem Akhtar (NBP) bt Mohammad Saleem (KP) 4-3 (68-47, 62-32, 1-69(55), 71-41(51), 8-117(83), 25-76, 105-1(58),) Mohammad Faizan (Sindh) bt Waseem Abbas (Punjab) 4-1 (60-53, 17-57, 53-10, 70-39, 70-46) Mohammad Sattar Khan (Isb) bt Ibrahim Khan (Bal) 4-3 (29-76, 53-12, 47-72, 75-15, 65-22, 01-63, 128-0(122),) Babar Masih (Punjab) bt Haris Tahir (NBP) 4-1(46-72(72), 114-0(50), 82-46(62), 126-0(126), 63-05) Asjad Iqbal (NBP) bt Sultan Mohammad (Sindh) 4-3 (117-0(117), 34-72, 71-01, 69-68(62), 11-91(55), 28-62, 93-9(93),) Yaqoob Khan (KP) bt Tanzeel Hussain (Bal) 4-2 (58-46, 69-33, 55-62, 33-69, 48-18, 62-22) Mohammad Ijaz (Punjab) bt Mohammad Ahsan Javaid (Punjab) 4-0 (74-45, 81-6(64), 66-7, 80-28) Hiskail Bilal (Bal) bt Sheikh Mohammad Muzammil (Punjab) 4-1 (55-15, 74-26, 64-27, 9-52, 59-37) Mohammad Imran Qamar (Punjab) bt Umer Naeem (Sindh) 4-3 (53-78, 51-47, 80-15, 52-62, 64-11, 40-67, 63-11) Zulfiqar A. Qadir (Sindh) bt Mubashir Raza (Punjab) 4-2 (56-57, 28-80(80), 67-8(67), 110-35(82), 62-0, 67-43) Hamza Ilyas (Punjab) bt Saad Khan (KP) 4-3 (74-41, 17-61, 80-33, 13-51, 44-54, 76-2, 80-44) Umair Haider (Punjab) bt Bahadur Khan (Bal) 4-3 (47-62, 76-45, 31-66, 76-40, 58-46, 47-59, 60-30) Shahid Aftab (Punjab) bt Ahsan Ramzan (Punjab) 4-1 (70-1(70), 84-35(58), 73-14, 40-105, 64-47) Aamir Sohail (KP) bt Waqar Ahmed (Isb) 4-3 (22-59, 60-5, 65-28, 23-63, 65-55, 33-66, 63-13) Farukh Usman (Sindh) bt Mohammad Aftab Baig (Bal) 4-0 (Walk over) Mohammad Bilal (Punjab) bt Sheikh Mohammad Mudassir (Punjab) 4-0 (88-10, 60-32, 68-36, 68-16) Ali Hamza (Sindh) bt Abdul Javed (Isb) 4-0 (75-5, 57-22, 77-7(75), 94-27(77),) Nadeem Gull (Punjab) bt Mohammad Imran (KP) 4-0 (67-18, 50-14, 61-19, 53-26) Mohammad Asif (NBP) bt Mohammad Shahzad (Punjab) 4-1 (42-69, 74-60, 60-45, 71-32, 60-8) Awais Ullah (Punjab) bt Rambel Gull (KP) 4-1 (64-10(53), 55-25, 65-0(64), 15-65, 59-31) Mohammad Sajjad (NBP) bt Zubair Tahir (Punjab) 4-0 (64-1, 92-0(92), 80-66, 107-10(106),) Sharjeel Mehmood (KP) bt Adil Khan (Bal) 4-1 (76-16, 21-68, 82-33(72), 81-1, 57-47) Munawar Khaliq (Isb) bt Abdul Qadir Ashir (Bal) 4-3 (57-70, 26-84, 50-59, 70-2, 54-20, 69-18(51), 105-7(76),) Tomorrow Fixture 10:00 am Pre Quarter Best of 9 Frames Mohammad Ijaz (Punjab) v Zulfiqar Ali Qadir (Sindh) Mohammad Sajjad (NBP) v Mohammad Saleem (KP) Mohammad Bilal (Punjab) v Haris Tahir (NBP) Shahid Aftab (Punjab) v Awais Ullah (Punjab) 1:00 pm Mohammad Asif (NBP) v Umer Naeem (Sindh) Umair Haider (Punjab) v Ahsan Ramzan (Punjab) Mohammad Faizan (Sindh) v Sheikh Mohammad Mudassir (Punjab) Babar Masih (Punjab) v Sharjeel Mehmood (KP) After Day 6th Group Position A. Mohammad Asif (NBP), Awais Ullah (Punjab) B. Mohammad Sajjad (NBP), Sharjeel Mehmood (KP) C. Shahid Aftab (Punjab), Ahsan Ramzan (Punjab) D. Sheikh Muhammad Mudassir (Punjab) E. Muhammad Ijaz (Punjab), Umer Naeem (Sindh) F. Umair Haider (Punjab), Zulfiqar A. Qadir (Sindh) G. Muhammad Faizan (Sindh), Muhammad Saleem (KP) H. Babar Masih (Punjab), Haris Tahir (Punjab)

SPORTS BULLETIN REPORT Karachi (October 6, 2021):-Hammad Hassan Shaikh from Punjab overcame Farukh Usman from Sindh 4-3 in a well-contested seven frame match in the 46th NBP National Snooker Championship 2021 at NBP Sports Complex, Clifton, Karachi on Wednesday. The final score-line was 20-54, 75-25(52), 48-61, 64-70, 94-01(50), 67-66 and 62-53. Results (Day-VI): Sheikh Mohammad Mudassir (Punjab) beat Ali Hamza (Sindh) 4-1 (58-84, 72-0, 84-06(66), 61-50, 89-01(89),) Nadeem Gull (Punjab) beat Abdul Javed (Isb) 4-2 (72-58, 13-77, 62-25, 109-9(109), 13-60, 60-44) Ahsan Ramzan (Punjab) beat Waqar Ahmed (Isb) 4-0 (89-63(51), 75-51, 81-34, 78-0(54),) Hammad Hassan Shaikh (Punjab) beat Farukh Usman (Sindh) 4-3 (20-54, 75-25(52), 48-61, 64-70, 94-01(50), 67-66, 62-53) Sharjeel Mehmood (KP) beat Zubair Tahir (Punjab) 4-0 (67-7(67), 64-41, 59-27(50), 67-1) Adil Khan (Bal) beat Saif Ullah (Punjab) 4-1 (101-5, 41-67, 73-41, 90-20, 70-25) Mohammad Shahzad (Punjab) beat Abdul Qadir Ashir (Bal) 4-1 (82-01, 66-18, 41-71, 71-49, 60-51) Rambel Gull (KP) beat Munawar Khaliq (Isb) 4-2 (39-59, 78-19, 60-53, 56-46, 40-56, 92-17) Awais Ullah (Punjab) beat Abdul Sattar (Sindh) 4-2 (91-04, 01-60, 69-36, 67-68, 73-36(56), 76-64) Haris Tahir (NBP) beat Sultan Mohammad (Sindh) 4-0 (93-12, 124-0(56,62), 69-5, 110-6(110),) Asjad Iqbal (NBP) beat Yaqoob Khan (KP) 4-0 (67-28, 82-10(68), 62-31, 64-12) Mohammad Saleem (KP) beat Waseem Abbas (Punjab) 4-1 (71-08(71), 72-43, 32-69, 72-49, 55-51) Mohammad Faizan (Sindh) beat Ibrahim Khan (Bal) 4-3 (20-78, 20-71, 61-23, 77-35, 42-79, 63-07, 66-43) Mohammad Sattar Khan (Isb) beat Aamir Shahzad (KP) 4-1 (10-71, 76-33, 54-36, 68-28, 76-50) Saad Khan (KP) beat Bahadur Khan (Bal) 4-1 (80-17, 61-18, 43-11, 38-5, 75-34) Umair Haider (Punjab) beat Mohammad Taufiq Johri (Sindh) 4-0 (66-37, 63-15, 56-26(51), 48-12) Mohammad Ijaz (Punjab) beat Sheikh Mohammad Muzammil (Punjab) 4-0 (92-16, 67-45, 72-12, 70-11) Zulfiqar A. Qadir (Sindh) bt Hamza Ilyas (Punjab) 4-2 (83-1, 8-81(74), 16-75(66), 79-21(52), 90-17, 98-0) After Day 6th Group Position Group A. Mohammad Asif (NBP) B. C. Shahid Aftab (Punjab), Ahsan Ramzan (Punjab) D. Sheikh Mohammad Mudassir (Punjab) E. Mohammad Ijaz (Punjab) F. G. H. Babar Masih (Punjab), Haris Tahir (Punjab)