Pakistan Team in World Snooker Championship

by MJK on November 18, 2009

Pakistani players have been performing well in the World Snooker Championship held in Indian city of Hyderabad Deccan. Pakistan team comprises of Muhammad Asif and Muhammad Sajjad. Below is the brief profile of both members of Pakistani Snooker Team participating in World Snooker Championship in India.

Muhammad Asif
Country: Pakistan
Date of Birth: 17-03-1982
Playing History: Pakistan National Snooker Champion-2009
ƒ¤ Currently Ranked Pakistan No. 2
Highest Break (Practice): 146
Highest Break (Competition): 120

Muhammad Sajjad:
Country: Pakistan
Date of Birth: 19-02-1986
Playing History: ƒ¤ National Champion 2007
Currently Ranked Pakistan No. 1
Represented Pakistan in Sangsom 6-Red Snooker International ¡V 2008 Bangkok-Thailand.
Represented Pakistan in 24th Asian Snooker Championship-2008 Dubai ¡V U.A.E.
Represented Pakistan in 25th Asian Snooker Championship-2009 Tangshan ¡V China.
Highest Break (Practice): 147
Highest Break (Competition): 120

World Snooker Championship 2009

World Snooker Championship 2009 is held in India. The Pakistani team consists of Pakistan No 1 Mohammad Sajjad and No 2 Mohammad Asif.

They will be accompanied by PBSA secretary Munawwar Hussain Shaikh (manager) and Shabbir Hussain Daruwala (referee).

Schedule of group matches of Pakistani players.

Nov 15: Ahmed Aly (USA) v Mohammad Asif; Mohammad Sajjad v Farhan Mirza (Sweden).

Nov 16: Steve Mifsud (Australia) v Mohammad Asif; Mohammad Sajjad v Juha Erkinmikko (Finland).

Nov 17: Mario Fernandez (Ireland) v Mohammad Asif; Mohammad Sajjad v Mario Van Herk (Belgium).

Nov 18: Ammar Taqi (Kuwait) v Mohammad Asif; Mohammad Sajjad v Girish (India).

Nov 19: Yasin Merchant (India) v Mohammad Asif; Mohammad Sajjad v Lai Chee Wei (Malaysia)..

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Billiard and Snooker in Pakistan

The Billiards Association of Pakistan was formed in 1958 and retired Justice H.B. Tayyabji became its first President. The first national amateur championship of Billiards was organised in 1959 and Snooker in 1960. Mr. Fakharuddin Tawawala participated in the deliberations that resulted in the formation of the World Amateur Billiards and Snooker Federation. This body is responsible for the organization of the World Amateur Championship of Billiards and Snooker. Pakistan, by a unanimous vote, was entrusted the responsibilities of organizing the second World Amateur Championship in 1965. But due to war with India, she could stage it in 1966.

National champions of England. Scotland. Ceylon and Australia also participated in that championship. The increasing popularity of billiards and snooker prompted the organisers to revive the association in 1979. Three more national amateur billiards and snooker championships have been organised since then, with the last one seeing as many as 114 entrants including a female.