National Junior U-18 Snooker cues off with major upsets

KARACHI: Sheikh Mohammad Mudassir and Ahsan Ramzan caused upsets on the opening day of the Jubilee Insurance 3rd National Junior U-18 Snooker Championship 2018 at the Pakistan Sports Complex in Islamabad on Saturday.

Munawwar Hussain Shaikh, President, Pakistan Billiards & Snooker Association (PBSA) along with Mohammad Azam Dar, Director, National Federations, Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) inaugurated the six-day event. Naveed Kapadia, Tournament Director and a large number of spectators including parents of the participating teenagers were also present at the opening ceremony.

As many as 32 cueists from all over the country are taking part in the opening national snooker event of the New Year, being sponsored by Jubilee Insurance Limited.

The first major upset was caused by Sheikh Muhammad Mudassir of Punjab when he managed to defeat top seed of the championship Mohammad Umar Khan of his own province 3-1.

Ahsan Ramzan of Punjab created second upset when he outplayed the Sindh Champion Sheikh Qambar Hussain in straight frames.

The league matches will continue till January 8 and the top two cueists from each group will qualify for the knockout phase starting with the pre-quarter finals.