Cueist penalised for smoking during match

KARACHI: Unseeded Bahadur Ali entered the record books as he became the first cueist to be penalised for violating the recently inducted anti-tobacco law imposed by the Pakistan Billiards & Snooker Association (PBSA).“Bahadur Ali of Balochistan was found smoking during his match against Qadeer Abbas. He was penalised and the game was awarded to his opponent as per the law,” Tournament Director Naveed Kapadia informed ‘The News’ here at the Karachi Gymkhana on Wednesday.“The match at that stage was tied at one frame all and the final result was declared as 4-1 in favour of Qadeer Abbas.