KARACHI: The Pakistan Billiards and Snooker Association (PBSA) has announced the line-up for the ACBS Asian Men and Men Under-21 Snooker Championships, scheduled to take place in Doha, Qatar from Saturday.

The men’s team will comprise current national champion Shahid Aftab, national championship finalist Muhammad Sajjad and Mohammad Asif, who is the reigning Amateur World Champion. They will depart for Doha on Friday.

The men’s Under-21 team boasts an impressive line-up, featuring Mohammad Hasnain Akhtar, who won the U-21 Asian Championship in Riyadh last year, Ahsan Ramzan, the 2022 world amateur champion and Muhammad Hamza Ilyas. They will depart on Saturday.

The week-long championship will conclude on Feb 21.

Published in Dawn, February 14th, 2025

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