KARACHI: The Pakistan Billiards and Snooker Association (PBSA) has finalised a four-member squad to compete at the upcoming Asian Men’s and Men’s Under-21 Snooker Championships in Doha officials announced on Saturday.
The team will be led by the newly crowned national champion Mohammad Asif, who will be joined by the recent national runner-up Rana Irfan Mahmood in the senior men’s category.
The youth challenge will be spearheaded by Ahsan Ramzan, the Asian U-21 bronze medallist in 2025 and Mohammad Hasnain Akhtar, the reigning IBSF U-17 world champion.
Naveed Kapadia, the PBSA secretary and tournament director of the recently concluded national championship, will serve as the delegate and team manager.
The players have commenced a training camp here at the Jahangir Khan Sports Complex, where they will practice for the event scheduled from Jan 31 to Feb 6.
The senior duo of Asif and Irfan will depart for Doha on Friday while the U-21 pair of Ahsan and Hasnain will follow on Sunday.
The PBSA expressed confidence in the selected squad, stating it was hopeful the players would “win laurels for the country” at the continental championship.
Published in Dawn, January 25th, 2026
