KARACHI, Oct 28: Pakistan's Khurram Agha is placed in group ‘B’ while Naveen Pervani has been drawn in pool ‘F’ of the IBSF World Men snooker championship scheduled to start from Nov 4 at Amman, Jordan, according to details received by the Pakistan Billiards and Snooker Association (PBSA) on Saturday.
88 cueists representing 47 countries will contest in the 12-day championship.
Former world champion Mohammad Yousuf and Sarwar Siddiqui will also be competing in the contest.
Pakistan team is due to leave for Amman on Friday.
Following are the groups:
Group ‘A’: Phaithoon Phonbun (Thailand), Chi-Wai Au (Hong Kong), Martin O'Donnell (England), Monthar Jawed (Bahrain), Horia Cimpeanu (Romonia), Katraneyev Alikhan (Kazakhstan), Gary Gilliard (New Zealand), Rafal Yewtuch (Poland), Garry Hardiman (Ireland), Davaasuren Uliilogotok (Mongolia), Anton Rybinin (Russia).
Group ‘B’: Saleem Moosa (Mauritius), Gerrit bij de leij (Netherlands), Supoj Sanela (Thailand), Khurram Agha (Pakistan), George Louka (Cyprus), Christopher McBreen (New Zealand), Po-Hsien Lee (Chinese Taipei), David Palmiero (France), Sagyndykav Kanybek (Kazakhstan), Stephen Baillie (Scotland), Franz Stahli (Switzerland).
Group ‘C’: Craig Steadman (England), Mohammad Leysi (Turkey), Donald Chommiski (Canada), Kwok-Wai Fung (Hong Kong), Stefen Mozrocis (Netherland), Ibrahim Aqel (Jordan), Philip Williams (Wales), Nawaf Al Haml (Kuwait), Prasanna Pushpakumara (Sri Lanka), Timo Salovaara (Finland), Peter Edward Gilchrist (Singapore).
Group ‘D’: Kurt Maflin (Norway), Wael Talaat (Egypt), Habib Subah (Bahrain), Johan Lorek (France), Liu Chuang (China), Boon Aun Keith (Singapore), Kyricos Kyriacou (Cyprus), Ayhub Naseef (Iraq), Thomas McSorley (Scotland), Yaqooub Al Anezi (Kuwait), Nazar Abdullah Aseery (Saudia Arabia).
Group ‘E’: Eissa Al Hosani (UAE), Bernhard Mullner (Austria), Ali Al Baidly (Qatar), Daniel Ward (England), Atthasit Mehitthi (Thailand), Aaron Mohoney (Australia), Shahnawaz Lauthan (Mauritius), Brendan O'Donoghue (Ireland), Ashraf Al Damen (Jordan), Tea Hioon Jung (Korea), Denis Cretu (Romonia).
Group ‘F’: Reenat Dunkha (Iraq), Bjorn Haneveer (Belgium), Naveen Pervani (Pakistan), James Mifsud (Australia), Mohammad Elhamy (Egypt), John Connors (Ireland), Sergej Kolcov (Latvia), Chih-Wei Ku (Chinese Taipei), Susantha Boteju (Sri Lanka), Knut Kvaal Pedersen (Norway), Issam Makawi (Syria).
Group ‘G’: Andrew Pagett (Wales), Patricvk Gulgul (USA), Mutalleb Allie (South Africa), Jurgen Vendenbossche (Belgium), Pankaj Advani (India), Mohamed Al-Joker (UAE), Itaro Santos (Germany), Kowk-Ming Chan (Hong Kong), Jaroslaw Kowalski (Poland), Ashraf Kherfan (Jordan), Begzsuren Ochirbold (Mongolia).
Group ‘H’: Steve Mifsud (Australia), Ahmed Saif (Qatar), Lasse Monstermann (Germany), Jim Relly (Scotland), Manan Chandra (India), Li Yuan (China), Ihtesh Naran (South Africa), Mohamed Halak (Jordan), Marcin Nitschke (Poland), Ahmed Abdullah Assery (Saudi Arabia) Basam Khalil (Syria).—APP
