Islamabad to host under 18, 21 National Snooker championships
The 3rd edition of Jubilee Insurance junior Under-18 and 10th Jubilee Insurance Under-21 snooker championship will start from 5th January at Pakistan Sports Complex, Islamabad.
The Under-18 Championship to be contested by 33 while 34 cueists will be featuring in U-21 Championship and it is dedicating Rs50, 000 to the winners and Rs25, 000 to the runners-up. The losing semi-finalists and the losing quarter-finalists of both the competitions will be getting Rs15, 000 and Rs5, 000 respectively. Muhammad Naseem Akhter to defend both the titles.
The winner of the under-18 event will qualify to represent Pakistan in the International Billiards and snooker Federation (IBSF) World Under-18 Snooker Championship to be held in China. The winner of the under-21 tournament will represent the country in the ACBS Asian Under-21 Championship to be staged in Myanmar as well as in the IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship in China.