Snooker Championship: Ali Asghar Valika All-Pakistan Invitational Begins on July 16 in Karachi
Thirty-two top cueists, including four former world champions, will compete for a prize pool of PKR 1.2 million at Naya Nazimabad Gymkhana.
Officials announce the inaugural Ali Asghar Valika All-Pakistan Invitational Snooker Championship in Karachi.
Snooker Championship action returns to Karachi as the inaugural Ali Asghar Valika All-Pakistan Invitational Snooker Championship gets underway on July 16 at Naya Nazimabad Gymkhana, bringing together 32 of Pakistan’s leading cueists for a four-day national competition.
The tournament is organised by World Home Snooker with the support of B-Activation and will run from July 16 to July 19.
Event details were announced by Syed Muhammad Talha, President of Naya Nazimabad Gymkhana, Waqar Alam, Founder of World Home Snooker, former world champion Muhammad Yousuf, Abbas Valika, brother of the late Ali Asghar Valika, Saad Jilani, General Manager of Faizan Group of Companies, and Chief Referee Aqeel Latif Bakhsh. Tournament Director Muhammad Waqas, along with organising committee members Muhammad Asif and Asad Ahmed, also attended the announcement.
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The organisers said the championship honours the late Ali Asghar Valika, whose contribution to the growth of snooker in Pakistan spanned more than three decades and played a significant role in promoting the sport nationwide.
The tournament will feature players from Sindh, Punjab, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Islamabad. The field includes four former world champions: Muhammad Yousuf, Muhammad Asif, Ahsan Ramzan and Hassan Ramzan.
The championship carries a total prize fund of PKR 1.2 million. The winner will receive PKR 300,000, while the runner-up will earn PKR 200,000.
The 32 participants have been divided into eight pools, with the top two players from each group progressing to the Round of 16. The tournament will conclude with the final on July 19.
