Alkass Digital
Qatari cueist Ahmed Saif achieved the first Qatari victories in the first round of the IBSF 2022 World Snooker Championship organized by the Qatar Billiards and Snooker Federation (QBSF), with the participation of 62 players representing 29 countries.
Saif's victory came at the expense of his Sri Lankan rival, Mohamed Rekaz, with a score of (4-0) in the first round of Group H matches.
The Qatari player presented a strong display and dominated the match from start to finish, winning in four consecutive games in a time that did not exceed two hours.
As for the rest of the results of Qatars players on the first day, Issa Al Kubaisi lost to India's Aditya Mehta (0-4) in the group G, and Khamis Al Obaidli lost to Pakistani Muhammad Asif (4-0) in group A, and Muhanna Al Obaidly lost to Cheung Ka Wai, the champion of Hong Kong (4-1) in group C.
Mansour Al Obaidli also lost to Iranian Amir Sarkhosh with a score of (4-0) in group E, and Mohammad Al Binali lost to Iranian Siyavosh Mozayani with a score of (4-1) in group F.
The matches of the first round of the Men's World Championship will continue on Monday, the first and second from each group will advance to the 64th round of the tournament, which will be held in the knockout system, and up to the final round.
As for the Asian Women Snooker Championship, held in conjunction with the World Championships, the semi-finals were determined after the rise of two players from Thailand, one from India, and one from Mongolia.
In the two semi-final matches, Thailand's Siripaporn Nuanthakhamjan overcame her Indian rival AMEE KAMANI (3-1), while Nutcharat Wongharuthai beat her Mongolian rival Narantoya Bayarsaikhan (3-0).