Action from the IBSF World Snooker Championship at Al Sadd Stadium in Doha yesterday.
Issara Kachaiwong of Thailand hit a maximum 147 to in his last-64 match against Peter McCullagh of Australia at 2016 IBSF World Snooker Championship at Al Sadd Stadium yesterday.
Issara started up with a long red pot in top pocket and after that he sliced up each red precisely with a combination of black followed by the colours to carry through the last black and claimed the maximum.
Over 250 players from 55 countries are competing in the IBSF World Snooker championship, which is being held concurrently for men, women and masters. The 10-day tournament will end on November 29. A total of $16,000 is up for grabs in the men’s event of the championship, being hosted for the first time in the GCC.
The women’s event carries a $6,000 purse while $8,000 is at stake for the master players. The winner of the championship highest break in the men’s category will receive $500 cash reward plus certificate. For women, the highest break will fetch $200 and for the masters’ $300.
Meanwhile, Qatar’s Mubarak Hamad Al Khayareen is set to be elected unopposed as the new president of International Billiards and Snooker Federation (IBSF). The IBSF’s new office-bearers will be elected on Saturday at the Annual General Assembly, to be held on the sidelines of ongoing Championships in Doha.
He is a Board member of the IBSF and also heads the Asian Confederation of Billiard Sports.
