Amir Sarkhosh from Iran was on fire and scored three magnificent breaks to win his match 4-2 against Mongolian player Enkhjargal Enkhbaatar. Though Enkhjargal tried to curtail Sarkhosh and pulled out two frames but Sarkhosh had excellent break building technique as he scored 82, 81 and 91 points clearances to close the proceedings.

Hong Kong player Ka Kai Wan registered a sensational victory over her opponent Waratthanun Sukritthanes of Thailand. She was down two frames but shown the match winning temperament to convert that trail in magnificent win.

The first Officials, Referees and Players meeting held today evening at Hotel Holiday Villa where Tournament Director, Mohammed Salem Al-Nuaimi (the General Secretary of QBSF) was present.

The IBSF Vice President, Mr. Maxime Cassis also joined him along with IBSF Overseer, Mr. Michael Al-Khoury, Local Head Referee Mishlesh Al Khayarin, Assistant Tournament Director, Shoaib Alam Khan and the International Head Referee, Joseph Lo from Hong Kong.

The matches shall start tomorrow morning at 10 AM and there will be total four session every day.

As apprised earlier, the IBSF has made arrangements to air live streaming through our website for matches on Table No.1 to 4 and the live scoring is available for all the matches throughout the competition.

The IBSF is also active on Facebook page / group and the twitter handle @ibsf. Instant clicks during the competition will also be shared on Instagram and the same can also be seen at @ibsf.media.

IBSF once again extends best wishes to all the participants for the competition.





 

Preparations got over for the 2016 IBSF World Snooker Championship and matches shall start tomorrow at Al-Sadd Sports Club in Doha with the finals for Men, Masters and Women category to be played on November 29th.

Total 238 players from 58 countries are participating in this championship, which is highest in the recent years. These 238 players includes, 126 Men, 27 Women and 85 Masters cueists  and total 41 Referees will look after all matches over next 10 days.

Total 20 match table have placed inside the Al-Sadd Sports Club. These tables are sponsored by M/s. Shender. Table cloth in use is 6811 30Oz and ball-set Aramith Tournament Champion 1G, which are also sponsored by Strachan and Aramith.

The seating capacity inside he club is enough for more than 1000 spectators.

Live scoring is available for all the matches and the live matches on Table No.1 to 4 can be seen through our website.

The official in-charge for the championship are:

Tournament Director: Mohammed Salem al-Nuaimi, General Secretary of QBSF
Assistant Tournament Director: Shoaib Alam Khan
Local Head Referee: Mishlesh Al Khayarin
International Head Referee: Joseph Lo from Hong Kong
Live Scoring and Results: Dariusz Goral from Poland
Website and Media: Vivek Pathak from India


Venue


Match Venue with Participating Countries Flags


Match Table sponsored by M/s. Shender


Cafeteria for Players