KARACHI: President of the Pakistan Billiards and Snooker Association (PBSA), Alamgir Shaikh, has described the performance of Mohammad Sajjad as world class.
“He played with a different touch of class and reached new heights in a short span of time,” Shaikh told Dawn on his return with the Pakistan snooker squad from Bangkok here on Sunday evening.
Sajjad, who stole the limelight hammering highest break (134) of the 26th Asian Snooker Championship, finished runner-up losing 3-7 to Thailand’s Issara Kachaiwong on Saturday.
He earned a runner-up purse of $1200 and an additional $100 for the highest break.
According to the PBSA official, Sajjad together with Indian maestro Yasin Merchant has been invited to play in 6-Red Samsong international tournament being in Bangkok in July.
He also commended the performance of debutant Asjad Iqbal who qualified for the knockout stage before making his exit.
The PBSA patron, Asghar Valika, also returned with the team.
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