SNOOKER – BAHRAIN’S Habib Sabah and Khalil Busaif bowed out in the quarter-final stage of the Asian Men’s Team Snooker Championship 2025, held in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Sabah and Busaif secured their berth after winning two of their three matches in Group D of the tournament’s round-robin phase. Their campaign included wins against Sri Lanka Two and China, and a loss against Pakistan Two.
That set up a clash against Hong Kong One’s Hon Man Chau, Kwok Wai Fung, and Nansen Sin Man Wan in their opening best-of-five frames knockout encounter, which the Bahraini pair lost 0-3.
Sabah was beaten in the opening frame 31-62, and then Busaif was narrowly defeated 52-53 in the second. Sabah and Busaif then teamed up but lost 51-73 in the third frame as Hong Kong claimed their sweep.
India’s Pankaj Advani, Brijesh Damani, and Aditya Mehta were eventually crowned champions, after beating Malaysia 3-1 in the final.
The Asian Men’s Team Snooker Championship 2025 was organised by the Asian Confederation of Billiards Sports (ACBS). The teams that competed in the six-red snooker event consisted of two or three players apiece. A total of 16 squads were in the fray during the group phase, representing Pakistan, China, Qatar, Cambodia, India, Hong Kong, Oman, Bangladesh, Singapore, Macao, Bahrain, and hosts Sri Lanka.
Following the final, the winners were presented their prizes by ACBS president Mohamed Salem Al Nuaimi. Also in attendance was Bahrain Billiards Sports and Darts Federation president Munther Al Basri, who is also ACBS vice-president for the west region.
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