The Snooker scene of Pakistan after corona pandemic effected lapse of few months is all set to be ignited. This is through the 12th NBP Ranking Snooker Championship 2020, which will be held from 29th September till 6th October.
The prestigious ranking event sponsored by National Bank of Pakistan is organized by Pakistan Billiards & Snooker Association with the venue being the NBP Sports Complex, Clifton, Karachi.
Prize Money
Winner 100,000
Runner-up 40,000
Semi Finalist (10,000/-x 2) 20,000
Quarter Finalist (5,000/-x 4) 20,000
Highest Break 5,000 185,000
Participation: 32 Top Ranking Players of Pakistan + 3 Junior Players
Defending Champion: Muhammad Asif
11th NBP Ranking Snooker Championship 2019: Schedule Announced
Format of Play
35 Players divided into 8 Groups
Qualifying Rounds will be best of 7 Frames
Pre Quarter Finals best of 9 Frames
Quarter Finals best of 9 Frames
Semi Finals best of 11 Frames
Final will be best of 15 Frames.
Groups
Group (A) – Muhammad Asif (Pjb), Rambail Gul (Kp), Bahadur Khan (Bal), Umer Farooq (Pjb).
Group (B) – Shahid Aftab (Pjb), Muhammad Bilal (Pjb), Muhammad Ali (Sindh), Sheikh Muhammad Mudassir (Pjb).
Group (C) – Asjad Iqbal (Pjb), Muhammad Saleem (Kp), Muhammad Asif Toba (Pjb), Muhammad Ajmal (Pjb).
Group (D) – Muhammad Ahsan Javaid (Pjb), Zulfiqar A. Qadir (Sindh), M. Jawed Ansari (Sindh), Ali Hamza (Sindh).
Group (E) – Babar Masih (Pjb), Muhammad Sajjad (Pjb), Abdul Sattar (Sindh), Muhammad Majid Ali (Pjb).
Group (F) – Mubashir Raza (Pjb), Sohail Shehzad (Sindh), Ahsan Ramzan (Pjb), Saad Khan (Pjb), Zubair Tahir (Pjb).
Group (G) – Muhammad Naseem Akhtar (Pjb), Hamza Akbar (Pjb), Rana Irfan (Pjb), Sharjeel Mehmood (Kp), Muhammad Umer Khan (Pjb),
Group (H) – Ali Haider (Pjb), Muhammad Ijaz (Pjb), Aakash Rafique (Kp), Agha Bilawal (Sindh), Haris Tahir (Pjb).
