Several Saudi national team players will compete tomorrow, Sunday, in the major snooker tournament organized by Ronnie O'Sullivan Academy in Riyadh, with prizes exceeding SAR 150,000.
Their participation forms part of preparations for the 2025 Arab Billiards and Snooker Cup in Tangier, Morocco, from 12 to 24 June, in which the Saudi team will take part.
The players are Ahmed Asiri, Omar Al-Ajlani, Ayman Al-Omari, Ziyad Al-Qabbani, Mohammed Baabad and Abdullah Al-Shammari.
After this tournament, the Saudi players will enter a domestic training camp alongside international professional snooker player Allan Taylor to prepare as fully as possible for the Arab championship.
The rules allow billiards players to enter snooker events and snooker players to enter billiards events, increasing opportunities to win medals in international competition.