Iraq’s Hassan qualifies to round of 32 in world billiards tournament

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: An Iraqi player qualified to the round of 32 in the world billiards tournament, currently hosted in Syrian, where 125 players representing 72 countries are competing, according to the Iraqi billiards federation chief on Sunday. “Ihab Hassan qualified to the round of 32 in the competitions of the world snooker tournament in the Syrian capital Damascus after defeating a Hong Kong player 4/2,” Shamseddin Abdulaal told IraqiNews.com news agency. Iraq’s other player Firas Kamel was eliminated by Egypt’s Wael Talaat in a 3/4 defeat, he added. AmR (P) 326