The 10 Reds Asian Tour event, scheduled to be held in Bangalore next month, looks likely to be cancelled after organisers said they could not guarantee Pakistani competitors would be allowed into the country. “It might be moved out, it has already been postponed,” a senior Asian Confederation of Billiards Sport (ACBS) official said of the tour event, speaking on condition of anonymity. “The participation of every member nation is paramount and is the responsibility of the host country.”After legs in Qatar and China, the Bangalore tournament was to be the third on the Asian tour. But Billiards and Snooker Federation of India (BSFI) secretary S. Subramaniam told AFP six of the 24 proposed competitors were of Pakistani origin. “Since their visas will be an issue we informed the Asian body and they postponed the event.

Source: The Express Tribune February 25, 2019 11:37 UTC