Qatar’s Al Obaidli wins gold in Snooker 6 Red

Doha, Qatar: Qatar's Ali al Obaidli clinched the gold in GCC Men's Snooker 6 Red after beating Bahrain's Habib Subah in a best of 11 frames at Levatio Hotel, Muscat on Sunday.

In GCC Men's 8 Ball Team 2019 held from November 30 to December 1, Kuwait won the gold, Qatar claimed silver and United Arab Emirates and Bahrain took the bronze medals.

After winning the event Al Obaidli said, “Everything was okay but just to finish the match was difficult. There was a lot of pressure and every shot counts. It was not my best but I am grateful that at the end I got it."

As for the tournament experience he said, “It is my first time in Oman and I love it! Everything is well organised and I would like to express my gratitude to the Oman Billiard and Snooker Committee."

The total duration of the Snooker 6 Red final match was three hours and Al Obaidli beat Subah with a score of 6 frames to 4 (6-4). In this match, however, Subah made the maximum in 6 Red – 75 points. That makes him the only player to have hit 75 points in this championship so far. Al Obaidli, meanwhile is the only player who is unbeaten in the tournament and won the gold medal and the championship of 6 Red event.