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Iran cueist shines in IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship

Tuesday, 21 July 2015 3:16 PM [ Last Update: Wednesday, 22 July 2015 12:15 PM ]

Young Iranian snooker player Siavash Mozayeni

Iranian snooker player Siavash Mozayeni has demonstrated remarkable skills at the International Billiards and Snooker Federation (IBSF) World Under-21 Championships 2015 in Romania, and earned his third win in a row at the group stage of the sporting event.

On Tuesday, Mozayeni drew awe from many spectators at Caro Parc Hotel Bucharest in the Romanian capital as he prevailed over his Latvian opponent Vilius Schulte 4-0 in a Group E encounter.

The victory came a day after the Iranian cueist defeated Egypt’s Abdelrahman Shahin 4-2 in his second competition, before winning over a representative from the host country in his opening contest on July 19.

The 2015 IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship opened in Romania July 17, and will run until July 26.

In boys' category, 104 players are placed in 16 groups and the top four cueists from each group will qualify for knockout stage of Last 64.

In girls' category, there are 13 players divided into two groups, and again four players from each group will qualify for the quarter finals.

The knockout matches will start on July 23, and the finals for both categories will be staged on July 26.

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