Ahsan Ramzan detained by Lahore Police

LAHORE: Pakistan's snooker star Ahsan Ramzan was detained by Lahore Police on Wednesday. 

Ramzan, who recently won Under-21 Asian Snooker Championship, was accused of training, for upcoming events, at his club late at night.

According to Lahore Police, clubs can't stay open beyond 10pm in the city. 

"They didn't care when I told them that I'm a snooker champion. I didn't know that I would be humiliated like this in my own country," a dejected Ramzan said. 

"I was also verbally abused by the police officials," he added. 

The 17-year-old was released, with the help of a friend, after spending around 20 minutes in jail. 

Ramzan also requested Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Caretaker Chief Minister Punjab Mohsin Naqvi to investigate the matter. 

In June this year, Ramzan won the Asian U21 Snooker Championship in Iran.

Ahsan defeated Iran's Malad Pourali by five-two in the final.

The young Pakistani cueist looked favourite from the start as he took the lead of 4-0 by winning the first four frames convincingly.

Despite a very strong comeback by the Irani as he won the fifth and sixth frames, Ramzan did not lose his grip on the game and finished the game by winning the seventh frame and claiming the title.

He won the match with frame scores of 48-46, 70-5, 61-6, 62-29, 30-71, 55-67, 101-27.

It must be noted that before Ahsan, three Pakistanis, Farhan Mirza, Majid Ali, and Haris Tahir, on four occasions played in the final of the Asian U21 championship, but none could win the title.

Ramzan also won the IBSF World Snooker Championship title in 2022.