KARACHI: Thursday, 29th June, proved to be a shocking and sad day for the Pakistan snooker fraternity.
A text message from Pakistan Billiard Snooker Association (PBSA) Chairman Alamgir Sheikh shocked many snooker followers. The text was the information about the death of Snooker player Mohammad Majid Ali, 28, a former Asian U21 silver medalist.
This was the second such news in a month for Pakistan snooker fraternity who last month mourned the death of Mohammad Bilal.
But, details of Majid's death were more shocking and horrifying.
Majid's brother Umar confirmed that it was a case of suicide.
Majid ended his life using a wood-cutting machine in his hometown, Samundri, near Faisalabad.
His brother confirmed that Majid had been suffering from depression for the last few years, but the reasons were unknown, and there were no financial issues.
PBSA Chairman Alamgir Sheikh told Geo that it was shocking to know about the death of young Majid Ali.
"He was an exceptional talent, though recently out of rankings but he always showed great potential," he said.
"We are saddened to know about his death, this is a big loss to the Pakistan snooker community," he concluded.
Faizan Lakhani Faizan Lakhani is Deputy Editor (Sports) at Geo News.