Former Pakistan Asian U-21 sliver medallist snooker player Majid Ali commits suicide

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Majid Ali Suicide: Well-known Pakistan snooker player Majid Ali, a former Asia U-21 silver medallist, has reporteldy commited suicide in his hometown Samundri near Faisalabad in Punjab on Thursday (June 29).

Majid, who was 28-years-old, was reportedly suffering from depression since his playing days and ended his life by using a wood-cutting machine, according to police.

Majid represented Pakistan in several international events and was a top-ranked player on the national circuit. He is the second snooker player to die in the space of a month after international snooker player, Muhammad Bilal died after suffering a cardiac arrest.

His brother Umar said Majid was suffering from depression since his teenage years and suffered another bout recently. "It is a horrifying thing for us because we never expected he would take his own life," Umar was quoted as saying by PTI.

The Pakistan Billiards and Snooker chairman, Alamgir Sheikh said the entire community was saddened by Majid's death and also added that Majid had no financial issues.

"He had so much talent and was young and we expected so much from him to bring laurels for Pakistan," Sheikh, who informed the other players and his teammates via text message, was quoted as saying by PTI.

Snooker has become a high-profile sport in the country after stars such as Muhammad Yousuf and Muhammad Asif among others helped win the World and Asian Championship titles with a few players even graduating to the professional circuit.

(With PTI inputs)