Ministry awards honorary diploma to its employee who showed good results in billiards

An employee of the Data Processing Center of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and High Technologies Seymur Mammadov took second place in the World Billiards Championship in the discipline “Free Pyramid”. On this occasion, he was awarded an honorary diploma by the Ministry.

The honorary diploma was handed over to Seymur Mammadov by First Deputy Minister of Transport, Communications and High Technologies Ali Abdullayev.

Ali Abdullayev congratulated the sportsman on his victory and wished him even greater success.

It should be noted that 107 athletes (86 men and 21 women) from 25 countries competed for the World Cup held in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan.

Having defeated Aziz Madaminov, a Kyrgyz billiard player in the semifinals, Seymur Mammadov was qualified for the final.

In the decisive meeting, our compatriot competed against Russian Semyon Zaitsev. The final was a tense struggle. Seymur Mammadov lost to the opponent with a difference of one ball.

It should be noted that our sportsman twice took second place in the European Championship, and once became the winner of the Caucasus Cup.

Seymur Mammadov is the first and only Azerbaijani to have shown good results in billiards.