Pobsi expects more interest from media

JAKARTA: The Indonesian Billiard and Snooker Association has complained that the local media was not disseminating enough news about the sport.

"I feel envious at times about how the media allocates so much space for other sports like badminton or soccer. They run the stories broadly even with in-depth reports. Why are they not interested in billiards?" Pobsi Chairman Putera Astaman asked during a one-day seminar at the Senayan Trade Center here on Monday.

The seminar, co-organized by the Jakarta Sports Journalists Association (Siwo Jaya) and Pobsi, also included a coaching clinic for journalists.

Putera said that Pobsi had been striving hard to improve its negative image, as most people seem to think that pool was associated with gambling and seedy nightclubs. --JP