asian snooker championship

The 47th edition of the Delhi state billiards and snooker championship will start on June 30 at the Baba Billiards Academy. The tournament features various events and a total prize money of Rs 1.5 lakh.

The game of billiards and snooker, which has so far been untouched by the growing menace of doping, has become its latest victim.

World Masters snooker runner-up Anuj Uppal has confirmed his entry for the XLVII Delhi state billiards and snooker championships, to be held here from June 30. He will be defending his title won last year. Vijay Goel, president, Delhi Billiards and Snooker Association (DBSA) -- who represented India at the Asian Games twice -- will also be competing at the event.

The Delhi Billiards and Snooker Association (DBSA) has been celebrating the 50 years of its inception and the cue sports fraternity came together to commemorate the occasion. The association was formed by Ajit Singh with eight other ardent billiards lovers and immediately exhibition matches were held in the national capital with the efforts of Yashbir Sharma and Nirmal Khandelwal.

Team India 1, led by multiple-time world champion and Asian Games gold medallist Pankaj Advani, registered two superb wins in the group stage matches of the Asian Team Snooker Championship. India beat Afghanistan and Malaysia by identical 3-0 margin, with Advani playing both the matches.

Indian snooker player Rayaan Razmi concluded his campaign at the Asian Under-21 Snooker Championship in Tehran, Iran, with a bronze medal. In the semi-finals, he faced a tough challenge against Milad Pourali Darehchi from Iran and unfortunately suffered a heart-wrenching 3-4 defeat.

Bhaskar Balachandra, who hails from Bengaluru and has spent nearly three decades playing competitive billiards, has been provisionally suspended by the National Anti-Doping Agency. His case will now be heard by the Nada’s anti-doping disciplinary panel.

India and Pakistan’s billiards and snooker players have always shared a great rapport when it comes to playing against each other in cue sports discipline. Unlike cricket, where the two nations exhibit one of the most intense sports rivalries in the world, the sport of billiards and snooker is riddled with several stories of sporting harmony and camaraderie.

Pakistan's renowned national snooker player Majid Ali, who was reportedly suffering from acute depression, committed suicide in Pakistan's Punjab province, police said. The 28-year-old player, who won a silver medal in the 2013 Asian Under 21 Snooker championship and bronze in the 2018 World 6-Red Snooker championship, was reportedly a patient of depression for the last few years and committed suicide on Saturday.

The Indian 'B' team, including national champion Kamal Chawla, Brijesh Damani and Sparsh Pherwani, clinched the gold medal in the ACBS Team Snooker Championship 2023 in Tehran, Iran. In the summit clash, the Indians were off to a shaky start as they lost the first two matches, but recovered well to win the next three frames and defeated Hong Kong China 3-2 to emerge champions.

Vijay Goel, who has represented India twice at the Asian Games, has reached the semi-finals of the Delhi State senior billiards championships at the Baba Billiards Academy in Nirman Vihar here. Goel defeated Ravi Tandon, secretary of the Delhi Billiards and Snooker Association (DBSA), in straight frames.

At a dazzling event conducted in Lucknow on Friday, the Times of India Sports Awards (TOISA) 2023 honored the outstanding performances and accomplishments of Indian athletes in diverse fields. From momentous victories to the emergence of new talents, the ceremony highlighted the diverse and rich tapestry of the nation's sporting achievements. Neeraj Chopra, the reigning world champion in men's javelin throw, emerged as the night's big winner, clinching both the 'Sportsperson of the Year' and 'Athlete of the Year' awards

Defending champion Pankaj Advani topped Group A and qualified for the knockout stage in the asian snooker championship here on Tuesday.

Indore’s Amee Kamani has bagged bronze medal at Asian Confederation of Billiard Sports (ACBS) asian snooker championship.The tournament was held in Doha after 27 months due to Covid-19 restrictions.

Ace Indian cueist Pankaj Advani claimed twin victories on the opening day of the asian snooker championship to make a positive start to his campaign on Monday.

His amazing cue play already earning him a lot of praise and new fans, 15-year-old Dhanesh Bansal has been putting in hard yards to be the next Pankaj Advani and a world champion in the coming years.

Pakistan's renowned snooker player Majid Ali, a recipient of the Asian Under-21 silver medal, tragically took his own life in his hometown of Samundri near Faisalabad in Punjab.

Pankaj Advani, who bagged his 11th National Billiards title this week in Bhopal, has 35 titles to his name now including juniors, snooker, billiards everything. It was the first Billiards tournament in two years and the ace cueist made a perfect start.

India's leading cueist Pankaj Advani on Saturday claimed his 25th world title after outclassing compatriot Sourav Kothari 4-0 in the 150 up billiards final at the World Championships here on Saturday. Advani manoeuvred his cue like a magician's wand as he entertained the spectators who showed up in large numbers.