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Sanju Ahriwar, 20, recently won the Delhi state junior snooker and billiards title. He trained during night shifts at Baba Billiard Academy and was inspired by Pankaj Advani. Living in Vasundhara, he received support from his parents and the Delhi Billiards and snooker Association. He now aims for national titles and wants to start an academy.

Talented cueist Rehan Mishra won the sub-junior Delhi state billiards title after defeating Divyansh in the summit clash here. Rehan lifted the trophy after comfortably defeating his opponent 75-33, 76-31. The 17-year-old, class 12th student at the Sardar Patel Mahavidyalaya had earlier clinched the sub-junior 15-Red snooker title.

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.

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.

snooker was conceptualised in India in the year 1975 and, since then, the format has undergone several changes over the past few decades from balls and tables to scoring pattern.

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.

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

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.

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.

Defending champion subdued Hasan Badami 6-3 in the best-of-11-frames round 16 match of the 'NSCI Baulkline 3.0' All India snooker Open 2024, played at the NSCI billiards hall on Tuesday.

World Masters silver medallist Anuj Uppal and former junior national champion Shoiab Khan were felicitated by the Delhi and Billiards snooker Association (DBSA) for their fine showing at the recently-concluded National Games in Goa and senior billiards and snooker Nationals in Chennai.

Pankaj Advani defeats Ishpreet Singh Chadha in thrilling NSCI Baulkline 3.0 All India snooker Open 2024 finals, winning 10-8. Advani receives the champions' trophy and Rs 5 lakhs, while Chadha is the runner-up with a prize of Rs 2.5 lakhs.

Defending champion Laxman Rawat crashed out losing rather tamely to Varun Kumar 6-3 in a quarterfinal clash of the ‘NSCI Baulkline 3.0’ All India snooker Open 2024, played at the NSCI billiards hall on Wednesday. Varun Kumar won 41-62, 66(55)-14, 89(89)-45, 72-51, 85-38, 69-75, 54-72, 97(87)-36, 90(52)-0).

Razmi siblings Shahyan and Rayaan, both from Mumbai, produced some solid fighting performances to advance to the pre-quarter-final round of the of the 'NSCI Baulkline 3.0' All India snooker Open 2024.

Seasoned campaigner and former two-time Asian snooker champion Yasin Merchant dished out a vintage performance to put it across his trainee Vinay Swaminathan in an absorbing match that went to the wire.

Vidya delivered an outstanding performance, triumphing over all competitors to clinch the IBSF 6-Red snooker World Championship in Doha, Qatar, on Friday night. Vidya showcased exceptional skills, defeating fellow Indian Anupama Ramachandran with a score of 4-1 in the title clash.