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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

In a chat with us, Pankaj Advani talks about this pressure, his training regimen and the need for more initiatives by the sport federations

Belgium's Luca Brecel became the first player from continental Europe to win snooker's World Championship as he withstood a fightback from four-time champion Mark Selby to triumph 18-15 in the final on Monday.

Seven-time snooker world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan suffered an extraordinary collapse as he was knocked out of this year's edition by Belgium's Luca Brecel on Wednesday.

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.