Billiards/Snooker ( Championships )

Billiards/Snooker Championships

IBSF World 6-Red Snooker Championship 2025

Venue: Manama, Bahrain.
Champion: 16-year-old Welsh cueist Riley Powell defeated India’s snooker legend Pankaj Advani in the final.
Key Fact: Pankaj Advani has won a record 28 world titles across billiards, snooker and pool.

IBSF World Billiards Champion

Champion: Indian cueist Sourav Kothari won the 2025 IBSF World Billiards title.
Final: He defeated multiple-time winner Pankaj Advani in Carlow, Ireland.
Historic First: It was Kothari’s first IBSF world title in the timed format.
Family Legacy: The victory came 35 years after his father Manoj Kothari won the title in 1990 in Bangalore.
Achievement: Kothari became only the third Indian to win both the IBSF and WBL World Billiards titles.

Indian Snooker Championship

Champion: Pankaj Advani secured his 36th national title.
Men’s Snooker Title: It was his 10th men’s snooker championship title.
Venue: The championship was held in Indore.
Final: He defeated Brijesh Damani.

Asian Snooker Championship

Champion: Indian cue sports maestro Pankaj Advani won his 14th gold medal at the Asian Snooker Championship.
Venue: Doha.
Major Goal: The win moved him closer to winning the National, Asian and World Snooker Championships in a single calendar year.
Historic Context: He has already achieved this feat in billiards; completing it in snooker would make him the only player in history to do so in both disciplines.

PT Facts

6-Red Snooker: Riley Powell won the IBSF World 6-Red Snooker Championship 2025 in Bahrain.
Pankaj Advani: He has won a record 28 world titles across billiards, snooker and pool.
World Billiards: Sourav Kothari won the 2025 IBSF World Billiards title in Carlow, Ireland.
Kothari Legacy: Manoj Kothari had won the IBSF world title in 1990 in Bangalore.
National Title: Pankaj Advani secured his 36th national title and 10th men’s snooker title.
Asian Snooker: Pankaj Advani won his 14th gold medal at the Asian Snooker Championship in Doha.

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