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The IBSF is glad to announce the World Junior Snooker Championships 2024 for the Under-17 Men and the Under-21 Men & Women categories from 24th to 31st August 2024 at Bengaluru in India. These championships are being hosted by the Billiards & Snooker Federation of India (BSFI).

The President of International Billiards and Snooker Federation, Mr. Mubarak Al-Khayarin, holds talks with the Minister of Sports & Youth, Iraq, Dr. Ahmed Al-Mubarqa, and the President of the Iraqi National Olympic Committee, Mr. Aqeel Muftin.

Michael Georgiou won the World Men 6Red Snooker Championship 2023 here in Doha, Qatar after defeating the 2021 World Snooker Champion Ahsan Ramzan of Pakistan 6-4. This is his second world title in IBSF after winning the World Junior Snooker title in 2007.

Team Hong Kong China of Cheung Ka Wai and Chang Yu Kiu has won the World Men Team Snooker Championship 2023. The final was played today at the La Maison Hotel in Doha Qatar where they defeated team Cyprus (Michael Georgiou & Antonis Poullos) 4-2 to win the title.

A much-awaited dream came true for everyone associated with snooker in Qatar when their star player Ali Alobaidli became the the World Snooker Champion for 2023.

The IBSF is glad to inform you that Doha, Qatar will be the next destination for the World Championships for the year 2023. The championships will be played from 05 November till 24 November 2023 with players and referees meeting on 04 November.

Darren Morgan from Wales has won the World Masters Snooker title 6th time in his career. Today in the final, he defeated former World Team Cup Champion Manan Chandra from India who was playing in the Masters’ category for the first time.

Wendy Jans once again claimed the World Women Snooker title that she lost in 2019. This is the 9th World title of her career.

Malaysian Teams, Team 1 and Team 2 have both won the medals at the World Men Team Snooker Championships held in their country’s capital city Kuala Lumpur.

Pankaj Advani from India won his career’s 25th world title today at the High End Snooker Club in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia where he won the World Billiards (150-Up) Championship for the year 2022. In the final of best of seven games, Pankaj defeated his compatriot Sourav Kothari 4-0 in a one-sided battle.

Today at High End Snooker Club in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Waratthanun Sukritthanes of Thailand lifted her career’s second World Women 6Red Snooker title. In the final today she defeated India’s Vidya Pillai in straight sets of frames 4-0. Previously Waratthanun won the World Women 6Red Snooker title in the year 2018.

S. Shrikrishna from India has become the World Men 6Red Snooker Champion for the year 2022. He defeated Habib Sabah of Bahrain 5-1 in the final played here at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.