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The World Confederation of Billiards Sports (WCBS) is pleased to announce the official sponsors for The World Games, which will be held in Chengdu, China, from August 7-17, 2025.

He will turn sixty next year, but there is no talk of retirement. Jaspers loves his billiards too much to go sit on the porch. And he loves winning World Cups, as he did this week in Seoul for the 31^st time, beating Tayfun Tasdemir in the final: 50-36 in 20/19 innings. If the new generation wants to take the crown away from this Dutchman, they will have to match his mental strength and professionalism. That’s a big ask. 

Muhammad Asif from Pakistan has made history by winning the 2024 IBSF World Men’s Snooker Championship, securing his third world title. This remarkable achievement makes Asif only the second player in history, after India’s Pankaj Advani, to win the prestigious title three times.

Michael Georgiou of Cyprus has secured a medal for his country after a gripping 4-3 victory over China’s Xiaolong Liang in a match that lasted nearly three hours. The 2023 IBSF World 6-Red Champion fought back from a narrow loss in the first frame to claim the decisive win.

The general assembly of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) is taking place in Lisbon, Portugal.

Who can stop the Vietnamese tsunami? Not even Frédéric Caudron could do it. In a tense final where nerves were eating away at both finalists, the precision master from Ho Chi Minh overcame the fluency genius from Turnhout: 50-38 in 28/27 innings. 

WCBS Board Members attended the IF Forum 2024 in Lausanne, Switzerland and met with sports leaders from around the world.

The 5-Pins World Championship in Venaria Reale-Torino was recently concluded with the victory of Andrea Ragonesi in this 26th edition, who beat Andrea Quarta in a spectacular final 4-3, defending champion. The podium was completed by Ciro Davide Rizzo and Camilo Gomez. Andrea Ragonesi closed a spectacular championship, which he entered from the qualification phase.

He’s still young, but he carried expectations on his back for the last ten years. Everybody called him “a future world champion”. That’s nice and well-intended, but praise doesn’t make points. Practice does. 

In a one-sided final, Myung Woo Cho dominated the surprise from Vietnam, Thanh Luc Tran. The 35-year-old local had eliminated Legazpi, Zanetti, Bury and Jaspers, and a proud man he must be. But in the final, the balls didn’t obey as well as they did against Jaspers. Tran struggled; Cho played billiards. As the gap in points grew, so did Cho’s confidence. He ended the final with a fluke, but the smile on both players’ faces said they didn’t mind. The final score was a reflection of the match: 50-23 in 20/19.

Kamal Chawla has secured his first World Championship title by winning the 2024 IBSF World Men’s 6-Red Snooker Championship. This triumph follows his previous appearance in the finals in 2017, where he took home the silver medal.

Ng On Yee has clinched her 8th world title by winning the 2024 IBSF Women’s 6Red Snooker Championship. This victory marks her eighth championship overall, combining both individual and team events.

Ng On Yee has claimed victory in the inaugural Mongolia World Cup of Women Snooker 2024, defeating reigning Asian Women Snooker Champion Anupama Ramachandran of India with a decisive 3-0 scoreline.