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Ahmedabad, 08 October 2026: Indian cueists made a strong start to the Commonwealth Cue Sports Championships 2026 at the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex, Ahmedabad, with several players advancing across disciplines as the opening-round action got underway on Thursday.

~ Players to compete across five cue sports disciplines as the Commonwealth Cue Sports Championships make India debut ~

Ahmedabad, 7 October 2026: The second edition of the Commonwealth Cue Sports Championships officially commenced in Ahmedabad as 144 of the Commonwealth’s finest cue sports players are set to battle for honours at the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex in Ahmedabad from October 7 to 10. The event will get underway with the opening ceremony on October 7, followed by matches from October 8–10.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) published the 2027 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods (List), which was approved by WADA’s Executive Committee (ExCo) during its meeting on 10 September 2026 and enters into force on 1 January 2027.

The World Confederation of Billiards Sports (WCBS), in collaboration with global sustainability consultancy bloomUp, will continue its pioneering sustainability journey at the upcoming UMB World Cup 3-Cushion, taking place from 31 August to 6 September 2026 in Lier, Belgium. The event marks the second of four flagship sustainability assessments being conducted across the cue sports ecosystem as part of the WCBS–bloomUp Sustainability Project.

The countdown has begun for the Commonwealth Cue Sports Championships 2026, with athletes from across the Commonwealth preparing to compete in one of the most prestigious events on the international cue sports calendar.

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The World Confederation of Billiards Sports (WCBS) announces that the WCBS Games 2026, originally scheduled to take place in Doha, Qatar, from 12–15 October 2026, have been postponed.

When Caudron is in full flow, he is still the irresistible force. The natural talent pur sang, with the quick decisions and the effortless technique. Emotional and turbulent years did not affect his stroke or his focus, a double hip replacement was only a temporary setback. Upon his return to the UMB a few seasons ago, he must have had these two goals in his mind: become world champion again, and start winning World Cups again. He can lean back and treat himself to a vacation now: he’s done both.

The 2026 WPA African Heyball Open officially concluded in Harare, Zimbabwe, marking another historic chapter in the global expansion of Heyball and a defining moment for African cue sports.

Hosted at Munondo Eleven Events in Harare, the championship brought together elite players from across Africa, Europe, and Asia to compete in one of the continent’s most significant international cue sports events. Over four days of competition, the tournament showcased world-class talent, international diversity, and the rapid growth of Heyball across Africa.

In a landmark achievement for the continent, both the Men’s and Women’s titles were claimed by African athletes, highlighting the rising competitive strength of African Heyball on the world stage.

IT WAS DOUBLE delight for the Fillers as both Joshua and Pia claimed the PREDATOR Luxembourg Open titles at the GridX complex on Sunday evening. It was Joshua’s 11th Euro Tour crown, while Pia made it championship number four and the second time that they have triumphed simultaneously, following on from Lasko, Slovenia in 2022.

The World Confederation of Billiards Sports (WCBS) acknowledges the recent decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board, which no longer recommends restrictions on the participation of Belarusian athletes and teams in competitions governed by International Federations and international sports event organisers.

IBSF is pleased to announce that the Chinese Billiard Sports Association will be hosting the 2026 World Team Snooker Championship in Guangdong from 16th to 19th June 2026.

The World Confederation of Billiards Sports (WCBS) is delighted to confirm that Billiards has once again been included in the official sports programme for The World Games 2029. The announcement was made by the International World Games Association following the ratification of the sports programme at its Annual General Meeting in Lausanne on 25 April 2026.

The best player in Bogota won the first World Cup of 2026. You would be excused for saying “the best player in the world won Bogota”, because the world champion of 2024 currently is. His victory started to look inevitable after his majestic run of 17 in the final against Thanh Luc Tran, taking him from 10-22 to 27-22. Cho followed up on the 17 with 3-2-3-5 and that was the load that broke Tran’s back.