Recently crowned with World Snooker amateur title and having earned the Pro Tour card for the next seasion, the Iranian fancied player Soheil Vahedi is in India for the ongoing 2016 IBSF World Billiards championship at Bengaluru.
Young star of Indian billiards, Dhvaj Haria, who has already marked his presence in the global platform, jolts today the former World No.2 and Ex-Asian Billiards Champion, Alok Kumar in an almost one-sided affair.
Robert Hall from England was in an attacking form and posted two back to back century breaks to trounce Indian player B. Bhaskar by 213 points. The final score was 500-287.
Siddharth Parikh shocks multiple time World Champion Peter Gilchrist in a closely fought battle 500-483 at 2016 IBSF World Billiards Championship in 500 Long-Up format.
The 2016 IBSF World Billiards championship gets a flag off today in the opening ceremony where BSFI President, Capt. PVK Mohan played the opening shot at the Chenniappan Billiards Hall at Karnataka State Billiards Association, Bengaluru.
The 10 days event of Billiards will see two formats i.e. Long Up & 150 Up. The final of Long Up would take place on 8th December followed by 150 Up having the final on 12th December.
15 time world champion (Ten individual Billiards, One Team Billiards), Pankaj Advani of India and the multiple time World Billiards champion Peter Gilchrist from Singapore will be in action at Bengaluru, India from Monday, the 5th December and try to defend their respective World titles in the 2016 IBSF World Billiards (Point & Long-Up formats) Championships.
Soheil Vahedi from Iran, Wendy Jans from Belgium and Dharminder Lilly from India are the winners for the year 2016 IBSF World Snooker Championships.
Dharminder Lilly wins the Masters event defeating Elfed Evans 6-2
Wendy Jans defeated Amee Kamani 5-0 to win the Women's Event
Soheil Vahedi wins the Men's Snooker defeating Andrew Pagett 8-1. Soheil will also get a tour card for World Professional Snooker.
Fancied player from Iran, Soheil Vahedi claimed the first ever IBSF World title here at Doha, Qatar. Though in the earlier rounds, he went through the grinding stages but in the final it was clear win for him as he defeated his opponent from Wales, Andrew Pagett in a one-sided story 8-1.
Dharminder Lilly from India claims his maiden World title by winning the 2016 IBSF World Snooker Championship 2016. In the final, he defeated Welshman Elfed Evans 6 frames to 2.
Wendy Jans from Belgium proved her supremacy once again by becoming 5th time consecutive World Champioin of IBSF Women Snooker to take her tally to total 6 titles.
