Snooker Current Affairs, GK & News
Laxman Rawat Clinches NSCI Snooker Open Crown
Laxman Rawat of PSPB emerged victorious in the ‘Baulkline’ NSCI All India Snooker Open, beating fellow PSPB challenger Aditya Mehta 9-6 in a best-of-17-frame final. This was a sweet victory for Rawat, who had finished as the runner-up in the previous edition of the tournament, losing to Sourav Kothari in the final. This win marked ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2023
Category: Sports Current Affairs
Topics: National Sports Club of India • Snooker • Sports
Mark Selby- World Champion for 4th time in Snooker
The English professional snooker player Mark Selby has won the World Championship for the fourth time. This time he won the title defeating Shaun Murphy. Mark Selby Mark Selby has won the World Championship in 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2021. He was ranked world number one between 2015 and 2019. World Snooker Championship It is ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: Sports Current Affairs
Topics: Billiards • Mark Selby • Snooker • Snooker players
Indian cueist Pankaj Advani clinches National 6-Red Snooker Championship
Veteran Indian cueist Pankaj Advani clinched the National 6-Red Snooker Championship with a 7-3 win over Ishpreet Singh. It is the 34th national title overall for Advani. The National 6-Red Snooker Championship was held at Ahmedabad, Gujarat. In the summit clash, Pankaj trailed 1-3 in the beginning but defeated the young cueist Ishpreet Singh of ..
Topics: In sports • Snooker • Snooker players
National Snooker championship: Aditya Mehta defeats multiple time world champion
Aditya Mehta from Mumbai, Maharashtra won the National Snooker championship held at Pune. He defeated multiple time world champion Pankaj Advani. In Women’s Snooker Finals, Vidya Pillai from Madhya Pradesh won the title. History Snooker is a game played on Billiard board. It originated among the British army officers stationed in India. The World Snooker ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020
Category: Sports Current Affairs
Topics: Asian championships • Billiards • Senior National Championship titles • Snooker • World championships
Keerthana Pandian wins Girls title in IBSF World Under-16 Snooker Championships 2018
Keerthana Pandian from India has won the girls’ title in the IBSF World Under-16 Snooker Championships by defeating Belarussian rival Albina Leschuk 3-1 in the final. It’s her first international crown. In the corresponding boys category, Ben Martens of Belgium clinched the title in St Petersburg, Russia, according to information received from the media cell ..
Topics: Cue sports • IBSF • IBSF World Under-18 Snooker Championship • International Billiards and Snooker Federation • Snooker • Sports • World Open Under-16 Snooker Championships
Pankaj Advani creates history by winning Asian 6-Red Snooker title
India’s ace cueist Pankaj Advani has created history by clinching the Asian 6-Red Snooker title held in Abu Dhabi. With this victory, Advani became the first cueist in the world to hold both world and continental titles in 6-red snooker at the same time. In the Asian 6-Red Snooker title held in Abu Dhabi, Advani ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2016
Category: Sports Current Affairs
Topics: Pankaj Advani • Persons in News • Snooker • Sports