Published By: Ritayan Basu
Last Updated: November 10, 2023, 16:34 IST
The Billiards & Snooker Federation of India
The National Billiards & Snooker Championships might be held for over 30 days with round 1,500 cueists throughout codecs and age teams anticipated to take part.
The upcoming National Billiards & Snooker Championships is ready to happen from November 21 on the Nehru Indoor Stadium.
It would be the ninetieth version of the nationwide championship and the primary version to be held in town since 2011.
The occasion might be held for over 30 days and conclude on December 25, with round 1,500 cueists throughout codecs and age teams anticipated to take part.
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It would additionally embrace the likes of Aditya Mehta, Rafath Habib, Vidya Pillai, Brijesh Damani, Shrikrishna Suryanarayan and Anupama Ramachandran.
The divisions anticipated on the occasion are Senior billiards & snooker for males and ladies, Masters snooker, 6 Reds Snooker for males and ladies and sub-junior and junior billiards & snooker for boys and women.
“If you consider snooker in Europe, it is making more money than cricket, while the prize money too is quite high, nearly at par with Wimbledon tennis, which is GBP 2,50,000,” Tamil Nadu Billiards and Snooker Association (TNBSA) vice-president Rajmohan informed PTI.
“It’s all being possible because of the visual (television) media. Gradually, with enough support, I assure you 100% that we can gain immense popularity next to cricket. It is how the sport has gained popularity in England.”
Echoing Rajmohan’s ideas, TNBSA president BG Muralidharan mentioned that the most important problem for Indian snooker is to attain the lots, particularly on the grassroots degree.
“We have to reach out to more schools and universities; that’s how cricket has developed and gained popularity (in the country).”
Billiards and snooker are a few of the indoor sports activities that are but to make it to the Olympics, and Rajmohan mentioned efforts are being made to make sure that it’s included in the editions past 2028 Los Angeles Games.
“England and even China has come up very well (in the sport). They are all strong countries, alongside France and Germany. If these four nations push for it, it will certainly be included in the Olympics,” he mentioned.
“After television and social media began spreading the sport, the viewership has peaked, and it will keep escalating in the coming years. So, if this trend keeps going upwards, we will certainly get there (in the Olympics),” he signed off.
(This story has not been edited by News18 workers and is printed from a syndicated information company feed – PTI)
