Singapore’s world champion and oldest competitor at upcoming SEA Games gunning for 7th straight billiards gold
SINGAPORE: In the dark of the night, sleep comes easy for most.
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People are just realising why snooker players are forced to wear bow ties and waistcoats
You don't have to be a sports fan to know that snooker players always wear a bow tie and waistcoat while playing. It's a striking look - but not everyone's cup of tea.
'Like one long soap opera' - Looking ahead to the 2022 World Snooker Championship at the Crucible
And so, this is it. After a season full of twists, turns and the unexpected, another World Championship is upon us. A month from now, it will all be over and one of the 144 entrants will have achieved snooker immortality, either joining the roll of honour as a first time champion or enhancing their status within the game by winning it again.
Will China return to snooker calendar with Hong Kong keen to host tournament? When does new 2022/23 season start?
Hong Kong is keen to see the return of snooker to the city later this year, but there appears to be little prospect of China appearing as a major destination on the professional circuit next season. Neil Robertson claimed the 2017 Hong Kong Masters with a 6-3 win over Ronnie O'Sullivan in the final at Queen Elizabeth Stadium with the city's Billiard Sports Control Council apparently keen for interested sponsors to organise the invitational tournament after a five-year absence.
Asian Billiards Championship 2022: Ace Indian Cueist Pankaj Advani Enters Finals
Indian cueist Pankaj Advani faced stiff competition against Pauk Sa of Myanmar in the semi-final match of the Asian Billiards Championship 2022. In the first game, Pankaj missed after scoring 18 points. Pauk Sa imposed a well-crafted break of 71 points though Pankaj secured the first game having a counter break of 82 points. In the second game, Pankaj sent a century break to obtain a 2-0 lead. He was moving ahead with 30 points in the third frame when Pauk Sa took control and crafted a break of 70 points and then in next visit the balance points to cut the deficit. This put him in a commanding position and in the next game, he made an uninterrupted century break to level the match.
Asian Billiards Championship 2022: Ace Indian Cueist Pankaj Advani Enters Finals
Indian cueist Pankaj Advani faced stiff competition against Pauk Sa of Myanmar in the semi-final match of the Asian Billiards Championship 2022. In the first game, Pankaj missed after scoring 18 points. Pauk Sa imposed a well-crafted break of 71 points though Pankaj secured the first game having a counter break of 82 points. In the second game, Pankaj sent a century break to obtain a 2-0 lead. He was moving ahead with 30 points in the third frame when Pauk Sa took control and crafted a break of 70 points and then in next visit the balance points to cut the deficit. This put him in a commanding position and in the next game, he made an uninterrupted century break to level the match.
Pankaj Advani bags Asian Billiards title for 8th time
Pankaj Advani defeated compatriot Dhruv Sitwala by six frames to win his eighth title at the 19th Asian 100 UP Billiards Championship 2022 here on Saturday. This is Advani's 24th international title and 8th Asian crown. Against Sitwala, a two-time Asian Billiards champion, Advani won the first frame before following it up with a smooth century break to extend the lead to 2-0.
Stockport Plaza is a great trip back in time - I just wish the food wasn't too
When the Plaza was in its heyday in the mid-1930s, one corner of its tea room would find brewer and one-day knight of the realm John Robinson, of Stockport’s most famous family, installed there most days. He would take his regular table, the one nearest the front doors to the left, with the view over the square.