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Clint I'anson signs Sponsorship Deal

IWAN SIMONIS GROUP SIGNS SPONSORSHIP WITH BLACKBALL POOL STAR CLINT I’ANSON Recognized as one of the best Blackball players of his generation, the 2023 IPA World Champion is now partnering with Strachan and Aramith, official cloth and ball suppliers of the IPA Tour. PLAYER PROFILE Born in 1987 in England, Clint I’anson started playing pool at a very young age in his Dad’s arcade room. Himself a talented pool player, his dad saw his son’s potential and set up a pool room at home when he...

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News Host Vietnam Blanked at World 10-Ball — Biado & Alcaide Fall Too

Sep 23

Home advantage is gone. On Wednesday afternoon at Phú Thọ Indoor Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s last men and women were knocked out of the cue week’s headline events — and a clutch of world names went with them. Saigon — host nation wiped from World 10-Ball Dương Quốc Hoàng — better known as Hoàng “Sao” — was the final Vietnamese man left in the 2026 Iwan Simonis WPA Men’s 10-Ball World Championship. In the last-32 qualifier he took the first set 4–3 from two-time world 10-ball...

News India’s 12-Year-Old Mittal Sweeps Maharashtra Triple Crown

Sep 23

Twelve years old, three state titles, one afternoon that will stick on the Maharashtra junior circuit for a while. Agastya Mittal of Mumbai’s Otters Club became the youngest player to take a junior/sub-junior triple crown at the Maharashtra State Billiards & Snooker Championships, staged at Khar Gymkhana. He swept gold in sub-junior snooker, sub-junior billiards and junior billiards — the last of those against older competitors. India — Mittal’s clean sweep The snooker final was the...

News Gao Blanks He — Day Escapes Decider as Leicester Night Closes

Sep 23

The Leicester night session that was still hanging when we signed off Tuesday is finished. Four Round 2 tickets punched overnight — and the loudest one came from a Chinese derby. Leicester — night session closed (R2) Gao Yang [72] did not waste the opportunity: a 4–0 whitewash of He Guoqiang [40] at Mattioli Arena. Frames gone, no drama, Edinburgh booked. Ryan Day [38] had to dig. He edged Michal Szubarczyk [74] 4–3 in a best-of-seven that refused to settle early — another seed through...

News Brecel Blanks Gong — Deciders Decide Leicester Afternoon

Sep 22

The Mattioli Arena’s afternoon wave of Scottish Open Qual Round 2 did not mess about — whitewashes, seven-frame scrapes, and a few seeds shown the door before the evening session even sat down. Leicester — afternoon wrap (R2) Luca Brecel [37] set the tone early: a 4–0 blanking of Gong Chenzhi [100], frames settled without a fuss. Around him the cloth got messier. Three ties went the distance: Chatchapong Nasa [88] edged Louis Heathcote [64] 4–3 after Heathcote clawed back from 0–3...

Clint I'anson signs Sponsorship Deal

Sep 22

News Hill Fires Triple Centuries — World 10-Ball Roars in Saigon

Sep 22

Aaron Hill just turned a Scottish Open Qual Round 2 morning into a highlight reel. The Irishman [33] beat Poland’s Antoni Kowalski [113] 4–2 at the Mattioli Arena in Leicester — and he did it with three centuries. Frame scores: Kowalski opened with a 90; Hill answered 139; Kowalski took the third; then Hill unloaded 121, an 87 (56), and closed with a 100. That is three tons in six frames, and Hill is through to the last 64 of the BetVictor Scottish Open qualifiers. It is the first...

News Whirlwind Walks On in Slippers — Scottish R2 Opens, Reyes Cup Tickets Drop

Sep 22

Jimmy White [98] is through to Scottish Open Qual Round 2 — and he did it in slippers. The Whirlwind beat Leone Crowley [84] 4–2 in the Last 128 at Mattioli Arena, Leicester, in Monday’s evening session. Colour for the night: White was cleared to wear slippers with an ankle injury, a rare dress-code carve-out from the WPBSA’s usual covering-footwear rule. Next up is Liu Hongyu [52] in Qual Round 2 on Wednesday 23 September at 18:00 UTC. Oliver Sykes [102] also finished what midday left...

News Raga & Chen Crown Japan Open — Ng On Yee Whitewashes Fu

Sep 21

Japan Open Tokyo’s New Pia Hall closed the 39th Japan Open with an all-Filipino men’s final and a China–Philippines duel for the women’s crown. Anthony Raga beat Antonio Lining 8–3 to take the men’s 10-ball title; Chen Si-Ming edged Denise Santos 7–6 in the women’s 9-ball final. Both finals were race matches on Diamond PRO-AM Black tables after three days of qualifying and knockouts across the capital. Raga’s win keeps Philippine pool on the Asian podium heading into the business end of...

News Thai Century Whitewash on Scottish Day 2 — Milkman Eyes Sofia Q Tour

Sep 21

Feature image: File:Suzi-Cue.jpg — Wikimedia Commons (CC0 1.0) Thanawat’s Century Whitewash Sparks Scottish Day 2 Mattioli Arena’s morning session didn’t hang about. Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon dismantled Paul Norris 4–0 in Leicester — a proper demolition that included a 121 century and frame breaks of 80, 79 and 74. The Thai cueist is through to face Robbie Williams in Round 2 on Wednesday morning. Poland’s Mateusz Baranowski was just as ruthless: 4–0 over amateur Patrick Whelan with breaks...

News Busuttil Crowned European Six Reds Champ — Leicester Day 2, Tokyo Finals Day

Sep 21

Feature image: Billiards table — Kurt Kaiser / Wikimedia Commons (CC0 1.0) Malta’s Busuttil Takes European Six Reds Gold The final that was still chalking up when we left Sofia at midday is done — and the gold is Maltese. Aaron Busuttil beat Germany’s Alexander Widau 5–3 in the EBSA European Six Reds Championship final at the Princess Hotel in Sofia on Sunday. Widau opened with a 56 break to steal the first frame; Busuttil answered with the next two, including a 69 in frame three, and...

News Amateurs Stun Scottish Day 1 — India’s Najeeb Books Snooker 900 UK Spot

Sep 20

Feature image: antique cues and ivory billiard balls — HazelMaher / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) The amateurs came to play. Day one of the BetVictor Scottish Open qualifiers at Leicester’s Mattioli Arena delivered the kind of results that make the round-of-128 worth watching: two unranked invitees dumped ranked tour professionals, a Polish qualifier edged a seeded Scot on a decider, and several Chinese and European names banked clean advances into Tuesday’s last 96. Scottish Open...

News Malta’s Busuttil Into Six Reds Final — Monarch Nicks Coventry Thriller

Sep 20

Feature image: Billiard chalk — public domain (Wikimedia Commons) Malta Locked In — Busuttil Books Six Reds Final in Sofia Sofia’s Princess Hotel just handed Malta another European finalist. On Sunday morning at the EBSA Six Reds Championship, Aaron Busuttil dismantled fellow islander Chris Peplow 4–1 in an all-Maltese semi-final, then waited to see who would share the table for the best-of-nine showpiece. Germany’s Alexander Widau answered that question with a thrashing of his own — 4–0...

News Scottish Open Quals Open in Leicester — Japan Open R64 Rolls, World 10-Ball Day 2

Sep 20

International Championship qualifying packed away its cues on Saturday. By Sunday breakfast the Mattioli Arena was already rebranded for the next Home Nations slog — BetVictor Scottish Open qualifying, 20–23 September, best of seven from the off. Leicester — Scottish Open qualifying begins Chris Wakelin arrives as defending champion of the main event in Edinburgh (14–20 December). This week is the long road in: 128 players, Round 1 today, Round 2 midweek. Morning session (from 10:00 UK)...

News Murphy Digs Out From 0–3 — Leicester Curtain Falls, Asia’s Tables Fire Up

Sep 19

The Mattioli Arena finally went quiet on Saturday night, but not before a few names that spent the morning on the wrong end of the scoreboard walked out with Nanjing tickets still in their pockets. Leicester — Saturday wrap Shaun Murphy looked gone. Zhao Hanyang had him 3–0 and a century (107) already on the board. The Magician answered the only way that still works when the cue ball feels heavy — breaks of 78, 74 and 77 to drag it level, then close it 6–4. Same script, different table...

News Allen Out of Shenzhen — Leicester Final Day, Texas Open for Garcia

Sep 19

Allen Out of Shenzhen — Absence Rolls On Mark Allen’s empty chair on the World Snooker Tour just got another booking. The world No.13 has withdrawn from next week’s Shenzhen Open (28 September–4 October) for personal reasons, World Snooker Tour confirmed, with Ben Mertens handed a bye into the last 32 after Allen was due to face him on opening day. It’s the latest cut in a stretch that has now wiped out Championship League, Shanghai Masters, China Open, Wuhan Open, British Open, English...

News Selby Locks White for Nanjing — Leicester Friday, USA Snooker Three-Peat, China Open Settled

Sep 19

Friday at the Mattioli Arena filled in the blanks the Whirlwind left hanging. Mark Selby brushed past Luo Zetao 6–1 — centuries of 121 included — and that seals Jimmy White’s first-round date in Nanjing: Whirlwind vs the Jester, International Championship proper. White’s 6–5 survival over Matthew Stevens on Thursday suddenly has a name attached to it. Leicester — Friday roundup Mark Williams 6–4 Andrew Higginson (100, 98 among the runs) Luca Brecel 6–3 Jamie Clarke Marco Fu 6–3 Michael...

Commonwealth Cue Sports 2026

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THE JOURNEY OF COMMONWEALTH CUE SPORTS CHAMPIONSHIPS BILLIARDS & SNOOKER FROM MAURITIUS TO INDIA THE JOURNEY CONTINUES 2025 - MAURITIUS 2026 - INDIA The inaugural Commonwealth Billiards Championship brought together athletes from across the Commonwealth, marking the beginning of a new chapter for cue sports. AUGUST 2025 MAURITIUS The Commonwealth Cue Sports Championships return for their second staging, with India hosting the championship for the first time. 7-10 OCTOBER 2026...

News Delhi Heat: NSCI Open 8-Ball Lures India’s Cue Elite — Plus State Snooker Semis

Sep 18

India’s domestic cue calendar is packing a serious September–October punch — and the immediate headline is pool, not the international circuit. NSCI Open 8-Ball: Delhi’s star-studded 10-day grind The Delhi Billiards & Snooker Association and the National Sports Club of India are staging the NSCI Open 8-Ball Pool Tournament at the NSCI Club, New Delhi, from 26 September to 5 October, with a reported ₹5 lakh prize purse. The field is as heavy as anything on the domestic calendar right now...

News Whirlwind Qualifies, Pool’s World Stage Opens — Busy Cue Weekend Ahead

Sep 18

Snooker's English Open dust has barely settled and the calendar is already packed again. Recent headlines Ali Carter closed out a home-county triumph in Brentwood, beating Mark Williams 9–6 for a seventh ranking title and a climb into the world's top 16. A week earlier in Cheltenham, Jak Jones stunned Mark Selby 10–6 to lift the British Open — a second ranking crown of the season after Championship League. Where to watch (snooker) No public access at the Leicester qualifiers Table One...

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