World Billiards Championship to be telecast live on digital media

World Billiards Championship to be telecast live on digital media

Pankaj-Sourav

MUMBAI: Sports app Sports Flashes has tied up with Billiards & Snooker Federation of India (BSFI) to telecast the IBSF World Billiards Championship live. The championship will be taking place in Bengaluru from December 5 to 12. The eight-day championship that includes the Points format and the Long Up format will offer a prize of Rs 13.6 lakh (USD 20,000).

Reigning National Billiards Champion Sourav Kothari, defending champion Pankaj Advani, Englishmen Robert Hall and Nalin Patel, and Ben Judge of Australia are some of the participants who will be vying for the title.

BSFI president PVK Mohan, in a release, stated that they know that digital media was the future of sports broadcasting. And, therefore, they tied up with SportsFlashes App to show the event live which will certainly enhance the popularity of the game in the country and would also increase the reach of Cue sports by many folds.

Sports Flashes founder Raman Raheja said that their aim was to provide every single sport which missed out from being shown on Sports channels to have a digital platform for live coverage. Through that new association, they were sure to increase the fan base of billiards as well as the popularity of the sport in the country.