"I will pour all that I know in the
cue sports," said Manalo, a many-time winner in the US Pool Circuit.
After dropping the first frame to his Welsh opponent, Advani picked up the pace and took control of the high-quality quarterfinal clash involving two heavyweights of
cue sports. In the best-of-nine tie, Advani won five frames on the trot to confirm another medal for India and set up a mouth-watering clash with in-form Brendan O'Donoghue of Ireland.
But it has outsized ambitions and is building a 4,000-seat arena tailor-made for
cue sports. There will also be a billiard sports academy, museum and athletes' village.
"It aims to give more people with disabilities the opportunity to play
cue sports. A new site for women's snooker has also just been launched.
World Confederation of Billiards Sport (WCBS) is the umbrella body for all
cue sports with Union Mondiale de Billard (UMB) for carom/carambole and World Pool-Billiards Association (WPA) for pocket billiards, and IBSF and WPBSA.
Above all these there will be another 11 non-Olympic sports, namely bowling, chess,
cue sports, dancesport, ju-jitsu, kickboxing, kurash, muaythai, sambo, belt wrestling and traditional wrestling during the 11-day event.
Cue sports STOCKTON hot shot Stuart Richardson has qualified for the England Masters B team and will play his first match in Coleraine, Ireland, later this year.
over Merseyside's Danny Thomas recorded the day's highest break of 104, which won him the prize from sponsors JP
Cue Sports.
In the past, sports like chess and
cue sports have figured in the Asian Games, even if it was on a trial basis.
Benefits:
Cue sports like snooker games and billiards are recognised sports that do not require you to sweat and be physically active so you can still relax while enjoying the game.
Playing these
cue sports can also increase your eyeand-hand coordination.