SNOOKER – THE world’s elite snooker players are set to descend upon the kingdom next week for the IBSF World Snooker Championships 2025.
The prestigious event, being organised by the Bahrain Billiard Sports and Darts Federation (BBSDF) and sanctioned by the International Billiards and Snooker Federation (IBSF), is scheduled to take place from Sunday to July 24 at Crowne Plaza Bahrain.
An impressive field of nearly 150 players from 24 countries will be battling it out in four categories, including the under-17 men, under-21 men and women, men’s six-red, and masters.
According to the IBSF, Bahrain’s multi-titled snooker champion Habib Sabah will be leading the home charge amongst a star-studded cast in the masters division.
Also taking part amongst the over-40 players are three-time world snooker champion Muhammad Asif of Pakistan, Saleh Mohammad of Afghanistan, Tom Gleeson of Ireland, Darren Morgan of Wales, Susantha Boteju of Sri Lanka, Ihab Al Salih of Iraq, Ahmed Saif and Bashar Abdul Majeed of Qatar, and Kamal Chawla, Manan Chandra, and Brijesh Damani from India.
In the six-red category, 28-time world champion Pankaj Advani will be headlining the field, joined by countryman Aditya Mehta, 2023 men’s world champion Ali Alobaidli of Qatar, Mohamed Shehab of the UAE, and Tomasz Skalski of Poland.
Amongst the under-21 juniors, expected to compete in Bahrain are Kai Nam Pang, Khan Chun Wong, and Shaun Liu of Hong Kong, Riley Powel of Wales, and Ahsan Ramzan and Muhammad Hasnain of Pakistan, to name a few.
Bahrain’s complete list of participants has yet to be released by the BBSDF.
As per the tournament schedule, matches in the masters division will begin from Sunday.
Matches in the under-21 category for women and under-17 for men will then kick off on Tuesday next week, with those finals – along with the masters finals – scheduled for July 18.
Matches in the six-red and under-21 men will then start on July 19, with the finals for both scheduled for July 24.
The IBSF World Snooker Championships 2025 is set to offer more than $30,000 in total prize money. Winners of both the masters and six-red events will pocket $4,000 apiece, while prize money will also be awarded to the runners-up, the semi-finalists and quarter-finalists, and for high break in the masters.
The winner in the under-21 men’s division will take home $2,000, while the under-17 men’s champion will come away with $1,200 and the victor from the under-21 women will get $1,000.
Prize money will also be awarded to the runners-up, the semi-finalists and quarter-finalists, and for high break in all three junior classes.
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