New Delhi, Dec 2:
Sports app Sports Flashes has partnered with Billiards & Snooker Federation of India (BSFI) to telecast the IBSF World Billiards Championship live.
The championship will take place in Bengaluru from December 5 to 12.
The eight-day championship that includes the Long Up format and the Points format will offer a prize purse of USD 20,000.
Defending champion Pankaj Advani, reigning National Billiards Champion Sourav Kothari, Ben Judge of Australia, Englishmen Nalin Patel and Robert Hall are some of the participants who will be vying for the title.
“We know that digital media is the future of sports broadcasting. So we tied up with SportsFlashes App to show the event live which will certainly enhance the popularity of the game in the country and will also increase the reach of Cue sports by many folds,” PVK Mohan, BSFI President said in a release.
Raman Raheja, Founder, Sports Flashes said, “Our aim is to provide every single sport which missed out from being shown on Sports channels to have a digital platform for live coverage. Through our association with BSFI, we are sure to increase the fan base of billiards as well as the popularity of this sport in the country.” (PTI)
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