Launch of 2009 World Snooker Championship

November 14-29, 2009 :: Hyderabad - India

Reigning world champion Pankaj Advani and veteran Geet Sethi will be among the 200 cueists vying for the top honours at the World Snooker Championship to be held from November 14 to 29 in Hyderabad.

Dubbed as the Olympics of Snooker, the mega-event will also see other top Indians like Saurav Kothari, Rupesh Shah, Yasin Merchant, Manan Chandra, Devendra Joshi and Aditya Mehta in action.

India's women's challenge will be spearheaded by two-time quarterfinalist Vidya Pillai and Anuja Chandra at the sprawling Hyderabad International Convention Centre.

Unveiling the official logo of the tournament at a function here today, Billiards and Snooker Federation of India President Capt PVK Mohan said, "We had started planning for the event one and a half years back and at the bidding in Australia, beat the likes of England, China and Australia to bring it here."

New Delhi

Monday 05 October 2009