Pankaj Advani Wins 2025 Asian Snooker Championship

India’s ace cueist Pankaj Advani secured the 2025 Asian Snooker Championship men’s title, defeating Amir Sarkosh of Iran in the final. This marks his 14th Asian title across snooker and billiards events. The championship, featuring men’s, women’s, and under-21 categories, was organized by the Asian Confederation of Billiards Sports and hosted by the Qatar Billiards Sports Federation in Doha, Qatar, from February 15-21, 2025.

Key Highlights

Pankaj Advani’s Victory

• Defeated Amir Sarkosh of Iran in the final by 4-1 frames.
• Secured his 14th Asian title across different snooker and billiards formats.
• Defeated Chang Yu Kiu of Hong Kong, China in the semifinal.
• Has won Asian snooker titles (15-red, 6-reds, and team formats) five times.
• Asian Billiards titles: Nine times.
• Asian Games gold medals: Two (Doha 2006, Guangzhou 2010).

Other Winners

• Women’s Title: Narantuya Bayarsaikhan (Mongolia) defeated Ng On Yee (Hong Kong, China) in the final.
• Semifinals: Defeated Anupama Ramachandran of India.
• Ng On Yee defeated Amee Kamani of India in the other semifinal.

Men’s Under-21 Title

• Shaheen Sabzi (Iran) defeated Zihao Dong (China) in the final.
• Dhruv Patel of India lost in the semi-final to Zihao Dong.

Asian Confederation of Billiards Sports (ACBS)

• Established in 1984 as Asian Billiards & Snooker Federation.
• Governing body of non-professional English billiards and snooker in Asia.
• Promotes snooker, pool, English billiards, and carom across Asia.
• Members: 25 countries’ federations.
• Headquarters: Doha, Qatar.
• President: Mohamed Salem Al-Nuaimi.