Yan, Wendy & Phisit are World Champions
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Yan becomes youngest ever World Champion
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Yan becomes youngest ever World Champion
At the age of 14 usually it remains hard to win a Junior championship but Yan Bingtao of China registered himself into records of IBSF to become the youngest ever World Champion in snooker. He surpass his compatriot Zhou Yuelong who became the world champion at the age of 15 last year.
In the Master's category, Phisit Chandsri retained his title that he won first time in Latvia last year. He had a very tough opponent in today's final and seriously had spent a tough time on the table.
Wendy Jans of Belgium today defeated Russian Challange Anastasia Nechaeva 5-2 to win her career's fourth world title (third in a row).
IBSF World Snooker Men's trophy is now confirmed to stay in Asia for the fifth time in a row. The only player in top 8 of SEAWAYS IBSF World Snooker championship 2014 who was not from Asia was Adrian Ridley of Australia, and the current world No.2 Zhao Xintong of China knocked him out 6-4 from in the quarter-final match been played today morning.
Icing on the cake that Zhao set the highest break of the competition scoring 139 in the ninth frame of this match. He surpassed Gareth Allen's high break of 134.
Adrian started on a good node and at a time he was leading 3-1 and then 4-2. Even he scored a break of 52 points in seventh frame as well but couldn't save the frame. After that Zhao maintained complete consistency in winning next frames including magnificent break of 139 points to knockout Adrian and to keep the trophy for Asia.
Today the Annual General Meeting of International Billiards and Snooker Federation, elected new executive members for the board for next term of two years i.e. 2014-2016.
Hamza Akbar of Pakistan scored a lopsided 4-0 win over Brazilian Vinicius Da Silva Fucuta for his fifth win in Group āCā of the Seaways IBSF World Snooker Championships at the Sree Kanteerava Indoor Stadium in Bengaluru, India, on Tuesday.
Mohamed Shehab from UAE over powered Syrian guy Omar Alkojah and defeated him 4-1 in the SEAWAYS sponsored IBSF World Snooker Championship 2014.
Sourav Kothari of India started on a great node with a break of 68 en routing 4-0 victory over Polish guy Patryk Maslowski. He was again best in second frame and sealed comfortably 66-23.
Keith Sheldrick of Ireland today shocked the current Masters world no.2 player Glen Wilkinson of Australia in SEAWAYS IBSF World Snooker Championship 2014 being played in Bengaluru.