Great Britain leads the gold-medal standings with four titles as 144 athletes from across the Commonwealth complete a landmark championship in India
Ahmedabad, India | 10 October 2026: The Commonwealth Cue Sports Championships 2026 concluded in Ahmedabad on Saturday, bringing four days of international competition to a close with India finishing as the highest overall medal-winning nation, while Great Britain topped the gold-medal standings at the multi-discipline championship.
Held at the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex, the Championships brought together 144 athletes representing 42 Commonwealth nations across English Billiards, Snooker, Heyball, 10-Ball Pool and Blackball. The event marked the first time the multi-discipline Championships were staged in India and formed a centrepiece of the Billiards & Snooker Federation of India’s centenary celebrations.
Organised by Apex Sports Promotion and hosted by the Billiards & Snooker Federation of India (BSFI), the Championships were held under the endorsement of the World Confederation of Billiards Sports (WCBS) and Commonwealth Sport.
The closing medal ceremony was graced by Dr P. T. Usha, President of the Indian Olympic Association, who attended as Chief Guest.
India Tops Overall Medal Count
India concluded the Championships with 13 medals — three gold, five silver and five bronze — demonstrating its strength across multiple disciplines.
Aditya Snehal Mehta delivered one of the home nation’s standout performances, winning the Men’s Snooker title with a 3–0 victory over fellow Indian Dhvaj Haria in the final. Anupama Ramachandran claimed gold in Women’s English Billiards, defeating compatriot Revanna Umadevi 1–0, while Rayaan Razmi secured another gold for India in Men’s English Billiards after overcoming Siddharth Sailesh Parikh in the final.
India also collected silver medals through Haria in Men’s Snooker, Keerthana Pandian in Women’s Snooker, Umadevi in Women’s English Billiards and Paras Gupta in Men’s Heyball, alongside another silver in Men’s Heyball. Its five bronze medals further strengthened the country’s position at the top of the overall medal count.
Great Britain Leads the Gold-Medal Standings
Great Britain finished with four gold medals, the highest tally of any nation, alongside three bronze medals for seven medals overall.
Aditya Mehta’s Snooker final victory was one of the highlights of the home campaign, while Great Britain celebrated titles through Rebecca Kenna in Women’s Snooker, Mark Foster in Men’s 10-Ball Pool, Lee Shepherd in Men’s Blackball and Kelly Fisher in Women’s Heyball.
Australia, South Africa and Uganda also secured gold medals, underlining the breadth of international talent across the five disciplines.
Australia’s Meng-Hsia Hung claimed the Women’s 10-Ball Pool title after edging South Africa’s Elzette Joen 5–4 in the final. South Africa’s Jason Theron won Men’s Heyball, defeating India’s Paras Gupta 6–5, while Uganda’s Naiga Rukia secured Women’s Blackball gold with a 5–3 victory over South Africa’s Prudence Nkosi.
Great Britain’s Lee Shepherd also won the Men’s Blackball title, overcoming South Africa’s Shaun Martheze 7–3.
A Championship Defined by International Competition
Across the five disciplines, the Championships showcased the contrasting skills and competitive demands of cue sports, from the tactical precision of Snooker and English Billiards to the fast-paced contests in Heyball, 10-Ball Pool and Blackball.
The medal results reflected contributions from nations across the Commonwealth, with athletes from Great Britain, India, South Africa, Australia, Uganda and several other countries reaching the podium.
The event also provided an international platform for established champions and emerging players, reinforcing the value of multi-discipline competition in strengthening connections across the global cue sports community.
Final Medal Standings
The final medal table saw Great Britain finish first in gold medals with four titles, followed by India, which recorded the highest total medal haul.
- Great Britain — 4 gold, 0 silver, 3 bronze; 7 medals
- India — 3 gold, 5 silver, 5 bronze; 13 medals
- South Africa — 1 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze; 6 medals
- Australia — 1 gold, 0 silver, 3 bronze; 4 medals
- Uganda — 1 gold, 0 silver, 0 bronze; 1 medal
Across the Championships, a total of 40 medals were awarded: 10 gold, 10 silver and 20 bronze.
A Landmark Edition for Cue Sports in India
The conclusion of the Commonwealth Cue Sports Championships 2026 marks an important milestone for the sport in India and across the Commonwealth. With international athletes competing across five disciplines and the event forming part of BSFI’s centenary celebrations, Ahmedabad provided a fitting setting for four days of competition and sporting exchange.
The World Pool-Billiard Association congratulates all medal winners, participating athletes, officials, organisers and partners who contributed to the successful staging of the Championships.
For fans who want to revisit the competition and catch up on the action, the Championships were streamed live on WPALive.tv.
The tables may fall silent in Ahmedabad, but the performances, rivalries and achievements of the 2026 Championships will remain part of the Commonwealth cue sports story.
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