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.