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{{short description|Indian snooker player}}
{{Distinguish|Om Prakash Agrawal}}
{{Infobox snooker player
| name = Omprakesh Agrawal
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| birth_date = 27 April 1955
| birth_place =[[Parel]], [[Mumbai]], India
| death_date = 15 May 1994 (aged 39)
| death_place =
| Sport country = {{IND}}
| Nickname =
| Professional = 1985–1987
| High ranking = 89 (1986/1987)
| Official maximums =
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'''Omprakesh Bankelal Agrawal''' also known as either '''Omprakash Agarwal''' or '''Omprakash Agrawal'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Those magnificent men and their magical moments!|url=https://www.cuesportsindia.com/myweb/mword/yasin/moments.htm|access-date=2021-05-29|website=www.cuesportsindia.com}}</ref> (27 April 1955 – 15 May 1994), was an Indian professional [[snooker]] player.<ref name="CUESPORT">{{cite book |last1=Hayton |first1=Eric |last2=Dee |first2=John |date=2004 |title=The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History |publisher=Rose Villa Publications |location=Lowestoft |isbn=978-0954854904 |page=189}}</ref><ref name="OBIT" />

==Career==
Born in 1955, Agrawal played at the [[1984 World Amateur Snooker Championship]], where he won seven of nine matches to qualify in second place from his group, before defeating Dilwyn John of Wales and [[Jon Wright (snooker player)|Jon Wright]] of England to reach the final. There, he faced defending world champion [[Terry Parsons]] of Wales, winning the match 11–7 to become World Amateur champion.<ref name="87HALE">{{cite book |last=Hale |first=Janice |date=1987 |title=Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1987–88 |location=Aylesbury |publisher=Queen Anne Press |isbn=0356146901 |pages=302–303 }}</ref> He also became the first snooker player outside the UK to win an amateur snooker world championship.<ref>{{Cite web|last=admin|first=Author|date=2021-02-27|title=The 1984 World Amateur Snooker Championship|url=https://greenbaize1972.com/the-1984-world-amateur-snooker-championship/|access-date=2021-05-29|website=Snooker Loopy|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2009-11-03|title=Asian joy for Hendry|url=https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/asian-joy-for-hendry_sto2112064/story.shtml|access-date=2021-05-29|website=Eurosport|language=en}}</ref>

This enabled Agrawal to compete on the sport's [[World Snooker Tour|main tour]] for the 1985/1986 season. He won his first-ever professional match, beating Paul Watchorn 5–2 in the Matchroom Trophy, but lost by the same scoreline in the next round to [[Danny Fowler]].<ref name="CUESPORT" /> Agrawal followed this with victories over [[Jim Rempe]] and [[John Dunning (snooker player)|John Dunning]] in qualifying for the 1985 Grand Prix as he reached the last 64; at that stage, however, he was [[whitewash (sport)|whitewashed]] 0–5 by the incumbent World Champion [[Steve Davis]].<ref name="CUESPORT" />

In the [[1985 UK Championship (snooker)|1985 UK Championship]], he was drawn against [[Stephen Hendry]] in the first round, and despite having lost the first frame, compiled a break of 110 in defeating him 9–2. In the next round, he led Mario Morra 8–6, but could not prevent an 8–9 loss.

Further defeats to [[Graham Miles]] in the British Open and [[Steve Newbury]] in the [[1986 World Snooker Championship|1986 World Championship]] followed, but Agrawal's performances were sufficient for him to finish his first season ranked 89th.

The 1986/1987 season brought poor form; he played in only the International Open, the Grand Prix, the UK Championship, the Classic and the British Open, losing his first match in each tournament.<ref name="CUESPORT" /> Agrawal resigned his professional status in 1987.<ref name="RESIGNED">{{cite magazine |title=Resigned |work=Cue World |date=April 1987 |page=31 |publisher=Snooker Publications |location=Birmingham}}</ref>

==Death==
Agrawal died of [[cancer]] in May 1994, aged 39.<ref name="OBIT">{{cite magazine |title=Obituary: O. B. Agrawal|work=Snooker Scene |date=June 1994 |page=33 |publisher=Everton's News Agency |location=Birmingham}}</ref>

==Career finals==
===Amateur finals: 1 (1 title)===
{| class="sortable wikitable"
|-
|width="80"|'''Outcome'''
|width="20"|'''No.'''
|width="50"|'''Year'''
|width="250"|'''Championship'''
|width="200"|'''Opponent in the final'''
|width="100"|'''Score'''
|-
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner
| 1.
| [[1984 World Amateur Snooker Championship|1984]]
| [[IBSF World Snooker Championship|World Amateur Championship]]
| {{flagicon|WAL}} Terry Parsons
| 11–7
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Sports}}

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[[Category:Indian snooker players]]
[[Category:1955 births]]
[[Category:1994 deaths]]
[[Category:Place of birth missing]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Mumbai]]
[[Category:Deaths from cancer in India]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Shri in sports]]

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