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{{Short description|Indian carrom player}}
{{Distinguish|J. B. Prashant More}}

{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Prashant More
| fullname =
| nationality = Indian
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| country = {{IND}}
| sport = [[carrom]]
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}}
{{MedalSport|Men's [[carrom]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|Carrom World Cup}}
{{MedalGold|[[2018 Carrom World Cup|2018 Chuncheon]]|singles}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2018 Carrom World Cup|2018 Chuncheon]]|team}}
{{MedalCompetition|Carrom World Championship}}
{{MedalGold|[[2016 Carrom World Championship|2016 Birmingham]]|singles}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2016 Carrom World Championship|2016 Birmingham]]|team}}
}}
''' Prashant More''' is an Indian carrom player. He is a two time carrom world champion in 2016 and 2018.

== Career ==
Prashant won his first world title in men's singles at the [[2016 Carrom World Championship]]. He was also a member of the Indian team which emerged as runners-up to Sri Lanka in the men's tournament at the 2016 World Championships.<ref>{{Cite web|date=11 November 2016|title=2016 Carrom World Championship- Results|url=http://worldchampionship.ukcarromfed.com/results/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161113074832/http://worldchampionship.ukcarromfed.com/results/|archive-date=13 November 2016|access-date=2021-08-13|website=UK Carrom Federation|publisher=UK Carrom Federation}}</ref>

He defended his men's singles world title at the [[2018 Carrom World Cup]] which was also his second individual World title.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Prashant, Apoorva emerge champions at Carrom World Cup|language=en|work=Sportstarlive|url=https://www.sportstarlive.com/other-sports/prashant-apoorva-emerge-champions-at-carrom-world-cup/article24804833.ece|access-date=2021-08-13}}</ref> He was part of the Indian squad which lost to Sri Lanka in the finals of the 2018 Carrom World Cup.

He became runners-up to fellow Indian [[Irshad Ahmed Ansari]] in the men's singles final of the [[8th Carrom ICF Cup 2019]] despite having an early advantage in the final.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-13|title=International Carrom Federation cup: More, Pasha score easy wins|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/icf-cup-more-pasha-score-easy-win/story-ZJHO9tA2CKUiK2nA0of5QP.html|url-status=live|website=the hindhustani times}}</ref> He won the first set comfortably in the final 25-3 before going down 14-25 and 24-25 in the next two sets to his opponent.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Carrom Champ Irshad Ahmed Ansari now struggles to make ends meet|url=https://www.mid-day.com/amp/sports/other-sports/article/carrom-champ-irshad-ahmed-drives-autorickshaw-now--struggles-to-make-ends-meet-22822280|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-13|website=www.mid-day.com}}</ref> He was also a key member of the Indian team which won the world title in the men's tournament after defeating Sri Lanka in the final of the 2019 Carrom Mini World Cup.<ref>{{Cite web|title=World champion Prashant More leads Indian charge|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/world-champion-prashant-more-leads-indian-charge|access-date=2021-08-13|website=Free Press Journal|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=November 23, 2019|title=ICF Cup in Pune|newspaper=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/icf-cup-in-pune/article30062643.ece|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-12-08|title=ICF: Indian women, men win team championships|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/international-carrom-federation-indian-women-men-win-team-championships/story-izGZ3rVbxoNFCFTFV1IOiL.html|access-date=2021-08-13|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>

In 2020, he also took part in an online carrom exhibition event conducted by the [[All India Carrom Federation]] via [[Facebook Live]] during the time when India was under lockdown due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite news|others=Special Correspondent|date=2020-05-11|title=Online carrom: Prashant steals the show|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/online-carrom-prashant-steals-the-show/article31554295.ece|access-date=2021-08-13|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

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