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|birth_date = c. 1924
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|birth_place = [[Calcutta]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]
|death_date         = c. 1989 (aged 65)
|death_date = {{circa|1989}} (aged 65)
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'''Chandrasinh Hirjee Jewraj''' (1924 - 1989) a.k.a. Chandu / The Stylist<ref>{{cite web | url=http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19991229/isp29067.html | title=Wilson Jones crosses barrier; Chandra at the threshold | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826115347/http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19991229/isp29067.html | archivedate=2014-08-26 | df= }}</ref> was an [[Indian people|Indian]] amateur billiards and snooker player. He represented<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F_BtAAAAMAAJ&q=%22chandra+hirjee%22&dq=%22chandra+hirjee%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=zDj6U_7-F42LuATo3oKIBw&redir_esc=y | title=India 2001: Reference Encyclopedia, Volume 1}}</ref> Bengal and India in domestic and world championships - the World Amateur Billiards Championship <ref>{{cite web | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/75731612| title=No.2 Indian Player Beats Bob Marshall}}</ref> and the World Amateur Snooker Championship. He won the inaugural World Amateur Snooker Championship held at Kolkata (then Calcutta) in 1958.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1300&dat=19581222&id=6Z1VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gqoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3828,3330648 | title=Indian Wins Snooker Title - The Age - Dec 22, 1958}}</ref> He was also Indian Open Billiards Championship winner in 1946, 47,<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4cMTAAAAIAAJ&q=%22chandra+hirjee%22&dq=%22chandra+hirjee%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=zDj6U_7-F42LuATo3oKIBw&redir_esc=y | title=Asian Recorder, Volume 1}}</ref> 56<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wbNKAAAAMAAJ&q=%22chandra+hirjee%22&dq=%22chandra+hirjee%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=zDj6U_7-F42LuATo3oKIBw&redir_esc=y | title=The New Year Book, Volume 26}}</ref> and 58,<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wpAjAQAAMAAJ&q=%22chandra+hirjee%22&dq=%22chandra+hirjee%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=zDj6U_7-F42LuATo3oKIBw&redir_esc=y | title=The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who}}</ref> runner-up in 1952, 54, 55, 57 and Indian Snooker Championship runner-up in 1952, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57 and 58.
'''Chandrasinh Hirjee Jewraj''' (1924–1989), known simply as '''Chandu''' to friends and fans and often referred to by the media as The Stylist,<ref name="The Stylist">{{cite web | url=http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19991229/isp29067.html | title=Wilson Jones crosses barrier; Chandra at the threshold | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826115347/http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19991229/isp29067.html | archivedate=2014-08-26 }}</ref> was an [[Indian people|Indian]] amateur billiards and snooker player. He represented<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F_BtAAAAMAAJ&q=%22chandra+hirjee%22 | title=India 2001: Reference Encyclopedia, Volume 1| isbn=9780945921424| last1=Myer| first1=Hanna| year=1995}}</ref> Bengal and India in domestic and world championships - the World Amateur Billiards Championship <ref>{{cite web | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/75731612| title=No.2 Indian Player Beats Bob Marshall}}</ref> and the World Amateur Snooker Championship. He won the inaugural World Amateur Snooker Championship held at Kolkata (then Calcutta) in 1958.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1300&dat=19581222&id=6Z1VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gqoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3828,3330648 | title=Indian Wins Snooker Title - The Age - Dec 22, 1958}}</ref> He was also Indian Open Billiards Championship winner in 1946, 47,<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4cMTAAAAIAAJ&q=%22chandra+hirjee%22 | title=Asian Recorder, Volume 1| year=1955}}</ref> 56<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wbNKAAAAMAAJ&q=%22chandra+hirjee%22 | title=The New Year Book, Volume 26| last1=Thakurta| first1=Jnanranjan Guha| last2=Ghatak| first2=Amal C.| year=1963}}</ref> and 58,<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wpAjAQAAMAAJ&q=%22chandra+hirjee%22 | title=The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who| last1=Reed| first1=Sir Stanley| year=1958}}</ref> runner-up in 1952, 54, 55, 57 and Indian Snooker Championship runner-up in 1952, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57 and 58.


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==External links==
* [http://archive.mid-day.com/news/2005/feb/104052.htm Big breaks are back in Indian billiards]
* [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/snooker/billiards/Wilson-Jones-world-title-remembered-with-pomp/articleshow/3822745.cms Wilson Jones world title remembered with pomp]
* [http://www.sportstaronnet.com/tss3507/stories/20120216505503300.htm Refreshing change]
* [http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article75731612 No. 2 INDIAN PLAYER BEATS BOB MARSHALL]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140826115048/http://m.aipsmedia.com/index.php?page=news&cod=2532&tp=n Another stage for Indian billiards chauvinism]


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Chandra Hirjee
Bornc. 1924
Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
Diedc. 1989 (aged 65)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
NicknameTemplate:Infobox snooker player/nicknames
[[[:Template:Infobox snooker player/rankings]] Current ranking] Template:Infobox snooker player/rankings (as of Template:Infobox snooker player/rankings)
Century breaksTemplate:Infobox snooker player/century breaks
Tournament wins
World Champion1958
Chandra Hirjee
Medal record
Men's english billiards
Representing  India
Indian Open Billiards Championship
Gold medal – first place 1946 Singles
Gold medal – first place 1947 Singles
Silver medal – second place 1952 Singles
Silver medal – second place 1954 Singles
Silver medal – second place 1955 Singles
Gold medal – first place 1956 Singles
Silver medal – second place 1957 Singles
Gold medal – first place 1958 Singles
Men's snooker
Representing  India
Indian Snooker Championship
Silver medal – second place 1952 Singles
Silver medal – second place 1953 Singles
Silver medal – second place 1954 Singles
Silver medal – second place 1955 Singles
Silver medal – second place 1956 Singles
Silver medal – second place 1957 Singles
Silver medal – second place 1958 Singles

Chandrasinh Hirjee Jewraj (1924–1989), known simply as Chandu to friends and fans and often referred to by the media as The Stylist,[1] was an Indian amateur billiards and snooker player. He represented[2] Bengal and India in domestic and world championships - the World Amateur Billiards Championship [3] and the World Amateur Snooker Championship. He won the inaugural World Amateur Snooker Championship held at Kolkata (then Calcutta) in 1958.[4] He was also Indian Open Billiards Championship winner in 1946, 47,[5] 56[6] and 58,[7] runner-up in 1952, 54, 55, 57 and Indian Snooker Championship runner-up in 1952, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57 and 58.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Wilson Jones crosses barrier; Chandra at the threshold". Archived from the original on 26 August 2014.
  2. ↑ Myer, Hanna (1995). India 2001: Reference Encyclopedia, Volume 1. ISBN 9780945921424.
  3. ↑ "No.2 Indian Player Beats Bob Marshall".
  4. ↑ "Indian Wins Snooker Title - The Age - Dec 22, 1958".
  5. ↑ Asian Recorder, Volume 1. 1955.
  6. ↑ Thakurta, Jnanranjan Guha; Ghatak, Amal C. (1963). The New Year Book, Volume 26.
  7. ↑ Reed, Sir Stanley (1958). The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who.


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