Subhash Agarwal

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Subhash Agarwal is an Indian professional player and coach of English billiards and snooker. A National Snooker Champion of India,[1] he was the runner-up in the 1983 amateur IBSF World Billiards Championship, losing to Michael Ferreira 2744–3933.[2] In 1995 he defeated Peter Gilchrist in the final of the UK Championship, making him the first Indian national to win a ranking event held in the UK.[3](p184) He received the prestigious Arjuna Award in 1983,[4] Agarwal is the coach of the Indian national billiards team, working with Pankaj Advani among others.[5] He is the brother of the late World Amateur snooker champion Om Agarwal, and a protégé of Anglo-Indian champion Wilson Jones.[1] Agarwal's family name is sometimes misspelled "Agrawal".[2]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Shyam, Kumar (16 April 2003). "India's First-ever World Champion is Awaiting Some Kindness". The Indian Express. Mumbai, India: Ramnath Goenka.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Past Champions". IBSF.info. Reims, France: International Billiards & Snooker Federation. Archived from the original on 20 January 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
  3. Everton, Clive (2012). A History of Billiards. Malmesbury: englishbilliards.org. ISBN 978-0-9564054-5-6.
  4. "Arjun Award Winners for 'Billiards and Snooker'". SPortal. New Delhi, India: Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. Archived from the original on 10 November 2007. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
  5. "Billiards Fraternity Hail Advani". The Hindu. Chennai, India: Kasturi and Sons. 7 September 2009. Retrieved 4 December 2009.