Sourav Kothari
| Born | 16 November 1984 Kolkota, India |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  India |
| Tournament wins | |
| World Champion | 2018 |
Sourav Kothari (born 16 November 1984) is an Indian player of English billiards. He was world champion in 2018.
Biography
Kothari was born in Kolkota on 16 November 1984.[1] His father, Manoj Kothari, became the 1990 IBSF World Billiards Champion.[2]
He won the ONGC 13th Asian Billiards Championship 2014,beating Alok Kumar in the final,[3] and a gold medal at the 2017 Asian Indoor Games. [4]
He was a runner-up to David Causier at the 2017 World Billiards Championship, losing 4–8 in the short format (150-up) final.[5]
Kothari won the World Billiards Championship in 2018 with a 1,134–944 victory over Peter Gilchrist. In the semi-final, Kothari had been more than 500 points behind Causier, before coming back to win.[6]
In 2019 Kothari again reached the world championship final, finishing runner-up by 1,307–967 to Gilchrist.[7] Kothari also won the 2019 Reventon Masters against Johl Younger (6-5) and Reventon Classic against Tyson Crinis (5-1), two tournaments of the Reventon Triple Crown series.[8][9]
Career highlights
- 2017 World Billiards Championship Runner-up (150-up)
- 2018 World Billiards Champion
- 2019 World Billiards Championship Runner-up
References
- ^ "Sourav Kothari". The Times of India. 19 January 2018. Archived from the original on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "Kothari Reflects on 'Miraculous' World Billiards Championship Victory". wpbsa.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 2 April 2019. Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ "ONGC 13th Asian Billiards Championship 2014". acbs.qa. Asian Confederation of Billiard Sports. Archived from the original on 15 March 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ "Sourav Kothari wins gold in billiards at Asian Indoor Games". The Times of India. 25 September 2017. Archived from the original on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "The 2017 LITEtask World Billiards Championship". world-billiards.com. World Billiards. 1 November 2017. Archived from the original on 19 August 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ "Sourav Kothari wins World Billiards Championship title". The Times of India. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ Lee, David (14 October 2019). "Super six Gilchrist pots another billiards world title". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ IANS (10 June 2019). "Kothari wins Pacific International Snooker C'ship". Business Standard India. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ^ "Sourav Kothari bags Reventon Classic snooker meet - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
External links
- 2019 Sourav Kothari v Peter Gilchrist World Billiards Championship final session (YouTube video)