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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] and later won the event.[3][clarification needed] 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.[3] He is the brother of the late World Snooker Champion Om Agarwal, and a protégé of Anglo-Indian champion Wilson Jones.[1] Agarwal's family name is sometimes misspelled "Agrawal".[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Shyam, Kumar (16 April 2003). "India's First-ever World Champion is Awaiting Some Kindness". The Indian Express. Mumbai, India: Ramnath Goenka.
  2. ^ a b "Past Champions". IBSF.info. Reims, France: International Billiards & Snooker Federation. Retrieved December 4, 2009.
  3. ^ a b "Billiards Fraternity Hail Advani". The Hindu. Chennai, India: Kasturi and Sons. 7 September 2009. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
  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.