IBSF World Billiards 2007 ...

 

Geet praised Rupesh feat

Gujarat has given India cue sports two world-class players in Satish Mohan and Geet Sethi. Now a third has joined the ranks, 34-year-old Rupesh Shah who won the points format (150-up) IBSF World Billiards title at Singapore on Saturday. He came from a strong field which had three world champs in Geet Sethi, Peter Gilchrist and Pankaj Advani. They will be seen again in the time-format event which commences on Monday and concludes on September 14. Advani is the title holder in both formats.

Lauding Rupesh was his state mate Sethi. Said the eight-time world champ in a message "Rupesh has matured with time into a dangerous opponent. He first won the national billiards title in 1993 and then for 14 years struggled to repeat that performance. But I guess after a 14-year hibernation, he has emerged strong, honed his skills and developed praiseworthy fighting qualities."

Sethi added: "Rupesh was the worthy winner of this title. He also is exhibiting exceptional versatility in both billiards and snooker as he won the snooker team bronze in Doha Asian Games. Given his solid cue action and superb self-belief, I think he is here to stay at the world level."

 

 

Singapore :: 9th September 2007

 

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