Indian Cueists all set for World 6Red and Team Snooker 2016
15 TIME
WORLD CHAMPION PANKAJ ADVANI LEADING THE 32 PLAYERS' SQUAD
FACT: 15 Time World Champion
Pankaj Advani will be defending his World 6Red title. He is unbeaten
since last two editions.
The 2016 IBSF World
6Red and Team Snooker Championship will see Indian contingent of 32
players those are traveling to Sharm-el-Sheikh (Egypt) tomorrow. The
Championship will start on Wednesday, the 20th July at Pyramisa
Hotels and Resorts.
The Indian team is led by 15 time world champion and the reigning
World 6Red champion Pankaj Advani, who is unbeaten since last two
editions. The other Indian players taking part in the championships
are Brijesh Damani, Kamal Chawla, Manan Chandra, Alok Kumar, Sourav
Kothari, Dharminder Lilly Varun Madan, Shivam Arora, Lucky Vatnani
etc.
For team championships, Pankaj Advani is paired with Manan Chandra,
Brijesh Damani with Kamal Chawla, Sourav Kothari with Faisal Khan,
Shivam Arora with Rahul Sachdev, Varun Madan with Laxman Rawat and
few more.
Former World Pro Ranked 64 and Twice Asian Snooker Champion, Yasin
Merchant, is also returning to the circuit after a sabbatical of 5
years. He will be playing 6Red event and in Masters Team category
his partner will be former Asian Champion Alok Kumar.
In Ladies segment, multiple time National Champion and former World
6Reds Silver winner, Vidya Pillai is pairing with current World
Snooker Bronze winner Amee Kamani. The other teams are listed below.
Complete List of Categories and
Participants:
Team Snooker – Men
1. Pankaj Advani & Manan Chandra
2. Brijesh Damani & Kamal Chawla
3. Ishpreet Chadha & Sundeep Gulati
4. Sourav Kothari & Faisal Khan
5. Lucky Vatnani & S. Dilip Kumar
6. Varun Madan & Laxman Rawat
7. Shivam Arora & Rahul Sachdev
8. Pushpender Singh & Vijay Goel
9. Anuj Uppal & Bharat Sisodiya
Team Snooker – Women
1. Vidya Pillai & Amee Kamani
2. Varsha Sanjeev & Arantxa Sanchis
3. Chitra Magimairaj & Neeta Sanghvi
4. Suniti Damani & Neeta Kothari
Team Snooker - Masters
1. Yasin Merchant & Alok Kumar
2. Rafath Habib & Dharminder Lilly
6Reds
(Individual)
– Men
Pankaj Advani, Kamal Chawla, Brijesh Damani, Pushpender Singh,
Sourav Kothari, Malkeet Singh, Manan Chandra, Ishpreet Singh Chadha,
Sundeep Gulati, Lucky Vatnani, S. Dilip Kumar, Alok Kumar, Rafath
Habib, Dharminder Lilly, Varun Madan, Laxman Rawat, Rahul Ajay
Sachdev, Shivam Arora, Anuj Uppal, Bharat Sissodia, Faisal Khan,
Vijay Goel, Yasin Merchant, Shahbaaz Adil Khan
6Reds
(Individual)
– Women
Amee Kamani, Vidya Pillai, Arantxa Sanchis, Varsha Sanjeev,
Chitra Magimairajan, Suniti Damani, Neeta Kothari, Neeta Sanghvi
New Delhi
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18 July
2016
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