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The trophy is special for me as it was won in front of my home crowd with
my favourite actor, Amitabh Bachchan, handing it over to me. The emotion
I experienced at the time of becoming the best in the professional world is
embedded in this trophy. The cue I’ve donated is one of my favourites - I made
the 764 in Singapore with it. I have known Rahul and the social work he
does, for some years. It gives me immense pleasure to donate these pieces to his
organization, The Foundation.
It was a day Indian billiards had waited for. In September 1992, Geet Sethi became the first Indian to win the
World Professional Billiards title, that too, in Mumbai. His world record break of 1276 in the quarter finals against
Englishman Bob Close and his 818 against Mike Russell in the final encapsulated the qualities Indians have since
come to take for granted in this champion – talent, concentration and a fierce desire to win. The two-piece maple cue
that accompanies the trophy served him in both, the World Snooker Masters in 2007 as well as the World Billiards
Championships in 2007 where Geet notched the tournament’s highest break of 764. |
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