German snooker squad for Mumbai
The concept is that
it is a friendly match with no prize money and no entry fee. All you
take back are memories and trophies.
A five-member German snooker squad will arrive in Mumbai for an
Indo-German four match series against the city’s top clubs, from
November 21 to 25.
Oliver Garnys and Heath Williams, who are regulars on the European
circuit, will be joined by Carsten Messig, Peter Kloppisch and
Stephan Pietsch. The quintet will face NSCI and Khar Gymkhana at the
NSCI on November 21, CCI club on November 22, NSCI club on November
24 and Otters Club on November 25.
The Mumbai clubs will be represented by twice Asian champion Yasin
Merchant, Asian under-21 bronze medallist Ishpreet Singh Chedda,
Shivam Arora, Faisal Khan, Jatinder Dawer Hasan Badami and Behari
Bajaj, Nikhil Ootam Abhimanyu Gandhi, Angad Bhatty and Zenul
Arsiwala of among other leading city cueists.
“It all started on Facebook when I was invited to Germany in 2014,”
revealed cueist Sangeeta Hemchand who initiated the competition
along with Oliver Garnys. “After football and hockey, snooker, pool
and skittles are very popular in Germany. They have the (snooker)
Bundesliga among different cities & clubs & international
tournaments like German Open, Ruhr Open and Paul Hunter Classic
(tournaments) where top Cueists of the world take part Thorsten
Muller is also a well known referee on the world circuit.”
Added Sangeeta: “After Oliver suggested we hold the competition, we
soon got the support of (CCI president) Kekoo Nicholson & Behari
Bajaj, Angad, Zenul and the Otters Club committee and Jayantilal
Shah , the President of NSCI & NSCI committee and Jatinder Dawer who
planned & organized everything.
“Snooker has evolved in Germany since the past 25 years,” explained
Oliver Garnys. “It is so popular, that we have to book our tables
online and travel 100kms to play or practice (before someone else
does the booking). Some players even own tables While in Mumbai, we
will also study club concept.
Mumbai
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19 November
2016
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