Merchant, Alok Kumar for World meet

KOLKATA, SEPT. 11. Top snooker players Yasin Merchant and Alok Kumar will represent India in the forthcoming World snooker championship to be held in Cairo from October 19 to November 2.

Former world billiards champion Michael Ferreira will accompany the two-member team as the coach, Billiards and Snooker Federation of India (BSFI) sources said here.

Merchant is the current Asian snooker champion having won the title in Karachi on June 9.

The sources said the National pool championship will be held in New Delhi in December which will be followed by the National billiards and snooker championships for seniors, juniors and ladies from January 15 in Pune.

The Asian billiards championship is scheduled to be held in Bangalore during the last week of February, sources said.

- PTI

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