Prashant More
{{Short description|Indian carrom player}}
{{Distinguish|J. B. Prashant More}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Prashant More
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| nationality = Indian
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| country = {{IND}}
| sport = carrom
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{{MedalSport|Men's carrom}}
{{MedalCompetition|Carrom World Cup}}
{{MedalGold|2018 Chuncheon|singles}}
{{MedalSilver|2018 Chuncheon|team}}
{{MedalCompetition|Carrom World Championship}}
{{MedalGold|2016 Birmingham|singles}}
{{MedalSilver|2016 Birmingham|team}}
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Prashant More is an Indian carrom player. He is a two time carrom world champion in 2016 and 2018.
Career
Prashant won his first world title in men's singles at the 2016 Carrom World Championship. He was also a member of the Indian team which emerged as runners-up to Sri Lanka in the men's tournament at the 2016 World Championships.{{Cite web|date=11 November 2016|title=2016 Carrom World Championship- Results|url=http://worldchampionship.ukcarromfed.com/results/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161113074832/http://worldchampionship.ukcarromfed.com/results/|archive-date=13 November 2016|access-date=2021-08-13|website=UK Carrom Federation}}
He defended his men's singles world title at the 2018 Carrom World Cup which was also his second individual World title.{{Cite news|title=Prashant, Apoorva emerge champions at Carrom World Cup|language=en|work=Sportstarlive|url=https://www.sportstarlive.com/other-sports/prashant-apoorva-emerge-champions-at-carrom-world-cup/article24804833.ece|access-date=2021-08-13}} He was part of the Indian squad which lost to Sri Lanka in the finals of the 2018 Carrom World Cup.{{fact|date=October 2022}}
He became runners-up to fellow Indian Irshad Ahmed Ansari in the men's singles final of the 8th Carrom ICF Cup 2019 despite having an early advantage in the final.{{Cite web|date=2021-08-13|title=International Carrom Federation cup: More, Pasha score easy wins|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/icf-cup-more-pasha-score-easy-win/story-ZJHO9tA2CKUiK2nA0of5QP.html|website=the hindhustani times}} He won the first set comfortably in the final 25-3 before going down 14-25 and 24-25 in the next two sets to his opponent.{{Cite web|title=Carrom Champ Irshad Ahmed Ansari now struggles to make ends meet|url=https://www.mid-day.com/amp/sports/other-sports/article/carrom-champ-irshad-ahmed-drives-autorickshaw-now--struggles-to-make-ends-meet-22822280|access-date=2021-08-13|website=www.mid-day.com}} He was also a key member of the Indian team which won the world title in the men's tournament after defeating Sri Lanka in the final of the 2019 Carrom Mini World Cup.{{Cite web|title=World champion Prashant More leads Indian charge|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/world-champion-prashant-more-leads-indian-charge|access-date=2021-08-13|website=Free Press Journal|language=en}}{{Cite news|date=23 November 2019|title=ICF Cup in Pune|newspaper=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/icf-cup-in-pune/article30062643.ece}}{{Cite web|date=2019-12-08|title=ICF: Indian women, men win team championships|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/international-carrom-federation-indian-women-men-win-team-championships/story-izGZ3rVbxoNFCFTFV1IOiL.html|access-date=2021-08-13|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}
In 2020, he also took part in an online carrom exhibition event conducted by the All India Carrom Federation via Facebook Live during the time when India was under lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite news|date=2020-05-11|title=Online carrom: Prashant steals the show|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/online-carrom-prashant-steals-the-show/article31554295.ece|access-date=2021-08-13|issn=0971-751X}}
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Category:Indian carrom players