Sourav Kothari
{{short description|Indian world champion billiards player}}
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{{Use British English|date=September 2019}}
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Sourav Kothari (born 16 November 1984) is an Indian player of English billiards. He was world champion in 2018.
Biography
Kothari was born in Kolkota on 16 November 1984.{{cite news |author= |title=Sourav Kothari |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sourav-kothari/articleshow/62569346.cms |work=The Times of India |date=19 January 2018 |access-date=12 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418215532/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sourav-kothari/articleshow/62569346.cms |archive-date=18 April 2019 |url-status=live }}
He won the ONGC 13th Asian Billiards Championship 2014,beating Alok Kumar in the final,{{cite web |url=http://www.acbs.qa/site/download/u21_billiards_2014/filetodownload_knockout-billiards2014.php |title=ONGC 13th Asian Billiards Championship 2014 |website=acbs.qa |publisher=Asian Confederation of Billiard Sports |access-date=30 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190315214558/http://www.acbs.qa/site/download/u21_billiards_2014/filetodownload_knockout-billiards2014.php |archive-date=15 March 2019 |url-status=live }} and a gold medal at the 2017 Asian Indoor Games.
He was a runner-up to David Causier at the 2017 World Billiards Championship, losing 4–8 in the short format (150-up) final.{{cite web |url=https://world-billiards.com/?p=12739 |title=The 2017 LITEtask World Billiards Championship |website=world-billiards.com |publisher=World Billiards |date=1 November 2017 |access-date=30 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180819150558/http://world-billiards.com/?p=12739 |archive-date=19 August 2018 |url-status=live }}
Kothari won the World Billiards Championship in 2018 with a 1,134–944 victory over Peter Gilchrist. In the semi-final, Kothari had been more than 500 points behind Causier, before coming back to win.{{cite news |author= |title=Sourav Kothari wins World Billiards Championship title |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/snooker/billiards/sourav-kothari-wins-world-billiards-championship-title/articleshow/66384349.cms |work=The Times of India |date=26 October 2018 |access-date=12 October 2019 }}
In 2019 Kothari again reached the world championship final, finishing runner-up by 1,307–967 to Gilchrist.{{cite news |last=Lee |first=David |date=14 October 2019 |title=Super six Gilchrist pots another billiards world title |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/super-six-gilchrist-pots-another-billiards-world-title |work=The Straits Times |access-date=29 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022051821/https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/super-six-gilchrist-pots-another-billiards-world-title |archive-date=22 October 2019 |url-status=live }} Kothari also won the 2019 Reventon Masters against Johl Younger (6-5) and Reventon Classic against Tyson Crinis (5-1), two tournaments of the Reventon Triple Crown series.{{Cite news|last=IANS|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/kothari-wins-pacific-international-snooker-c-ship-119061000982_1.html|title=Kothari wins Pacific International Snooker C'ship|date=10 June 2019|work=Business Standard India|access-date=18 February 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/snooker/billiards/sourav-kothari-bags-reventon-classic-snooker-meet/articleshow/69728134.cms|title=Sourav Kothari bags Reventon Classic snooker meet - Times of India|website=The Times of India|date=10 June 2019 |access-date=18 February 2020}}
Career highlights
- 2017 World Billiards Championship Runner-up (150-up)
- 2018 World Billiards Champion
- 2019 World Billiards Championship Runner-up
References
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External links
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iR-Y0KlqzE 2019 Sourav Kothari v Peter Gilchrist] World Billiards Championship final session (YouTube video)
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Category:Indian players of English billiards
Category:World champions in English billiards