Jamsetji Merwanji
Jamsetji Merwanji (also spelled Jamsetjee; born 1871/2[n 1]) was an Indian professional racquets player, who was world champion of the sport from 1903 to 1911.
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[edit | edit source]He was a Parsi who worked as a "marker" (club professional) at the Bombay Gymkhana. In 1903 in England, he played Gilbert Browne[2] at Queen's Club and Prince's Club for the vacant world title, winning by five games to one.[3] The world title was contested by challenge, and the distance between India and Britain or America meant he never had to defend his title until 1911.[1] His closest rival in India was his brother Padanji, who was a marker in Pune.[1] He was finally challenged in late 1909, for 5,000 rupees, by Charles Williams, who had beaten amateur E. M. Baerlein to become English champion.[4] The contest did not take place until 1911, when several Indian sports teams journeyed to Britain around the coronation of George V and 1911 Imperial Conference.[5] Jamsetji easily beat Baerlein in a warm-up match,[6] but Williams, 17 years Jamsetji's junior, beat him at Queen's Club by five games to nil.[5][7][1]
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