Sourav Kothari
| Born | 16 November 1984 Kolkata, India |
|---|---|
| Sport country | File:Flag of India.svg India |
| World Billiards Champion | 2018 WBL; 2025 IBSF |
Sourav Kothari (born 16 November 1984) is an Indian player of English billiards. He was world champion in 2018.
Biography
[edit | edit source]Kothari was born in Kolkota on 16 November 1984.[1]
He won the ONGC 13th Asian Billiards Championship 2014,beating Alok Kumar in the final,[2] and a gold medal at the 2017 Asian Indoor Games. [3]
He was a runner-up to David Causier at the 2017 World Billiards Championship, losing 4–8 in the short format (150-up) final.[4]
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.[5]
In 2019 Kothari again reached the world championship final, finishing runner-up by 1,307–967 to Gilchrist.[6] 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.[7][8]
He defeated Pankaj Advani 725-480 in the final of the 2025 IBSF World Billiards Championship.[9]
Career highlights
[edit | edit source]- 2017 WBLWorld Billiards Championship Runner-up (150-up)
- 2018 WBL World Billiards Champion
- 2019 WBL World Billiards Championship Runner-up
- 2025 IBSF World Billiards Championship Champion
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External links
[edit | edit source]- 2019 Sourav Kothari v Peter Gilchrist World Billiards Championship final session (YouTube video)