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Former World billiards champion and Indian cue sports main manager Manoj Kothari passed distant connected Monday, according to his household sources. Kothari was 67 and is survived by his woman and lad Sourav, besides a two-time World billiards champion. He was not keeping good and was being treated successful Tamil Nadu.
“He passed distant pursuing a cardiac apprehension successful the morning,” Sourav, besides a World billiards champion successful 2018 and 2025, told The Hindu.
“I mislaid everything. He was my hero,” helium added.
Kothari, who won the World billiards rubric successful 1990 and the World doubles billiards championships successful 1997 earlier being conferred the prestigious Dhyan Chand Award for beingness accomplishment successful 2005, had been serving arsenic India’s cue sports main manager for astir a decade-and-a-half.
“Manoj Kothari was an businesslike head and a fantastic coach. More than that, helium was an astonishing quality being. We went a agelong mode backmost and shared a large relationship. Since helium was appointed National coach, we travelled unneurotic connected galore planetary trips. He was ever helpful, benignant and passionate successful bringing retired the champion successful each apical players. My heartfelt condolences to the Kotharis. May his psyche remainder successful peace,” said the 28-time World championships golden medallist cueist Pankaj Advani.
“We mislaid a legend,” said erstwhile World champion and Asian Games golden medallist Ashok Shandilya.
“I person galore fond memories with him. He was ever a guiding airy for youngsters. I won the 2009 Asian Indoor (team) golden (with Pankaj Advani and Aditya Mehta) and 2010 Asian Games squad metallic successful his presence. His publication arsenic a manager is overmuch bigger,” said snooker subordinate Brijesh Damani.
