Pankaj Advani not Wilson Jones made the country the world for the first time in billiard

New -delhi, October 4 (IANS). When Billiards speak in India, Pankaj Advani’s face comes out first. Advani has represented the country in the billiard for some time and has been title. Pankaj is the golden gift of the Indian billiards, but the player who made the game popular in the country and became the world champion for the first time is Wilson Jones. Wilson Jones was born on May 2, 1922 in Pune. Wilson has been interested in sports since childhood. He initially played hockey and cricket. At the age of 17, Wilson first saw the billiard table. At the age of 18 he began to play billiards. His interest in this match increased that the rest of the games were left behind. The passion for doing something big in this game was such that he worked at night and played during the day. Wilson first entered the national championship for the first time in 1949, then TJ was lost to Selvaraj. The necklace did not reduce his passion and the following year the national champion became by defeating Selvaraj. After this, Wilson did not look back and became the national champion 12 times. He was a national champion in Snooker five times. The success of the National Championship has constantly given him a world championship card. The World Championships were held in Kolkata in 1952, for which Wilson qualified. He ended up with the victory as a contender, but did not succeed. Even in 1954, he could not win in the World Championships. In 1958 Wilson participated in his fourth world championships in Calcutta. This time he emerged as the winner. He was the first Indian to win the World Championships at Billiards. Wilson was also the winner in the Billiards World Championships played in New Zealand in 1964. It was his last world championship. He said goodbye to the match by winning his last national championship in 1967. He was also active in the field of coaching after retirement. Players such as O for Aggarwal, Subhash Aggarwal and Ashok Shandilya were his disciples. His extraordinary success was respected by the Government of India and awarded the Arjuna Award in 1962, Padma Shri, in 1965, the Dronacharya Award in 1996. He died of a heart attack in 2003. There is no clarity on the date of his death. Somewhere on October 4 and on October 5, information about his death is received. Wilson is remembered as Bhishma Pitamah of Indian billiards. —Is Pack Share This Story -Tags