KSBA is affiliated to the Billiards & Snooker Federation
of India (BSFI), which in turn is affiliated to the World Billiards
& Snooker Federation. Apart from the A/c Billiards room, they
have an A/c bar, veg and non-veg canteen, a spacious lawn, library,
a TV room, guest rooms and a standard health club equipped with multi
gym, sauna and massage facilities. The Association also has reciprocal
arrangements with clubs all over India and U.A.E.
The Association believes in the theme - 'Catch them Young', and their
scheme Talent Category coaching for the youngsters in the age group
of 14-21 has produced some rare talents. Apart from this, they regularly
conduct Holiday coaching camps, which attract not only youngsters
but elders too.
Some of the players who have practiced the game in the Association
and carved their name in the national and international arena are:
T A Selvaraj - National Billiards Champion 1949. National Snooker
Champion 1946, 1949, 1951, 1955
Arvind Savur - National Billiards Champion 1967. National
Snooker Champion 1976, 1978, 1979; Arjuna Award Winner
M G Jayaram - National Snooker Champion 1983
B V Srinivas Murthy - National Snooker Champion 1989,1992
B Bhaskar - National Billiards Champion. Bronze medallist
in Asiad'98 at Bangkok. Duncan Mckenzie State Champion
I H Manudev - State Champion
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women cueists are not far behind. They too have excelled by winning
many tournaments. Judy Walia (Snooker), Usha Rao (Billiards),
and Farah Khan (Billiards & Snooker) have won the National
Championships many times.
KSBA conducts the following tournaments every year.
1. The B S Sampath Memorial Handicap Members Billiards & Snooker
Tournament.
2. T A Selvaraj Memorial Non.Medalist Billiards & Snooker Tournament.
3. Karnataka State Open Billiards & Snooker Championship for both
Juniors & Seniors.
4. Lachmandas Kalro Memorial Single Frame Tournament.
5. B C Ananthasayanam Memorial Inter-Club Handicap Billiards & Snooker
Tournament.
6. Mrs. Memoona Omer Fair Play Billiards and Snooker Tournament.
7. Karnataka State Ranking Billiards & Snooker Tournament for both
Juniors and Seniors.
Other tournaments conducted by KSBA:
(a) McDowell World Amateur Snooker Championship - 1987.
(b) Escorts Yamaha Doubles Billiards Championship - 1990.
(c) Gold Flake World Billiards Championship - 1990.
(d) 5th World under 21 Snooker Championship - 1991.
(e) Gold Flake International Snooker Masters - 1991.
(f) Gold Flake World Billiards Championship - 1996.
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have successfully conducted four coaching camps for our country's
Billiards and Snooker teams which have won Gold, Silver and bronze
medals at the Asiad '98. Very frequently the member players
of the Association take part in World level tournaments in individual
capacity.
For the first time, when Billiards and Snooker were one of the disciplines
at Asian Games'98 at Bangkok, KSBA's players excelled and won
5 medals (2 Gold, 2 Silver & 1 Bronze) which was the highest for any
discipline by India in the Games.
Recently, the World Under 21 Snooker Championship conducted
by the Association witnessed 62 players from 22 countries participating
in this Championship. The Championship, sponsored by Geet Sethi
(former Indian World Champion) was a huge success.
Membership details:
Life Membership: Rs. 68,100
Ordinary Membership: Rs. 48,700
Club Membership: Rs. 4,600
Donor Corporate Member: Rs.2, 00,000
Donor Firm Member: Rs.1, 00,000
Donor Life member: Rs. 80,000
Temporary Membership: Rs. 500 for one week
Address: # 5/1, Miller Tank Bed Area,
Bangalore - 560 052
Phone: 2225 1223 / 2226 9970
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