India
Name:
Alok Kumar (right).
Nickname:
Shere Punjab.
Home town:
Mandi Gobindgarh.
Date and place of birth:
Sangur - 5/10/68.
Family:
Married with two children.
Wins / high finishes in last 12 months:
Indian number two in 2007.
Career achievements:
Semi-finalist in two legs of the Asian 9-Ball Tour in 2004, third in the 2006 IBSF World Snooker tournament and third in the 2002 IBSF World Billiards tournament.
Biggest disappointment:
None.
Favourite player:
Efren Reyes.
Sponsors:
ONGC.
Cues used:
Predator 2 shaft.
Hobbies:
Travelling and watching movies.
Home pool room:
Like about pool:
Fast and spectator friendly.
Dislike about pool:
Luck factor is too important.
Occupation other than pool:
Working with ONGC.
Describe yourself:
I'm a fighter on the table and like to excel in pool, snooker and English billiards.
Name:
Sumit Talwar.
Nickname:
Chingari.
Home town:
Date and place of birth:
06.02.1984,
Family:
Unmarried.
Wins / high finishes in last 12 months:
Current India No. 2.
Career achievements:
Representing
Biggest disappointment:
None.
Favourite player:
Efren Reyes.
Sponsors:
Billiards and Snooker Federation of
Cues used:
Hobbies:
Playing pool.
Home pool room:
Like about pool:
The break.
Dislike about pool:
Nothing.
Occupation other than pool:
None.
Describe yourself:
Born to play pool.
World Cup of Pool record
2006
(Alok Kumar and Dharminder Singh Lilly)
R1 Lost 6-9 to Taiwan (Wang Hung-hsiang and Yang Ching-shun)
2007 (Dharminder Singh Lilly and Manan Chandra)
R1
3-8 v
Canada (Edwin Montal and Alain Martel).
2008 Campaign
R1 (Tuesday, October 7 - afternoon session) v China (Li He-wen and Fu Jian-bo).
2006
(Alok Kumar and Dharminder Singh Lilly)
R1 Lost 6-9 to Taiwan (Wang Hung-hsiang and Yang Ching-shun)
2007 (Dharminder Singh Lilly and Manan Chandra)
R1
3-8 v
Canada (Edwin Montal and Alain Martel).
2008 Campaign
R1 (Tuesday, October 7 - afternoon session) v China (Li He-wen and Fu Jian-bo).
