A 15-year-old student from Coonoor is all set to become the first snooker player from the Nilgiris, to play in an international tournament. Incidentally, snooker is said to have first been invented by a British military officer in the Nilgiris.
Sham Alwin, a class 10 student from Stanes Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School in Coonoor, is set to take part in the IBSF World Under-17 Snooker Championship 2023 to be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from July 7.
Speaking to The Hindu, Mr. Alwin, who is a huge fan of the English professional snooker player Ronnie O’Sullivan, said that he started playing snooker at the age of 10, quickly rising up through the ranks and taking part in national and state-level tournaments. He is among eight youngsters from across India who will be taking part in the World Under-17 Championships.
