Geet Sethi

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Geet Sethi (born April 17, 1961) is an Indian billiards player who dominated the sport of billiards throughout much of the 1990s.

Born in New Delhi, India, he rose to prominence by winning the World Amateur Billiards Championships in 1985 and 1987. In the National Snooker Championships in 1989 held at Guntur, Andhra Pradesh he compiled a 147 break in snooker, the first amateur to complete an official maximum. An interesting thing about this break is the fact the Doordarshan camera crew covering the event had stepped out for a tea break while he was completing this feat, thus ensuring that there is no footage of this grand achievement.

In the 1992 World Professional Billiards Championship, he constructed a world record break of 1276 under the two-pot rule. He won the title in this year and would go on to win it again in 1993, 1995, 1998 and 2001. Along with this, he has won 3 world amateur billiard titles in 1985, 1987 and 2001

A major sporting hero in India, Geet has recently set up a number of Internet websites such as the portal Kheladi.com. In 2005 he authored a book called 'Success Vs Joy' which received exceptional reviews including one from Amitabh Bachchan.

He is a recipient of India's highest sporting award, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in the year 1992-1993 and the Padmashri award in 1986. He presently stays in Ahmedabad, Gujarat with his wife 'Kiran', son 'Raag' and daughter 'Jazz'.

Geet Sethi has an MBA from the BK School of Management.

Currently he is promoting a venture called GoldQuest which is committed to supporting sportspersons with Olympic medal winning potential.

[edit] World Professional Billiards Championship Results

• 1992: Won
• 1993: Won
• 1994: S/F (lost to Peter Gilchrist)
• 1995: Won (beat Devendra Joshi 1661-931)
• 1996: Runner-up (lost to Mike Russell 2534-1848)
• 1997: -
• 1998: Won (beat Mike Russell 1400-1015)
• 1999: -
• 2000: Q/F (lost to David Causier)
• 2001: Won (beat Ashok Shandilya 3484-1289)
• 2002: S/F (lost to Peter Gilchrist 1767-851)
• 2003: group stages
• 2004: Q/F - lost to David Causier 971-722)
• 2006: Won (beat England's Lee Lagan)