A. Maria Irudayam

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A. Maria Irudayam (b. 1956) is a two-time World Carrom Champion and nine-time national champion of India. He was awarded the prestigious Arjuna Award, a sporting honour presented by the Government of India, in 1996. He is the only person to have received the award for carrom (as of 2007).

Maria Irudayam was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

[edit] International Championships

Maria Irudayam has won many international Carrom competitions, some of them are listed below

  • Member of the Indian team that won the Team Event at the 1st International Carrom Federation Cup Tournament (1989) at Heidelberg, Germany
  • Third place, Singles, 1st International Carrom Federation Cap Tournament (1989) at Heidelberg
  • Runner-up, Singles, United Arab Emirates Carrom Championship (1990) at Dubai
  • Runner-up, Singles, International Invitation Carrom Tournament (1990) at Basel, Switzerland
  • Champion, Singles, 1st World Carrom Championship (1991) at New Delhi, India
  • Champion, Doubles with R. Arokiaraj, 1st World Carrom Championship (1991) at New Delhi
  • Member of the Indian team that won the Team Event at the 1st World Carrom Championship 1991) at New Delhi
  • Champion, Singles, 2nd World Carrom Championship (1995) at Colombo, Sri Lanka
  • Runner-up, Doubles, with R. Arokiaraj, 2nd World Carrom Championship (1995) at Colombo
  • Member of the Indian team that won the Team Event at the 2nd World Carrom Championship (1995) at Colombo
  • Third place, Singles, 1st US Open International Carrom Tournament (1996) at Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
  • Member of the Indian team that won the Team Event at the 1st US Open International Carrom Tournament (1996) at Raleigh
  • Third place, Singles, 3rd International Carrom Federation Cup Tournament (1997) at London, UK
  • Member of the Indian team that won the Team Event at the 3rd International Carrom Federation Cup Tournament (1997) at London
  • Runner-up, Singles, First SAARC Carrom Championship (1997) at Malé, Maldives
  • Member of the Indian team that won the Team Event at the 1st SAARC Carrom Championship (1997) at Malé
  • Champion, Singles, Champions Championship (1998) at London
  • Champion, Singles, 1st French Open International Carrom Tournament (1998) at Palassaieu, France
  • Runner-up, Doubles with Mahendra Tambe, 1st French Open International Carrom Tournament (1998) at Palassaieu
  • Member of the Indian team that won the Team Event at the 1st French Open International Carrom Tournament (1998) at Palassaieu
  • Champion, Singles, 2nd SAARC Carrom Championship (1998) at Malé
  • Champion, Doubles with Jagan Bengle, 2nd SAARC Carrom Championship (1998) at Malé
  • Member of the Indian team that won the Team Event at the 2nd SAARC Carrom Championship (1998) at Malé
  • Champion, Singles, 3rd SAARC Carrom Championship (1999) at Malé
  • Member of the Indian team that won the Team Event at the 3rd SAARC Carrom Championship (1999) at Malé
  • Member of the Indian team that won the Team Event at the 3rd World Carrom Championship (2000) at New Delhi

[edit] Awards received by Maria

  1. Best Student Sportsman Award by Tamil Nadu Sports Journalist Association.
  2. Outstanding Sports person of TamilNadu Award.
  3. Best International Sports,an of his Community in 1996.
  4. Arjuna Award in 1997 by Government of India.
  5. Best International Player Award in the year 1998 by German Carrom Federation.

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