Omprakesh Agrawal

Omprakesh Agrawal

Born	27 April 1955
Died	15 May 1994 (aged 39)
Sport country	India
Professional	1985–1989
Highest ranking	89 (1986/1987)
Career winnings	£1,093[1]
Highest break	110 (1985 UK Championship)
Century breaks	1
Best ranking finish	Last 64 (1985 Grand Prix)
Tournament wins
Non-ranking	1

Omprakesh Agrawal (27 April 1955 - 15 May 1994) was an Indian professional snooker player.

Career

Born in 1955, Agrawal first played competitive snooker in 1984, at the World Amateur Championship, where he won his group before defeating Dilwyn John of Wales and Jon Wright of England to reach the final. There, he faced Terry Parsons, winning the match 11–7 to become World Amateur champion.

This enabled Agrawal to compete on the sport's main tour for the 1985/1986 season. He won his first-ever professional match, beating Paul Watchorn 5–2 in the Matchroom Trophy, but lost by the same scoreline in the next round to Danny Fowler. Agrawal followed this with victories over Jim Rempe and John Dunning in qualifying for the 1985 Grand Prix, earning £1,093 as he reached the last 64; at that stage, however, he was whitewashed 5–0 by the incumbent World Champion Steve Davis.

In the 1985 UK Championship, he was drawn against sixteen-year-old Stephen Hendry in the first round, and despite having lost the first frame, compiled a break of 110 in defeating him 9–2. In the next round, he led Mario Morra 8–6, but could not prevent an 8–9 loss.

Further defeats to Graham Miles in the British Open and Steve Newbury in the 1986 World Championship followed, but Agrawal's performances were sufficient for him to finish his first season ranked 89th.

The 1986/1987 season brought poor form; he played in only the International Open, the Grand Prix, the UK Championship, the Classic and the British Open, losing his first match in each tournament. Agrawal did not play snooker at competitive level again, and was relegated from the tour in 1989.

Death

Agrawal died of cancer on 15 May 1994, aged 39.^[2]

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