Mumbai’s seasoned cueist V. Subramaniam, fondly known as ‘Raja’ among the snooker fraternity, did the country proud as he bagged a Silver medal in the Group 4-5 event of the World Disability Billiards and Snooker (WDBS) Belgian Open 2019 and played at the Trickshot Club in Bruges, Belgium last week, according to reports on WDBS website.
Mumbai’s seasoned cueist V. Subramaniam (Right) is seen with Daniel Blunn (left) before the decisive final of the World Disability Billiards and Snooker (WDBS) Belgian Open 2019.
In the final, Raja, a two-time WDBS champion having won the Gold medal in 2015 and 2016, lost to England’s Daniel Blunn, who claimed a record eighth WDBS title.
The Mumbai player was competing in his first competition since the 2016 Open Disability Snooker Championship. Previously undefeated in WDBS play, Subramanian maintained his flawless record by coming through the round-robin stage without the loss of a frame, before defeating Gunter D’Hondt 2-1 in the last eight round and in the semifinals defeated Welshman Ben Rawson 2-1 to set up a clash of the titans in the final.
Having dropped one frame in the group stages to David Moore, Blunn progressed to the final with knockout victories against Olivier Biernaux and David Church, the latter in a repeat of last year’s final in Belgium.