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Indian cue sports milestone: First Indian World Amateur Billiards champion Name the first Indian player to win the World Amateur Billiards title since the championship's inception. Choose the correct option.

Difficulty: Easy

Correct Answer: Wilson Jones

Explanation:

Given
Identify the first Indian to become World Amateur Billiards champion.

Concept/Approach
Recall chronology of India's world champions in English billiards.


Answer & Reason
Wilson Jones won the World Amateur Billiards Championship in 1958 (and again in 1964), becoming the first Indian to do so.

Why others are incorrect

  • Michael Ferreira won later (multiple titles starting 1977) and is not the first.
  • Geet Sethi and Pankaj Advani are later-era champions.
  • Yasin Merchant is noted more in snooker at Asian levels.


Final Answer
Wilson Jones.

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