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.

GivenIdentify the first Indian to become World Amateur Billiards champion.

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

Answer & ReasonWilson 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 AnswerWilson Jones.