Michael Ferreira

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Michael Joseph Ferreira
birthday October 1, 1938
place of birth Bombay
nationality IndiaIndia India
Nickname (s) The Bombay Tiger
Active time 1954-1981
Success in snooker
World Championship -
Highest break -
Success in English Billiards
World Championship 3 × (1977, 1981, 1983)
Highest series 1,149

Michael Joseph Ferreira (born October 1, 1938 in Bombay ) is a former Indian amateur player, world champion in English billiards and a professional lawyer.

Life

During his teenage years he became interested in the game of billiards. Because of the former British occupation forces, Indian billiards is traditionally shaped by snooker or its predecessor, "English Billiards". Ferreira opted for the latter. He enjoyed his first school education at the "Public School of St. Joseph", Darjeeling . He then studied at the “St. Xavier College ”in Bombay. He successfully completed his further studies in law at the renowned “Law College” in Bombay. He is a licensed attorney.

Ferreira has achieved a lot in his life. He is currently involved in a company called QNet , which is a multi-level marketing company. He is the idol and role model for many players, including 3-time amateur and 5-time professional world champion Geet Sethi . He also works for CNN -IBN as a sports commentator.

After completing his playing career, he worked as a trainer in the areas of English billiards and snooker and was awarded the "Dronacharya Award" in 2001.

Ferreira loves big cars, good food and wine. His hobbies include reading, writing and Western classical music .

Career

National

In 1954, at the age of 16, he began playing billiards in earnest. In 1960 he made his debut on the "National Billiard Circuit" and took part in the "National Billiards Championship". In 1963, three years later, he played his first 300 break there, finally made it to the finals, and lost to his compatriot Wilson Jones .

International

In 1964 he represented India for the first time at the World Amateur Billiards Championship in New Zealand . There he finished third, with a gap of just one minute to 6 points. At the 1969 World Cup in London he made it to the final for the first time, but was defeated there by the Englishman Jack Karnehm . At the 1973 World Cup in Bombay, he played a record break of 629 points. In 1975 he came back to the final and had to admit defeat there, Norman Dagley , again an Englishman. In 1977 he finally won his first amateur World Cup in Melbourne . He was, after Wilson Jones (1958, 1965), the second Indian to win this title. In the same year Ferreira also won the "World Open Billiards Championship" in Christchurch , New Zealand. In 1978 he was the first amateur player in India to break 1,000 points (world record). He later increased this record to 1,149 points. In 1981 he set a new record, this time under the "three-pot rules", with 630 points.

Controversy

Popularly known as the "Bombay Tiger", Michael Ferreira was a rebellious player. He demanded constant attention and encouragement from the government and sponsors for every sport. After retiring from active billiards, he worked as a columnist. It gave rise to serious debates about the privileges of cricket , which overshadow and discriminate against all other sports.

In 1981 he refused the well-known " Padma Shri Award". The award is given by the government of India and should be given for winning the 1981 World Cup. The reason for the refusal was that Sunil Gavaskar , a well-known cricketer, was to receive the "Padma Bhushan", a more prestigious award. In his opinion, his achievements in billiards were no less worthy than Gavaskar's in cricket. In 1983 he was finally awarded the " Padma Bhushan ". Previously, Ferreira, in 1970, received the "Shiv Chhatrapati Award" from the Maharashtra government. In 1971 he was honored with the " Arjuna Award " by the Indian government .

successes

  • IBSF World Billiards Championship (formerly: (British) Empire Billiards Championship): Winner 1977, 1981, 1983 • Runner-up 1969, 1975
  • World Open Billiards Championship: Winner 1977
  • Indian championship: 7 ×
  • Breaks: 16 world records, including: 1149, 995, 986 (for the first two he received an entry in the Guinness Book of Records)

Awards

  • 1970: Shiv Chhatrapati Award - Government of Maharashtra
  • 1971: " Arjuna Award " - Government of India
  • 1983: "Fair Play Award" - International Olympic Committee
  • 1983: " Padma Bhushan " - Government of India
  • 2001: " Dronacharya Award " - Government of India
  • 2011: Lifetime Achievement Award - Sony International

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Michael Ferreira Champion (English) on Spokeo.com. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
  2. ↑ a b c Michael Ferreira short biography (English) on MapsOfIndia.com. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
  3. ↑ a b c Michael Ferreira profile (English) on I Love India.com. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
  4. ↑ a b c d Michael Joseph Ferreira, Indian Billiards Player (English) on IndiaNetzone.com. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
  5. ↑ a b Michael Ferreira - The Bombay Billiards Tiger on Veethi.com. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
  6. ↑ a b Michael Ferreira on TheHindu.com. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
  7. ↑ Dronacharya Award on IndiaNetzone.com. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
personal data
SURNAME Ferreira, Michael
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ferreira, Michael Joseph; The Bombay Tiger
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Indian billiard player and world champion
DATE OF BIRTH October 1, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH Bombay , India