Michael Ferreira

Michael Ferreira

Michael Ferreira (born October 1, 1938 in Bombay [now Mumbai]), nicknamed "the Bombay Tiger", is notable amateur player of English billiards from India, and a three-time Amateur World Champion. He participated in the Indian National Billiards Championship in 1960 for the first time, and in 1964 represented India in the World Amateur Billiards Championship (WABC) held in New Zealand, where he progressed to the semi-finals.[1][2] In 1977, he won his first World Amateur Billiards Champion title and followed it up with the World Open Billiards Champion title in the same year.[3] He has two more WABC titles under his belt. In 1978 he became the first amateur to break the barrier of 1,000 points, in the billiards national championships, and created a new amateur world record by scoring 1,149 points.[2]

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Early life

Ferreira studied in St. Joseph's School, Darjeeling,[4] where he became interested in playing billiards. He was able to sustain his interest in the game during his college days in St. Xavier's College and the Government Law College in Mumbai.[1]

Current life

Currently Ferreira is associated with a company which believes in helping mankind and is spearheading their marketing operations under the team "FAITH". He has seen all the great heights throughout his career and is presently helping others in gaining financial freedom. The company's name is QNet (http://www.qnet.net/)

Awards

Ferreira was awarded the Padma Shri award in 1981, after he had won his second world amateur title. But he refused to accept this and contended that as cricketer Sunil Gavaskar was offered the more prestigious Padma Bhushan award, he too should be awarded the same.[3] He is the first billiards player to be awarded with the Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian award in India, which was conferred on him after he won his third world amateur billiards title in 1983. He is also the recipient of the Maharashtra state government's Shiv Chhatrapati Award (1971), the Arjuna Award (1973) and the International Fair Play Committee's Letter of Congratulations (1983).[1] He received the Dronacharya Award in 2001 for his coaching achievements in billiards and snooker.[5]

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