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Irshad Ahmed Ansari is an Indian carrom player.[1] He is the defending carrom world champion as of December 2019.
Career
He won his first world title in men's singles after defeating fellow Indian Prashant More in the men's singles final of the 8th Carrom ICF Cup 2019.[2] He lost the first set without a fight in the final 3-25 before coming back strongly to defeat More 25-14 and 25-24 in the next two sets.[3] He was also a key member of the Indian team which won the world title in the men's tournament after defeating Sri Lanka in the final of the 2019 Carrom Mini World Cup.[4][5][6]
In June 2020, he became an auto-rickshaw driver in order to cope up with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] Few carrom players such as Prashant More offered him financial assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]
References
- ↑ Carrom challenge | Superb Arif in the lead. The Hindu(2021-01-08). Retrieved 2021-08-13.
- ↑ International Carrom Federation cup: More, Pasha score easy wins. the hindhustani times(2021-08-13).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Carrom Champ Irshad Ahmed Ansari now struggles to make ends meet. www.mid-day.com. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
- ↑ World champion Prashant More leads Indian charge. The Free Press Journal(5 December 2019). Retrieved 2021-08-13.
- ↑ ICF Cup in Pune. The Hindu(23 November 2019).
- ↑ ICF: Indian women, men win team championships. Hindustan Times(2019-12-08). Retrieved 2021-08-13.
- ↑ He won Intl. Carrom Federation Cup In 2019, Now As An Auto Driver He's Struggling To Survive. IndiaTimes(2020-06-08). Retrieved 2021-08-13.