English professional Alfie Burden has been invited to the annual snooker championship 'Kolkata Open 2018' which is set to begin from next week.
Alfie was quarter finalist in two major events -- European Masters and Gibraltar Open in 2016-17. He also won the IBSF World Championship held in Hyderabad in 2009.
The Kolkata Open International Snooker Championship 2018, starting from January 3 at Hindustan Club, will see Invitational Individual Snooker and Pro-Am Doubles Championship.
The Indian players participating in the competitions are former Asian champion and current pro-player Aditya Mehta, two time Asian Champion Yasin Merchant, 2016 World Masters Champion Dharminder Lilly, and multiple times Asian champion and current World Masters bronze medallist Alok Kumar.
Asian Team Snooker Gold medallist Laxman Rawat and Kolkata's very own former Asian Billiards Champion Sourav Kothari and the former World Bronze medallist Brijesh Damani will also be participating.
--IANS
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