Arvind Savur

"Tornado Fats" a nick name earned for his hi-speed play from the
British Press comparable to "Hurricane Higgins" with his protégé Pankaj Advani

Arvind Savur – Bangalore, India

The Founder of Modern Snooker in India. Truly a very unique coach.

Appointments:

1. Honorary Secretary of Billiards & Snooker players Association of India
2. President of KSBA
3. Vice President of Bowring Institute
4. Expert Commentator for International tournaments on local and National network of Doordarshan
5. Media manager for two International events held at Delhi
6. Tournament Director for the 5th Asian Snooker Championship in 1988 at Sri Lanka
7. Chief Coach at the 13th Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand in 1998

Coaching:

1. Coach of Pankaj Advani – World Billiards & Snooker Champion
2. Overseas Coaching assignments – Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Brunei , England (Wales) , Ireland etc
3. Conducted more than 100 coaching camps between 1975 to 2003 in all states and clubs in India
4. From 1992 coached almost all leading Indian National Champions – both men and ladies – notably, Pankaj Advani, Geet Sethi, Ashok Shandilya, Alok Kumar, Aditya Mehta, Manan Chandra, Farah Khan, Usha Rao, Pooja Bharkatiya, Uma Devi, Arantxa Sanchis and a host of players present and past
5. Official Coach of Indian team at the Asian Games in 1998, where India bagged 2 Gold, 1 Silver and 3 Bronze medals
6. Coached the National team of Singapore who performed well winning a Gold medal in Snooker doubles in SE Asian games in Vietnam in 2003

Coaching Infrastructure: 

1. Billiards Room in Residence – Table and Marker – Air Conditioned
2. Lodging and other facilities – At Residence – Excellent hospitality with privacy
3. Located 3 Kms from Railway station and 45 mins from Airport
4. Coaching Sessions – Full time and exclusive. Maximum two players at a time. Duration – 2 to 3 weeks