Veteran cue sport administrator, HS Bhogal, passes away

NEW DELHI: Veteran cue sport administrator

HS Bhogal

, who trained some of the country's finest cueists like

Sandeep Gulati

, Nihit Bhatia,

Keerath Bhandal

and

Manan Chandra

, among others, has passed away after suffering a fall. He was serving as the joint secretary of the Delhi and Billiards Snooker Association (DBSA) in his last assignment.

His career as a sports administrator spanned for over four decades. He was best remembered for coaching Delhi's budding cueists who later made it big at both the national and international levels.

"It's a great loss to the cue sports fraternity," mourned DBSA president Vijay Goel. DBSA secretary Ravi Tandon added, "He was a source of inspiration for the young cueists." He was instrumental in reviving the North Zone school boys billiards and snooker tournament.