Pranit J Ramchandani from Chennai has recently garnered attention by being invited by the World Confederation of Billiards Sports to represent Team Asia – A in the Heyball cue sport discipline. Competing in international Heyball masters in China and the Asian tour since 2020, Pranit secured an impressive top-six finish in the 2023 Asia tour held in Vietnam.
The WCBS World Team Championship, held in Kielce, Poland, featured six teams: Europe A, Europe B, Asia A, Asia B, America, and Africa & the Rest of the World. Each team consisted of eight players across various cue sport disciplines, including four male and four female competitors in Snooker, Carrom Ball, Heyball, and 10-Ball Pool.
Pranit’s commendable victories included defeating the Malaysian national snooker champion Md Reza Hasan and the African snooker national champion Amin Amiri. In a remarkable performance, Pranit’s team, Asia A, won the bronze medal, marking a significant achievement. This accomplishment makes Pranit the only Indian male player to have won a medal in this prestigious event.