Carrom is an Indian form of tabletop game which were initially in-to to be enjoyed as a pastime and gained a competitive craze at the global level.
In several succeeding years, the sport introduced several names that are easily recognizable today as great enthusiasts eternally recognized because of their skills, precision, and meticulousness.
Do you want to know about the greatest carrom players ever and those who did a wonderful job in the carrom world?
The Greatest Carrom Players of All Time
Here we look at the 10 most accomplished Carrom players of all time – The legends of Carrom playing.
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1. Maria Irudayam
Maria Irudayam is the legend of the Carom world. Born in Chennai, India, in 1956, Irudayam’s illustrious career encompasses victory in the Indian National Carrom Championships on nine occasions and winning the prestigious victory at the World Carrom Championships twice.
These outstanding achievements earned him the Arjuna Award in 1996, which, in essence, transformed him into one of the greatest carom players of all time.
2. Chamil Cooray
Chamil Darshana Cooray Bulathsinghalage is another popular carrom player from Sri Lanka. He gained popularity playing for the Sri Lanka national men’s carrom team.
His team, under his leadership, won the 2016 World Carrom Championship that was held in Birmingham, England.
He has become the only carrom player to have won the Swiss World League, thus proving that he is the most talented and dedicated leader.
3. K. Srinivas
K. Srinivas, the carrom champion of Hyderabad, India, has carved his name in history for his huge amount of men’s single and double conquests that span across continents.
One of his greatest achievements in singles was at the 4th Carrom World Cup, held in Maldives. His interest in this game elevated him to more respect within the carom-playing community.
4. S. Ilavazhagi
S. Ilavazhagi, born in 1984 in Tamil Nadu, India, represents one of the greatest women Carrom players ever to have played in the world.
She came into international limelight and stardom by winning the 2008 Carrom World Championship’s women’s singles title.
Ilavazhagi’s immense talent and terrific commitment have made her one of the finest carrom players ever.
5. Nishantha Fernando
Nishantha Fernando is a world-renowned carom player from Sri Lanka. He turned into history by winning the 2012 Carrom World Championship in men’s singles.
No Sri Lankan had won the championship before. The contributions of Nishantha Fernando to the game made him a hero for the nation and an inspiring figure to the budding carom players.
6. Rashmi Kumari
Rashmi Kumari is an international carom champion from India who started her career in 1992 and rose to great heights straight after that.
The champion has twice won the World Carrom Championship in 2012 and 2014, and she has received several felicitations from the sports department of Bihar state for the same.
Her relentless brilliance brought her many prestigious awards, the likes of which were the Swami Vivekananda Youth Award.
7. Pierre Dubois
Pierre Dubois is one of the most prestigious players of carrom from France. He happens to hold the national champion title eight times and the five-time European champion.
Dubois has been one of the most instrumental players in popularizing carroms worldwide. He is one of the most powerful forces in the game.
8. B. Radhakrishnan
B. Radhakrishnan hails from Tamil Nadu, India, and holds prominent positions in the national carrom as well as international carrom arena.
He achieved fourth place in the men’s singles event in the 3rd SAARC Carrom championship held in the Maldives and later, under his belt, won the twice-held Men’s National Championship in the years 2007 and 2009.
9. Parmi Nirmala
Nirmala, widely recognized as the queen of carrom, has been one of the most dominant players of this game since the time this game regained its lost glory in the 1980s.
The other achievements she has recorded are Innumerable state national and International titles such as Senior nationals, Senior nationals and federation cups, among others.
These are remarkably deserved achievements that place Nirmala truly among the champions of Carrom.
10. Ravivarman Sharmila
She is none other than R. Sharmila or Ravivarman Sharmila. She has been raining inspiration on the game of carrom ever since she hails from the rustic areas of Chennai, India.
As a kid, she went on to win numerous sub-junior and senior titillations at the national level; she became nothing less than a national champ. Her dedication to the game has set her as a role model to most in the field game of carrom.
These legends of Carrom remind one of what may be achieved through passion, practice, and perseverance—be one a casual player or a serious competitor.
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