A. Maria Irudayam
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A. Maria Irudayam is a two-time World Carrom
Champion and nine-time national champion of India
. He was awarded the prestigious Arjuna Award
, a sporting honour presented by the Government of India
, in 1996. As of 2007, he is the only person to have received the award for carrom.
Several times, he was member of the Indian team winning a team event in a tournament. This was the case with the International Carrom Federation Cup in 1989 and 1997, the World Carrom Championships in 1991, 1995 and 2000, the SAARC Carrom Championship between 1997 and 1999, the US Open International Carrom Tournament in 1996 as well as the French Open International Carrom Tournament in 1998.
In addition to this, Irudayam became champion (singles) at the World Carrom Championship in 1991 (where he also became doubles champion with R. Arokiaraj
) and 1995, at the Champions Championship in 1998, at the French Open International Carrom Tournament in 1998 as well as at the SAARC Carrom Championship in 1998 (where he also became doubles champion with Jagan Bengle and 1999.
Moreover, Irudayam made the top three in a lot of championships in the 1990s.
Carrom
Carrom is a family of tabletop games with gameplay that lies somewhere between billiards and table shuffleboard. Carrom is known by many names around the world, including carrum, couronne, carum, karam, karom, karum, fatta and finger billiards...
Champion and nine-time national champion of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. He was awarded the prestigious Arjuna Award
Arjuna award
The Arjuna Awards were instituted in 1961 by the government of India to recognize outstanding achievement in National sports. The award carries a cash prize of 500,000, a bronze statuette of Arjuna and a scroll....
, a sporting honour presented by the Government of India
Government of India
The Government of India, officially known as the Union Government, and also known as the Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of the union of 28 states and seven union territories, collectively called the Republic of India...
, in 1996. As of 2007, he is the only person to have received the award for carrom.
International Championships
Maria Irudayam has won many international Carrom Board competitions.Several times, he was member of the Indian team winning a team event in a tournament. This was the case with the International Carrom Federation Cup in 1989 and 1997, the World Carrom Championships in 1991, 1995 and 2000, the SAARC Carrom Championship between 1997 and 1999, the US Open International Carrom Tournament in 1996 as well as the French Open International Carrom Tournament in 1998.
In addition to this, Irudayam became champion (singles) at the World Carrom Championship in 1991 (where he also became doubles champion with R. Arokiaraj
R. Arokiaraj
R. Arokiaraj is a Carrom champion from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. He has won many international and national Carrom competitions.-International Championships:* Champion, Doubles title with A...
) and 1995, at the Champions Championship in 1998, at the French Open International Carrom Tournament in 1998 as well as at the SAARC Carrom Championship in 1998 (where he also became doubles champion with Jagan Bengle and 1999.
Moreover, Irudayam made the top three in a lot of championships in the 1990s.
Awards
- Best Student Sportsman Award by the Tamil Nadu Sports Journalist Association
- Outstanding Sports Person of Tamil Nadu Award
- Best International Sports and of his Community (1996)
- Arjuna Award by the government of India (1997)
- Best International Player Award by the German Carrom Federation (1998)