Former world billiards champion Manoj Kothari died on Monday following a cardiac arrest at a hospital in Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu, a family member told PTI.
He was 67 and survived by his wife and son, Sourav Kothari.
Ten days ago, Kothari had a liver transplant at Kauvery Hospital in Tirunelveli, more than 600km from Chennai. He was based in Kolkata.
“Surgery was successful, and he was sitting and talking on the third day. But he had a lung infection a few days back, and this morning at 7.30am, he succumbed to a massive cardiac arrest,” a family member said.
Kothari won the World Billiards Championship title in 1990. His son Sourav is also a former world billiards champion, having won the title in 2025. Sourav was mentored by his father.
His son, Sourav Kothari, is also a professional billiards player who became a world champion in 2018.
