Underwater billiards games start in Bay of Bengal
February 9th, 2009 - 1:06 pm ICT by IANSBhubaneswar, Feb 9 (IANS) Scuba diver Sabir Bux took on national-level billiards player Ahsan ul-Haque during a game under the surface of the Bay of Bengal off the coast of Orissa, which they say was the first such attempt in the world.
The game was played off the coast of Gopalpur, some 180 km from here, for over an hour Sunday.
“It was a trial match. We will play a match to set a world record later on,” Bux told IANS.
He plans to play at least 10 more trial matches before going for the final record attempt.
A 8×4 sq ft iron table weigh 62 kg was installed about 20 feet deep in the water and special balls were used. Four students of the Kalinga Divers institute assisted them.
The institute was set up by 43-year-old Bux to provide training in scuba diving. It has produced over 100 professional divers till now.
Bux, a man with a fascination for both music and diving, has already filmed music videos underwater, both in the Bay of Bengal and in the Mahanadi river.
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