A BRIEF ABOUT THIS TOURNAMENT
A GROUP OF FIVE FRIENDS SAT TOGETHER OVER A CUP OF COFFEE AND WERE TALKING ABOUT THE FRIEND THEY LOST YEARS AGO. THAT FRIEND, ADITYA DIDDEE, WAS THE HEART OF THIS GROUP WHO WERE ALL SNOOKER ENTHUSIASTS AND USED TO MEET UP EVERYDAY AT CP CLUB TO PLAY SNOOKER.
SUCH WAS THE PERSONALITY OF ADITYA, THAT HE WAS FRIENDS WITH PEOPLE OF ALL AGE GROUPS IN CLUB. HIS JOLLY NATURE MADE HIM A FAVOURITE AMOGST THE OTHER PLAYERS.
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NITIN GOPALANI, ONE OF THE 5 FRIENDS, SUGGESTED THAT THEY SHOULD START A TOURNAMENT IN MEMORY OF THEIR BUDDY AND THE OTHER FOUR NAMELY, RAJESH MOHTA, BINDESH PAUL, VISHAL PANCHMATIA AND AMIT SETH IMMEDIATELY AGREED TO THE IDEA OF HAVING A TOURNAMENT UNDER HIS NAME IN THE CLUB AND SPONSORING IT. THAT’S THE TOURNAMENT AND THAT’S HOW IT TOOK SHAPE.
IT WAS DECIDED THAT THERE COULD BE NO BETTER DAY THAN ‘FRIENDSHIP DAY’ TO BEGIN THIS EVENT.
THE FIVE OF THEM TOOK THE IDEA TO CP CLUB HONORARY SERCRETARY, MR GIRISH DEWANI AND HE TOO WAS SUPPORTIVE OF THE IDEA AND OFFERED WHATEVER SUPPORT AND HELP REQUIRED FROM CLUB. IT WAS AGREED THAT THIS WOULD BE A 5 YEAR EVENT, WHICH WOULD BEGIN OF FRIENDSHIP DAY.
RIGHT FROM THE 1ST YEAR, ADITYA DIDDEE MEMORIAL GOT TREMENDOUS RESPONSE FROM THE SNOOKER ENTHUSIASTS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY AND WE HAD TO SHUT OFF THE ENTRIES AT 128 PLAYERS, AND THE REST IS HISTORY. OVER THE YEARS, ADITYA DIDDEE MEMORIAL HAS BECOME THE BIGGEST AND THE MOST AWAITED TOURNAMENT OF NAGPUR CITY. THIS EVENT ALSO PROMOTES THE UPCOMING TALENT IN CITY BUT ALSO PROVIDES A PLATFORM TO LOCAL PLAYERS TO SHOWCASE THEIR TALENT.
EVERY YEAR 128 TOP CUIESTS FROM INDIA PARTICIPATE FOR THIS COVETED TROPHY AND PRIZE MONEY OF MORE THAN A LAKH RUPEES.
THIS IS THE FIFTH EDITION OF THIS TOURNAMENT, THE WINNERS OF THE PREVIOUS FOUR TOURNAMENTS WERE:
2016 – SHRAVAN MOHTA
2017 – SHRAVAN MOHTA
2018 – PAWANDEEP SINGH KHOKAR
2019 – SHUBHAM BOKADE
ALONG WITH THE WINNERS, THE SPONSORS ALSO AWARD THE UPCOMING PLAYER, TOP BREAK MAKER, ETC.
AFTER A GAP OF 2 YEARS DUE TO PANDEMIC, THIS YEAR, FIFTH EDITION OF THE TOURNAMENT SHALL COMMENCE ON 7TH OF AUGUST AT 5.30 PM. THE CHIEF GUEST OF THE EVENT WOULD BE MR. R.D GOPALANI (FATHER OF NITIN GOPALANI, ONE OF THE SPONSOR) AND THE GUEST OF HONOUR WOULD BE MR. GIRISH DEWANI AND MR. NARESH JAISINGHANI (HONORARY CLUB SECERETARY) AND THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS OF THE CLUB.
