Geet Sethi (born April 17, 1961) is an Indian billiards player who has dominated the sport of billiards throughout much of the 1990s. April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Billiards is a family of games played on a table, with a stick, known as a cue stick, which is used to strike balls, moving them around the table. ... The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive. ...

Born in New Delhi, India, he rose to prominence by winning the World Amateur Billiards Championships in 1985 and 1987. In the National Snooker Championships in 1989 held at Guntur,Andhra Pradesh he compiled a 147 break in snooker, the first amateur to complete an official maximum. An interesting thing about this break is the fact the Doordarshan camera crew covering the evnt had stepped out for a tea break while he was completing this feat,thus ensuring that this no footage of this grand achievement. Culture Tourist Attractions Delhi offers a multitude of interesting places and attractions to the visitor, so much so that it becomes difficult to decide from where to begin exploring the city. ... Snooker table Snooker is a billiards sport that is played on a large (12 × 6) baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long cushions. ... Doordarshan (दूरदर्शन) is a public broadcast terrestrial television channel run by Prasar Bharati, a board nominated by the Government of India. ...

In the 1992 World Professional Billiards Championship, he constructed a world record break of 1276 under the three-pot rule. He won the title in this year and would go on to win it again in 1993, 1995, 1998 and 2001.

A major sporting hero in India, Geet has recently set up a number of Internet web sites such as the portal Kheladi.com.

He is a recipient of India's highest sporting award, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in the year 1992-1993. He presently stays in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award is India’s highest sporting honour. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

Geet Sethi is an alumnus of IIM Ahmedabad, one of the premier management schools in India.

He has, along with Sunil Agarwal (another alumnus of IIM Ahmedabad), co-authored a book titled, 'Success v/s Joy'

World Professional Billiards Championship Results

• 1992: Won
• 1993: Won
• 1994: -
• 1995: Won (beat Devendra Joshi 1661-931)
• 1996: Runner-up (lost to Mike Russell 2534-1848)
• 1997: -
• 1998: Won (beat Mike Russell 1400-1015)
• 1999:
• 2000: Q/F (lost to David Causier)
• 2001: Won (beat Ashok Shandilya 3484-1289)
• 2002: S/F (lost to Peter Gilchrist 1767-851)
• 2003: group stages
• 2004: Q/F - lost to David Causier 971-722)