Team Fiji targets Oceania pool championships

Team Fiji will fly the national flag at four major Oceania pool championships in Aus­tralia this month.

The competitions will start in Sydney with the Oceania Women's 10-Ball Championship, Oceania 10-Ball Open Championship and Trans-Tasman Teams Challenge, scheduled from November 11-14.

The action will then move to the Gold Coast for the Oceania Heyball Open Championship from Novem­ber 17-20.

Team Fiji's three-member team comprises of banker Navneil Maharaj of Lautoka, accomplished pool player; Navneel Singh of Nausori along with Lautoka's Ray­mond Reddy (pictured) who is the president of the Oceania Pool Bil­liards Association (OPBA).

Reddy said the tournaments would provide their players inter­national exposure and a chance to measure their skills against expe­rienced opponents from Australia and New Zealand.

Reddy has been invited to official­ly open all four championships. The invitation recognises Fiji's involvement and leadership in the development and promotion of pool billiards across the Oceania region.