After the retirement of the great Billiard maestro Michael Joseph Ferreira, India were in very badly need of another Billiard player who will bear the light of hope for the Indian Billiard. And, very soon they found their so much desired champion player -- Geet Sethi. Because of having an outstanding career spanning above 35 years and still counting, the new Billiards maestro Geet Sethi has made his name synonymous with the three-ball game in India. He born in Delhi on April 17, 1961 and his intelligence was blossomed when he shifted to Ahmedabad at a young age. There, he did his schooling from St Xavier`s School and completed his college education from St Xavier`s College. He is the holder of a MBA degree from BK School of Management.

Geet Sethi started to show his excellence in a very young age of only 21. He startled and astonished all the Billiards fans when he defeated the great artist of the game Michael Ferreira and won the National senior title in the year of 1982. He carried on this good performance to prove that his win over M. Ferreira was not a fluke and in 1985, he won the IBSF World Billiards Championship by defeating Bob Marshal in a marathon 8-hour long final. He won the championship again in 1987. In the 1989 National Snooker Championships held at Guntur, Andhra Pradesh he compiled a 147 break in snooker. This was the official maximum by any amateur. He is considered to be a genuine inheritor of M. Ferreira.

Geet Sethi`s extraordinary run went on and he started to stun the whole world by his own artistry from the year of 1992. In that year he won the World Professional Billiards Championship by constructing a world record break of 1276 points which is the World Record under the three pot rule and was the highest break made in the last five decades. In the process, he broke the previous record of 1149 points set by M. Ferreira.

After that he went on to win it again and again in the years of 1993, 1995, 1998 and 2001. To add to his glory, he has won 3 World amateur Billiard titles in 1985, 1987 and 2001. His name is also featured in the Guinness Book of World Records for being the first amateur in the world to compile the maximum 147 break in Snooker. He dominated the sport of Billiards throughout much of the 1990s with his brilliance.

Geet Sethi is also remembered by the world of Billiards for his classic encounters with archrival Mike Russell. As he is a major sporting hero in India, the Government of India honoured him several times. He received the `Padma Shri Award` in the year of 1986. He was also given the `Arjuna Award` in the same year. After that, he received the prestigious `Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award` in 1992-93.

Besides being a legendary player of Billiards, Geet Sethi is involved in some other activities as well. He authored a book named `Success Vs Joy` in the year of 2005 and the book received some exceptional reviews from everywhere in India. He has recently set up a number of Internet websites relating with sports such as the portal named `kheladi.com`. At present, he is promoting a venture called `Gold Quest`. This venture is committed to support those sportspersons who have the potentials of winning Olympic medals.