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Oh, that pain in the neck!
Updated On: 27 September, 2019 07:38 AM IST | | Sundari Iyer
World Snooker team event winner Aditya Mehta reveals fear of not returning to the sport due to persistent injury; hopes to play in the UK again
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Aditya Mehta
City cueist Aditya Mehta, 33, has made a comeback to the snooker table with a bang. On Wednesday, he won his first World title with Pankaj Advani at the IBSF World Snooker Team event in Mandalay, Myanmar. He was not exactly cock-a-hoop around this time last year. In fact, he was down on a low, wondering whether he could return to competitive sport while enduring a serious neck injury. He attributed the injury to the strain on his neck while participating in the World Snooker Tour for a decade in the United Kingdom.
"This [title] is actually a lot more special considering how difficult the last few years have been with the neck issue. I didn't play a shot for almost a full year in 2018, so this is a very, very special moment for me. There was a lot of fear [in me] last year — whether I would ever make it back to the highest level. This [triumph] has put those doubts to rest. I'm really looking forward to getting home and celebrating with my family. It means so much more to them because they are the reason I've made it so far," Mehta told mid-day yesterday.
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