S A Saleem hails from a cue sports family, his father Late S A Aleem was a Billiards player and Former
India No 2.
Saleem is a Former India No 3 In Snooker and Multiple times Tamil Nadu State Snooker Champion.
His highest Break in Snooker in a Match is 139 and in Practice 146.
He has played with the likes of Ronnie O’Sullivan and Jimmy White and won matches with Geet
Sethi, OB Agarwal and Darren Morgan.
His achievements till date as a player
• Semi Finalist at the Junior Snooker National Championship held at Chandigarh in 1985 • In his debut appearance in the Senior Snooker National Championship held at Pune in 1986, he made a century break, entering the Limca book of records and finished as India No. 4. • India No.3 for six years in the Senior Men’s Snooker Category. • Tamil Nadu No.1 in Snooker for nine consecutive years 1986-1994 • Won two major tournament titles in Sri Lanka with a Century break during the tournament. • Semi Finalist at the Dhaka International event with a Century break during the tournament. • Participated in Pro Am tournaments in UK in 1992
