Carrom Association UK

It’s that time of year again.
The windows are grimy and it really shows when the sun shines through.
Time for a Spring clean.
Just be careful when you find your Carrom board crammed under the bed, along with suitcases, boxes and all the other odds and ends that breed underneath.
Do not scratch the playing surface. If you do you may be able to repair it, or you just get used to the pieces veering off when that was a definite pot.
When you’ve found your Carrom board, just dust it off, gently.
And that’s it.
Ready for play.

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The weather for the weekend in London is going to be hot and sunny.
Don’t go to B & Q or Ikea. Visit carromcafe on Sunday and enjoy a free game of Carrom.
It’s not often you get something for free in London. And the chance to sit down.
See you on Sunday.

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St.George’s Day never used to be a big deal in the U.K.
However that is all changing. Any excuse for another holiday. He’s the patron saint of England.
St. Patrick’s Day on 17th March, is for the Irish and any one else who wants to join in.
St. Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland and there’s a town named after him, well known for it’s golf, university and Prince William, who attended the university until recently.His day is celebrated by Scots on 30th November.
St. David is the patron saint of Wales and his day is 1st March.
This has nothing to do with Carrom except if we did start to celebrate these days think how many more Carrom Competitions we could have.
We could have Carrom champions and teams from all four countries.
Just remember rugby wasn’t so popular a few years ago, now look at it.
Tennis is too expensive for a lot of people, as is golf.
Good thing about Carrom, it can be played by men, women and children of all ages, and abilities.
However it can also be highly competitive and the top players are very skilled and use all sorts of tactics.
Maybe British men think it’s not exciting enough. Darts, dominoes, golf, bowls, cricket! Need I say more?
So all you women out there, I think it’s time to give the bingo a miss and start organising a few Carrom clubs.

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As I’ve written before, some people claim Snooker originated from Carrom.
I don’t know if it is true. It could be.
So for all you snooker/carrom fans the following video is for you.
It’s 10 years since Ronnie O’Sullivan played the Fastest Frame ever. I don’t think the record has been beaten yet.
He makes it look so easy 5 minutes 20 seconds - Snooker - Greatest 147
It happened on 21st April 1997 at the Embassy world championships which were held at the Crucible.
Poor Mick Price.

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Not physically possible, but seeing is believing.
Have a look at the other videos by this guy, he has another unbelievable short video of another carrom shot.
Is he lucky? Is he cheating?Maybe he glues them together?
However he does it, it is quite amazing.

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I found the picture below.
It’s from an American version of Carrom.
They use short sticks or cues instead of flicking with their fingers.
They also use counters with a hole in the middle.
I’ve never played the game, But I’d be interested to hear from anyone who has played this game and the one more usually played in the UK and Asia.
Is it easier?
Does it require as much skill?
Let’s know what you think.

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Last year there were Carrom games held at Arnold Circus, Tower Hamlets in East London.
I have tried to find out if they will be doing the same this year but I am unable to find out yet.
If anyone out there knows about any games planned please let us know and we will publish it here.
Thanks.
More info here.

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