"She's just 12 years old, but in between thinking about school and Taylor Swift, Tanvee "Lilac Tiger" Vallem is training to be a professional pool player. The Bethesda middle-schooler entered her first billiards tournament only five weeks after she began playing pool in 2022. This past June, she won first place in the 14-and-under division at the Connecticut State Junior Pool Championships. And later this month, she'll compete with girls 19 and under at the Predator WPA Junior World Championships in Gandia, Spain."
"When her father, Sree Vallem, brought home a pool table in the summer of 2022, he never imagined that his then-eight-year-old daughter would take to it. "She's so small and she couldn't reach the table, and I know pool needs a lot of practice," Vallem says. To his surprise, Tanvee asked him, "Papa, teach me!" Sree Vallem plays pool recreationally, and after teaching his daughter the basics, he decided to get her professional instruction."
Tanvee Vallem is a 12-year-old Bethesda middle-schooler training to be a professional pool player who began playing in 2022 and entered her first tournament within five weeks. She won the 14-and-under division at the Connecticut State Junior Pool Championships and will compete at the Predator WPA Junior World Championships in Gandia, Spain, representing India. Her father bought a table and taught her basics before securing professional online instruction through coach Roy Pastor's Break and Run Premier Junior Instructional Program coordinated by the Billiards Education Foundation. She practices at least three times weekly, runs drills, and holds sponsorships and scholarships supporting training and travel.
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