SPORTS REPORTER
JAMMU: Sourab Dogra, Ishan Choudhary and Akhil among 16 cueists on Monday advanced into the next round of the 6-Ball Red Open State Snooker Tournament, organised by J and K Billiards and Snooker Association (JKBSC) at Billiards Hall, MA Stadium, here.
Prominent among those who lost in their first outings were senior player and General Secretary of JKBSA, Vishal Abrol and Abhi Gupta. However, Organising Secretary of the event and Senior Vice President of the Association, Jaideep Manocha won their respective matches.
The Detailed Results:
Nikhil Verma beat Sahil Dogra 3-0 (48-15, 33-23, 42-32); Adnan Lone defeated Umar Sheikh 3-1 (50-18,38-14, 30-45, 45-17); Sourav Dogra trounced Vishal Abrol 3-0 (45-30, 33-24, 40-29); Ishan Choudhary blanked Abhi Gupta 3-0 (34-19, 46-00,43-25); Kush Gupta downed Somarth Amla 3-2 (21-36, 28-49, 43-33, 36-09, 40-12) ; Vidit Gawri defeated Sourav Sharma 3-0 (28-21, 44-17, 41-02); Aseem Ghai trounced Kuldeep Singh 3-0 (38-27, 36-02, 65-09); Sohail Khalid beat Furkan Wani 3-0 (42-21, 35-20, 36-05); Muqdaar Sami defeated Abhinav Sharma 3-0 (52-17, 37-22, 48-35); Nitiin Sharma outplayed Rohit Chib 3-0 (34-25, 34-23, 30-04); Jaideep Manocha downed Gurjeev Singh 3-0 (38-05, 43-09, 40-21).
