Sports Reporter
JAMMU: Nitin Sharma, Abhishek Pathania and Rohit Choudhary today qualified for the semifinals of the 6-Red Ball Snooker Championship being held at Billiards Hall, MA Stadium, here under the banner of J&K Billiards and Snooker Association.
In the quarterfinals, played today, Abhishek defeated Vishal Abrol 3-1 (30-16, 38-32, 59-25, 38-13) while Nitin outplayed Annanya Mahajan 3-0 (45-24, 58-34, 25-17). In other last eight stages match, Rohit trounced Vidit Gawri 3-2 (16-32, 31-25, 08-35, 30-28, 35-32) in a close contest. In the meantime, Vivek Wazir and Arish Sharma today qualified for the quarterfinals and shall take on each other for the semifinals berth. The Results: Vicky Wazir defeated Sohail Khalid 3-2 (32-17, 11-42, 30-31, 38-18, 28-17); Arish Sharma beat Nikhil Kapahi 3-2 (29-26, 36-14, 28-54, 13-51, 53-15).
Meanwhile, the Sub-junior Jammu District 6-Red Ball Championship got underway today.