Seasoned cueist Nikhil Ootam showed superb touch and played confidently to outsmart Akshay Gogri, coasting to a 500-429 point-difference victory in the opening Group-D match of the All-India CCI Billiards Classic 2024, played at the Cricket .
India No. 4 Shah asserted his dominance with a 155 run to forge into the lead in the two-and-a-half hour match organized by the Cricket Club of India at their Sir Wilson Jones billiards hall. Shah, after having settled down, launched into the marathon break which culminated when he missed a difficult red pot.Shah
Former World Champion and India No. 4 Rupesh Shah of Gujarat, after a hesitant start, was in full flow and rolled in a break of 399 to brush aside the challenge from Mumbai's talented youngster Sumer Mago in a pre-quarterfinal match of the Rs .
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Mumbai, April 13: Interesting and absorbing contests will be on cards as India s ace cueist Pankaj Advani, winner of 25 World titles, Dhruv Sitwala, the current Indian No. 2, Peter Gilchrist of Singapore, winner of multiple world titles and Rob Hall of England will be competing for the top honours in the Rs 10 lakh prize-money CCI Classic Invitation Billiards (time format) Championship, starting here on Friday.