Titles for Rawat, Varsha in National Cue Sports
January 22nd, 2012 - 3:06 am ICT by IANSPune, Jan 21 (IANS) Delhi’s Laxman Rawat scored two back to back wins in the semi-final league to claim the junior snooker title, while Varsha Sanjeev of Karnataka annexed the girls sub-junior billiards crown in the Manisha Constructions National billiards and snooker championship here Saturday.
Rawat defeated top seed and defending champion Lalrina Renthlei of Mizoram 4-1 and then overcame State-mate Lalit Dahiya 4-2 to top the league on frame difference.
Rawat, who won two matches, had a frame difference of plus-7 (11-4) while Andhra’s Himanshu Jain finished second (plus-1) and Renthlei, also with two victories, had a zero difference to end up third ahead of Dahiya who lost his three matches.
In the girls sub-junior girls billiards final, holder Varsha Sanjeev beat Delhi’s Keerat Bhandal 165-116 to take the title.
In the semi-finals, Varsha outplayed local girl Arya Pimpale 191-87, while Bhandal got past Andhra’s Lahari Singapra 110-78.
Other results:
Girls sub-junior snooker (quarter-finals): Arya Pimpale (Mah) bt Alankrulti Prakash (Kar) 2-1; Lahari Sinapra (AP) bt Oshan Shah (Mah) 2-0; Keerat Bhandal (Del) bt Jasmeera Anjikar (Mah) 2-0; Varsha Sanjeev (Kar) bt Nihareeka Pandey (Raj) 2-0.
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