Alok Kumar edged past Sumeet Talwar 9-8 to win the tournament in the first 9-ball pool camp at the KSBA Hall here on Tuesday. Manan Chandra defeated Gagan 7-1 to take the third place. In the semifinals, Alok scored over Chandra 9-6, while Talwar downed Gagan 9-5.
Results: Final: Alok Kumar bt Sumeet Talwar 9-8. Third place play-off: Manan Chandra bt Gagan 7-1. Semifinals: Sumeet Talwar bt Gagan 9-5; Alok Kumar bt Manan Chandra 9-6.
Points position and standings after first camp: Alok Kumar (3200 points) 1; Sumeet Talwar (2848) 2; Manan Chandra (2563) 3; Gagan (2370) 4; Dharminder Lilly (2088) 5; Shyam Jagtiani (1890) 6; Amit Yadav (1729) 7; Rafath Habib (1582) 8. Second camp groupings: Group A: Alok Kumar, Gagan, Dharminder Lilly, Rafath Habib, Devendra Joshi. Group B: Sumeet Talwar, Manan Chandra, Shyam Jagtiani, Amit Yadav, Vipin Sethi, Balaji Reddy. Results (second camp league): Devendra Joshi bt Gagan 7-4; Rafath Habib bt Dharminder Lilly 7-6; Sumeet Talwar bt Balaji Reddy 7-5; Manan Chandra bt Vipin Sethi 7-5; Shyam Jagtiani bt Amit Yadav 7-3; Devendra Joshi bt Alok Kumar 7-5; Sumeet Talwar bt Vipin Sethi 7-3; Manan Chandra bt Balaji Reddy 7-6; Dharminder Lilly bt Devendra Joshi 7-4; Shyam Jagtiani bt Vipin Sethi 7-3; Alok Kumar bt Rafath Habib 7-2; Sumeet Talwar bt Amit Yadav 7-1; Dharminder Lilly bt Gagan 7-1; Manan Chandra bt Shyam Jagtiani 7-2.