JOIN USQualifiers Rahul Sachdev and Rishit Jain scored identical 3-1 victories to storm into the pre-quarterfinals of the National Junior snooker championship here on Wednesday.
While Mahasrashtra’s Sachdev ousted Andhra Pradesh’s Ashutosh Madhuraj 67-57, 11-65, 48-10, 46-16, Delhi’s Jain sparkled in his 52-39, 47-40, 41-73, 61-37 win over Madhya Pradesh’s Anurag Giri at the PYC Hindu Gymkhana.
Results (snooker): Junior: Round of 32: Dheeman Borah (Asm) bt Avanish Shah (MP) 3-1 (58-39, 60-34, 17-67, 65-59); Gurubachan Singh (WB) bt Ashish Nadda (Cha) 3-2 (40-28, 38-46, 52-56, 54-32, 54-35); Sarfraz Uddin (WB) bt Sahil Sharma (Pun) 3-2 (28-53, 47-22, 35-65, 81-69, 64-52); Rishit Jain (Del) bt Anurag Giri (MP) 3-1 (52-39, 47-40, 41-73, 61-37); Rahul Sachdev (Mah) bt Ashutosh Madhuraj (AP) 3-1 (67-57, 11-65, 48-10, 46-16); Chirag Arora (Ori) bt Bhanu Sharma (Raj) 3-1 (60-39, 65-38, 36-64, 54-53).