Deepak A scored two fine victories in the KSBA State-ranking snooker tournament here on Thursday.
Deepak first edged past Yogesh Kumar M 3-2 before downing Arjun AR 3-0 in his Group A encounters.
Former champion IH Manudev enjoyed a perfect day in the office blanking Anil Kumar and Jasim Tawin by 3-0 margins respectively.
Veteran Arvind Savur defeated Balaji Reddy 3-1 in Group B but lost to N Manoj in another encounter.
Another experienced campaigner B V S Murthy also had mixed fortunes, winning one match and losing another.
Results: Group A: Deepak A bt Yogesh Kumar M 3-2; Arjun AR bt ML Lakshman 3-0; Yogesh Kumar M bt Arjun AR 3-0; Deepak A bt ML Lakshman 3-1. Group B: Arvind Savur bt Balaji Reddy 3-1; Sean Davis bt Manoj N 3-0; Sean Davis bt Balaji Reddy 3-2; Manoj N bt Arvind Savur 3-1. Group C: IH Manudev bt Anil Kumar 3-0; Madhuchandra bt Jasim Tawin 3-2; IH Manudev bt Jasim Tawin 3-0; Madhuchandra bt Anil Kumar 3-1. Group D: BVS Murthy bt R Santosh 3-2; KS Naveen Kumar bt Amar Chawla 3-1; KS Naveen Kumar bt R Santosh 3-1; Amar Chawla bt BVS Murthy 3-0. Group E: Sheetal Kumar bt Nadeem Azeez 3-0; Santosh Nazare bt Nikhil Pise 3-0; Sheetal Kumar bt Nikhil Pise 3-2; Santosh Nazre bt Nadeem Azeez 3-2. Group F: D Raj Kumar bt Amit Bhushan 3-1; Rohan M bt Nihaal Wadhwa 3-2; Amit Bhushan bt Nihaal Wadhwa 3-1; D Raj Kumar bt Rohan M 3-2.
