<p>Reigning National champion Advani, despite defeats to Yasin Merchant and Aditya Mehta, finished on top while former Asian champion Merchant was ranked second at the Karnataka State Billiards Association Hall.<br /><br />Sourav Kothari was made to sweat by Alok Kumar but the Kolkata pro held his nerve in the decider to eke out a 4-3 win and finish third.<br /><br />Merchant, who avenged his 2009 Agra National loss to Advani with a 4-2 win on Friday, was unable to carry the momentum, losing to Mehta 1-4.<br /><br />National 6-red runner-up Brijesh Damani fought hard in his 4-3 win over Shahbaaz Adil Khan while Manan Chandra scored a workmanlike 4-2 victory over Kamal Chawla.<br />The billiards selection camp commences on Sunday with veteran Geet Sethi expected to join after he left the snooker camp midway owing to a medical emergency in the family. <br />The second camp is expected to be held in Goa during April-May.<br /><br />Results: Sourav Kothari bt Alok Kumar 4-3 (73-9, 42-68, 10-79, 66-18, 60-1, 5-105, 68-38); Brijesh Damani bt Shahbaaz Adil Khan 4-3 (59-54, 61-58, 1-76, 106-23, 35-59, 18-59, 97-49); Aditya Mehta bt Yasin Merchant 4-1 (52-58, 78-39, 98-22, 116-0, 73-40); Manan Chandra bt Kamal Chawla 4-2 (89-25, 65-31, 75-17, 15-76, 0-106, 89-11).<br /><br />Ranking: Pankaj Advani 1, Yasin Merchant 2, Sourav Kothari 3, Kamal Chawla 4, Aditya Mehta 5, Manan Chandra 6, Alok Kumar 7.</p>
<p>Reigning National champion Advani, despite defeats to Yasin Merchant and Aditya Mehta, finished on top while former Asian champion Merchant was ranked second at the Karnataka State Billiards Association Hall.<br /><br />Sourav Kothari was made to sweat by Alok Kumar but the Kolkata pro held his nerve in the decider to eke out a 4-3 win and finish third.<br /><br />Merchant, who avenged his 2009 Agra National loss to Advani with a 4-2 win on Friday, was unable to carry the momentum, losing to Mehta 1-4.<br /><br />National 6-red runner-up Brijesh Damani fought hard in his 4-3 win over Shahbaaz Adil Khan while Manan Chandra scored a workmanlike 4-2 victory over Kamal Chawla.<br />The billiards selection camp commences on Sunday with veteran Geet Sethi expected to join after he left the snooker camp midway owing to a medical emergency in the family. <br />The second camp is expected to be held in Goa during April-May.<br /><br />Results: Sourav Kothari bt Alok Kumar 4-3 (73-9, 42-68, 10-79, 66-18, 60-1, 5-105, 68-38); Brijesh Damani bt Shahbaaz Adil Khan 4-3 (59-54, 61-58, 1-76, 106-23, 35-59, 18-59, 97-49); Aditya Mehta bt Yasin Merchant 4-1 (52-58, 78-39, 98-22, 116-0, 73-40); Manan Chandra bt Kamal Chawla 4-2 (89-25, 65-31, 75-17, 15-76, 0-106, 89-11).<br /><br />Ranking: Pankaj Advani 1, Yasin Merchant 2, Sourav Kothari 3, Kamal Chawla 4, Aditya Mehta 5, Manan Chandra 6, Alok Kumar 7.</p>