India’s Sitwala pips Gilchrist for maiden World Billiards title

Dhruv Sitwala with his trophy

India cueist Dhruv Sitwala won his maiden World Billiards title in Auckland on Saturday. The Mumbai-based billiards player defeated reigning world champion
Peter Gilchrist of Singapore 537-438 in the two-hour final of the Auckland Open in New Zealand.

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The victory marks the first World Billiards ranking event honours of Sitwala's career as he becomes the first player other than David Causier or Gilchrist to lift a ranking title in 2024.