Sutaria pips Bhalla at NSCI Snooker Open

Meanwhile, Cherag Ramakrishnan hit a break of 44 points in the first frame to set the ball rolling

Mehul Sutaria played with plenty of determination and managed to overcome  from Gautam Bhalla by snatching a 4-3 win in the best-of-7-frame qualifying draw first round match of the NSCI Baulkline 3.0 All India Snooker Open, organised by the National Sports Club of India (NSCI) in Worli on Monday.

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Sutaria stitched together some small breaks to win the crucial deciding frame to clinch a 40-31, 31-53, 37-59, 49-36, 56-42, 41-53 and 62-16 verdict and move to the next round. Meanwhile, Cherag Ramakrishnan hit a break of 44 points in the first frame to set the ball rolling.

He used his vast experience and brushed aside Jay Patel, winning five games at 4-1 (62-35, 57-34, 61-21, 57-64, 93-38). Vishal Gehani went on to blank Rishabh Shah posting a 4-0 (75-65, 66-39, 60-41 and 72-42) win.

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