Haryana State Ranking Billiards & Snooker Tournament 2008

 

05 October 2008 - Panchkula

 

 

22nd Haryana State Billiards & Snooker Championship concluded on Sunday. Anil Sharma & Sameer Bhalla take home the sr. Snooker & Billiards titles.

 

Anil Sharma defeated Divya Sharma in the final. Anil Sharma showing his class & experience controlled the cue ball well with the regular breaks and was leading by 140 points in the first hour, but Divya got settle in the second hour and hit good breaks of 47,41 and 52 to come closer to Anil. Anil was leading by 18 points when five minutes were left. Divya missed a canon to give Anil a good position, which Anil capitalized well to hit an unfinished break of 40 points to win the match 459-401.

 

In the Sr. snooker final Sameer Bhalla, last year’s runner-up defeated defending champion Divya Sharma 3-2. In the first two frames Divya with his good breaks off 47,31-42 did not give any chance to Sameer to lead 2-0 in the best of five contest. In the third frame again Divya hit a break of 39and was leading by 23 points on the coloured balls, but Sameer showing his temperament and potting won the frame to make it 2-1. Fourth & fifth frames were very closed , but Sameer won both the frames on black ball.

 

Results :         Senior Billiards (Semi Final):

1          Anil Sharma          bt           Ashok Sharma 417-406

2          Divya Sharma       bt           Sameer Bhalla 486-459

 

Senior Billiards (Final)

1          Anil Sharma          bt         Divya Sharma 459-401

 

Senior Snooker (Final)

1.         Sameer   Bhalla      bt.            Divya Sharma 3-2