04 February 2013:
Malkeet made Uttar Pradesh proud
Malkeet made
Uttar Pradesh proud by winning maiden national title for the
State. Malkeet Singh becomes the first player from Uttar
Pradesh who has ever won National Title when he won the
National Junior Snooker title today in Manisha National
Billiards & Snooker Championship 2013 being held at Gymnasium
Hall of Jiwaji University, Gwalior (Org. by Gwalior District
Billiards and Snooker Association). He defeated all three
opponents in round robin league and scored +10 points.
Yesterday he
defeated Nitesh Madan from Delhi and Rahul Sachdev from
Maharashtra in straight sets of frame 4-Nil and today he
outplayed Vishal Vaya from Maharashtra 4-2.
Today while
playing against Vishal Vaya, Malkeet played fearless and
demonstrated tremendous potting in the first frame. Vishal
managed to clinch the second frame but in next frame, again
Malkeet produced two breaks of 52 and 42 points to take lead
2-1. Next frame, however, Vishal managed to pull and leveled
the match which Malkeet replied by producing 40 points break
in next and brilliant potting play in 6th frame to seal the
match and winning the championship.
Nitesh Madan from
Delhi remained No.2 as he defeated the other two contenders
Vishal Vaya (4-Nil) and Rahul Sachdev (4-2).
In Senior
Billiards, Sub-Junior champion Ishpreet Chadha upset India
No.6 Siddharth Parikh in the decider game 3-2. Ishpreet made
two breaks of 68 and 60 points in 3rd and 5th frame.
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