10 March 2013: Nitesh entered into Next Round

Nitesh Madan of Delhi who was runner-up in the Nationals held at Gwalior recently won in a breeze 3-NIL against his state-mate Ashmeet Singh. In the process he chalked out splended run of 68 in the opening frame to advance to the second round of of the RKG Snooker Masters North Zone championship being held at Megapool Snooker Academy, here today.

Delhi's Keerath Bhandaal, the sub-junior national champion, put up a spirited fight before losing to state-mate Bunty Retra. Bhandaal, who also won the Junior Billiards and Snooker titles along with sub-junior snooker at the recently concluded National Billiards & Snooker Championships in Gwalior, matched the pace of her opponent till the very last but ran out of steam in the decider to lose 2-3. Retra won the first frame comfortably before losing the second frame. Retra again surged ahead but Bhandaal drew parity with a break of 69 in the fourth frame. In the decider, Retra showed fine potting skills to seal the issue in his favour.

In the other matches of the day, Delhi's Anuj Uppal beat Uttar Pradesh's Akash Srivastava 3-0 while 15 years old Shivam Vats, the youngest player in the championship, impressed the crowd with his grit and determination before losing to Maharashtra's Rohan Sahalkar 1-3.

Players from Madhya Pradesh, Bharat Sisodiya and Prateek Jain, also won their respective matches and advanced to the next round of the championship.