Delhi lads
Kumar, Saifi through
13.12.2014
Avinash Kumar
Delhi lads Avinash Kumar and Altamash
Saifi took different routes while qualifying for the main draw, in the
NSCI All India 9-Ball Open Pool tournament.
While Kumar, of Uttamnagar, eased through
from Group O with two comfortable back-to-back wins, Saifi, of
Malviyanagar, who earlier lost to Kumar, snatched a crucial 5-2 win over
Abhishek Bajaj to make it from the double elimination round. Saifi beat
Bajaj for the second time after winning 5-0 in the second round.
Also advancing to the main draw were Arun
Madhu of Tamil Nadu from Group M, Satbir Narula of CCI from Group N, and
Prabdeep Singh of MIG and Mayank Bhavsar of Kandivli from Group P.
The competition will resume on Monday
with the race-to-seven racks elite main draw after Sunday’s rest day.
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