Whistling Properties Asian Qualifying National Camp 2011

Snooker & English Billiards

28 February - 07 March 2010 @ Sports Club, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

 

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After the completion of Snooker camp yesterday, the English Billiards camp of Whistling Properties Asian Qualifying National Camp 2011. This camp is being organized jointly by Gujarat State Billiards Association and Sports Club of Gujarat..

 

All cueists arrived in early noon to sport club after a relaxed over night trip of Kensville Golf Living. Every cueist is now looking refreshed and has now started with the proceedings in English Billiards discipline to confirm their berth in upnext Asian Billiards championship 2011 to be held in Kish Island, Iran.

 

The first session started at 1:00 PM where the current top seed Alok Kumar took on Rupesh Shah and defeated him in straight set of games 3-0 in best of five (100-up) encounter..

 

On the other table, top two cueists of the country Pankaj Advani and Geet Sethi played each other and pulled the match till the deciding game. Finally Pankaj took lead by winning the decider 3-2..

 

In second session, current World Professional runner-up Dhruv Sitwala wins comfortably against his statemate and former world champion Ashok Shandilya. Shandilya managed to score 46 in first game but then, Dhruv dominated and outplayed him in straight set..

 

B. Bhaskar of Karnataka also registered win over Veteran Shyam Jagtiani from West Bengal 3-1..

 

In the third session, where Pankaj defeated local boy Rupesh Shah easily in straight set 3-0, Geet Sethi had to sacrifice two frame to Alok Kumar despite leading 2-0. Finally Geet wins the decider and defeated top seed Alok Kumar 3-2.

 

In the last session tonight, Ashok Shandilya lost the first game but over come and defeated B. Bhaskar, 3-1 crafting 87, 64 and 61 breaks in 2nd, 3rd and 4th games.

 

The first upset of this Billiards camp was last match in the night, where Shyam Jagtiani of Railways defeated Current Professional Billiards runner-up Dhruv Sitwala 3 games to 1. Jagtiani took all control from first game only and did not give chances to Dhruv at all. When it was lookin a clean sweep in the match, 3rd frame Dhruv survived by crafting 51 break when Jagtiani missed on 97. But Jagtiani did not want to let it go like this and in the next game he made a break of 92 to outplay Dhruv 3-1.