Manan, Sourav are best cueists

Hyderabad: Sourav Kothari emerged No.1 in billiards while Manan Chandra took the snooker top spot as the BSFI selection camp tournaments for men drew to a close in the city. Pankaj Advani remained undefeated and climbed up to finish second in billiards.

In snooker, Ishpreet Singh Chadda surprised everyone on his way to the No.2 rank. In last day’s action, Manan Chandra defeated Ishpreet Singh 4-2 (30-71, 77-12, 10-71, 57-35, 71-54, 68-38) and Sandeep Gulati 4-2 (83-1, 51-64, 81-24, 39-37, 0-72, 56-26). Meanwhile, Ishpreet got the better of Dilip Kumar 4-3 (0-121, 37-73, 70-0, 111-1, 50-80, 70-54, 73-14) before beating Bharat Sisodiya 4-1 (70-24, 61-69, 77-40, 81-42, 77-36).

The Results:

Snooker: Lucky Vatnani bt Anuj Uppal 4-1 (73-17, 44-54, 63-48, 62-46, 77-37); Sandeep Gulati bt Bharat Sisodiya 4-2 (57-30, 0-87, 66-38, 25-73, 61-58, 101-0); Ishpreet Singh bt Dilip Kumar 4-3 (0-121, 37-73, 70-0, 111-1, 50-80, 70-54, 73-14); Bharat Sisodiya bt Anuj Uppal 4-2 (16-76, 92-01, 57-63, 81-43, 73-10, 74-19; Manan Chandra bt Ishpreet Singh 4-2 (30-71, 77-12, 10-71, 57-35, 71-54, 68-38); Dilip Kumar bt Lucky Vatnani 4-3 (58-47, 40-75, 6-65, 60-6, 25-63, 58-37, 83-30); Anuj Uppal bt Dilip Kumar 4-1 (64-39, 52-61, 57-8, 74-32, 51-15); Ishpreet Singh bt Bharat Sisodiya 4-1 (70-24, 61-69, 77-40, 81-42, 77-36); Manan Chandra bt Sandeep Gulati 4-2 (83-1, 51-64, 81-24, 39-37, 0-72, 56-26).

The rankings:

Billiards: 1. Sourav Kothari, 2. Pankaj Advani, 3. Siddarth Parekh, 4. Dhwaj Haria, 5. Devendra Joshi, 6. Sankar Rao; Snooker: 1. Manan Chandra, 2. Ishpreet Singh Chadda, 3. Sandeep Gulati, 4. Lucky Vatnani, 5. Dilip Kumar, 6. Anuj Uppal, 7. Bharat Sisodiya.