After winning the first frame against Goenka of Kolkata, he started with fantastic long pot and went on for the red- black combination.
At times, he was off-track but showed great recovery with the aim to hit a 147 en route to winning in straight frames in a group A fixture.
Multiple state champion Manish Jain registered an excellent win against former Asian billiards champion Sourav Kothari, blanking him 3-0 in first league stage match.
Manish dominated since the start and won first two frames one-sided. Though Sourav fought back in third frame but Manish held his nerve better and close the proceedings 3-0.
Kothari returned strongly in his second match to oust hreevardhan Poddar with a third straight loss in a group C battle.
Delhi’s Sundeep Gulati hit the first century break of this invitation tournament.
He scored 103 against Kolkata-based Shabaaz Adil Khan in second frame en route to a 3-2 win
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