Loukic Pathare recorded another win defeating Manoj Kasare 3-1 (52-53, 68-17, 59-45, and 59-26) in a second round phase-1 match of the National Sports Club of India (NSCI) organised Rs 6.4 lakh NSCI All India Snooker Open ‘Baulkline’ 2022, and played at the NSCI billiards hall on Thursday.
In another match, Nikhil Saigal proved too good for Gautam Bhalla and fired in breaks of 64 and 43 and charged to a quick 3-0 (68-30, 85(64)-17, 78(43)-38) victory to advance to the third round.
Rahul Narang also enjoyed an easy second round match and scored a 3-1 (43-65, 57-42, 83-21, 89(39)-9) win against Karan Sabarwal to also progress to the next round.
Shubham Karade was awarded a walkover after his opponent Manan Shah did not report for their match.
Results: Shubham Karade w/o Manan Shah; Loukic Pathare bt Manoj Kasare 52-53, 68-17, 59-45, 59-26; Rahul Narang bt Karan Sabarwal 43-65, 57-42, 83-21, 89(39)-9; Nikhil Saigal bt Gautam Bhalla 68-30, 85(64)-17, 78(43)-38;