Rohan Pai started with a flourish as he constructed a century break of 120 to defeat Sachin Lokare 480-150 in a first-round Qualifying match of the CCI Billiards Classic 2025 at the Wilson Jones Billiards hall on Friday.
Besides that huge effort, Pai also had three substantial breaks of 50, 54 and 53, ensuring his comfortable victory.
Tataya Sachdev was also in good nick and overcame Mehul Sutaria 485-143. Sachdev had two sizeable breaks of 61 and 66, which ensured his win.
In another match, Akshay Gogri prevailed over Carl Serrao, recording a 299-230 victory. Gogri produced two good breaks of 56 and 54, which helped him come through.
Results – Qualifying round: Chandu Kansodaria beat Darshan Shah 367-232, Akshay Gogri beat Carl Serrao 299(56,54)-230, Tataya Sachdev beat Mehul Sutaria 485(61,66)-143, Rohan Pai beat Sachin Lokare 480(120,50,54,53)-150, Vivek Narayan beat Vatsal Ponda 253-250, Hitesh Kotwani beat Akash Israni 476-229,