Cyrus Aga and Chetan Mulani recorded contrasting victories in their respective first-round qualifying matches of the CCI Snooker Classic 2025, an all-India tournament, played at the CCI’s Wilson Jones billiards hall on Wednesday.
Santosh Abnave defeated Lavin Lekhraj 3-1 in CCI Snooker Classic 2025
Playing with plenty of grit and determination Aga snatched the deciding fifth frame to quash the spirited challenge from Ashish Gore clinching a deserving 3-2 (56-40, 67-43, 68-83, 52-59, and 65-21) victory to progress to the second round.
In contrast, Mulani had things his way and outplayed Vijay Lilwa romping to a 3-0 (60-17, 45-5, and 63-28) win to advance to the next round.
Meanwhile, CCI billiards marker Santosh Abnave also booked a second-round berth by defeating Lavin Lekhraj 3-1 (72-30, 67-23, 39-56, and 59-54) in another first-round clash.
Results – Qualifying Round 1: Arshad Turki beat Brijesh Nanavati 3-1 (35-43, 50-10, 55-45, 88-29);
Chetan Mulani beat Vijay Lilwa 3-0 (60-17, 45-5, 63-28);
Santosh Abnave beat Lavin Lekhraj 3-1 (72-30, 67-23, 39-56, 59-54);
Cyrus Aga beat Ashish Gore 3-2 (56-40, 67-43, 68-83, 52-59, 65-21);
Mustaq Khan beat Danish Khan 3-1 (38-60, 81-1, 51-14, 69-17);