Sethi continues winning spree

MUMBAI, NOV. 13. Former World champion Geet Sethi of India continued his winning spree when he drubbed John Dinsmore of Northern Ireland 4-0 in a Group-B league match at the World Open billiards championship at Middlesbrough on Sunday.

Earlier, Sethi had beaten 21-year-old Matthew Bolton of Australia and the dangerous Englishman Ian Williamson in his first two league matches, as per information received here on Monday.

Sethi along with former World runner-up Devendra Joshi, who defeated 55-year-old Richard Brennan of the Republic of Ireland 4-2 from Group-D, look set to qualify for last 16 stage from their respective groups.

Sethi will now run into Englishman Darren Kell in his last league match while the Mumbai-based Joshi needs a win from the remaining two matches against World number five Chris Shutt and top amateur from England Tony Mackinder.

Among other Indians in the fray Ashok Shandilya topped Group-E crushing 15-year-old compatriot Pankaj Advani 4-1 while former National champion Alok Kumar turned in a fine performance to beat his countryman Manoj Kothari 4-0 in a Group-F match.

Another Mumbai-based cueist Nalin Patel crushed Franz Meszaros of Austria 4-0 from Group-F while another Indian Dhruv Sitwala lost 2-4 to World number six Roxton Chapman of England.

Important results: Geet Sethi (Ind) bt John Dinsmore (N.Ire) 4-0; Devendra Joshi (Ind) bt Richard Brennan (Rep. of Ire) 4-2; Ashok Shandilya (Ind) bt Pankaj Advani (Ind) 4-1; Alok Kumar (Ind) bt Manoj Kothari (Ind) 4-0; Nalin Patel (Ind) bt Franz Meszaros (Aut) 4-0; Roxton Chapman (Eng) bt Dhruv Sitwala (Ind) 4-2.

- PTI

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