Date:10/01/2009 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2009/01/10/stories/2009011052491800.htm

Sport - Billiards & Snooker

Shah beats Joshi

MUMBAI: Rupesh Shah defeated Devendra Joshi 48-74, 65-30, 72-0, 60-40, 65-8 in a Group D match in the Nahar-MIG Cricket Club all-India snooker invitation tournament on Friday.

The results: Group A: Manan Chandra bt Faizal Khan 4-1 (66-101, 74-30, 67-1, 79-38, 66-28). Group B: Alok Kumar bt Rishabh Pandya 4-2 (61-74, 36-76, 83(79)-17, 84(84)-0, 65-41, 63-50).

Group C: R. Girish bt Nikhil Ootam 4-1 (73-41, 78-47, 64-74(74), 62-46, 63-56); Aditya Mehta bt Brijesh Damani 4-3 (75(74)-8, 50-60, 55-36, 5-96(87), 62-52, 27-74, 67-65).

Group D: Rupesh Shah bt Devendra Joshi 4-1 (48-74, 65-30, 72(72)-0, 60-40, 65-8); Kamal Chawla bt Shahbaz Khan 4-0 (58-41, 74-13, 79(44)-40, 101(66)-28); S Khan bt D Joshi 4-2 (54-63, 66-41, 104-1, 70-75, 67-34, 78-12); K Chawla bt D Joshi 4-2 (51-57, 71-48, 62-28, 28-73, 85-54, 65-42).