Delhi lads Kumar, Saifi through

13.12.2014

Avinash Kumar

Delhi lads Avinash Kumar and Altamash Saifi took different routes while qualifying for the main draw, in the NSCI All India 9-Ball Open Pool tournament.

While Kumar, of Uttamnagar, eased through from Group O with two comfortable back-to-back wins, Saifi, of Malviyanagar, who earlier lost to Kumar, snatched a crucial 5-2 win over Abhishek Bajaj to make it from the double elimination round. Saifi beat Bajaj for the second time after winning 5-0 in the second round.

Also advancing to the main draw were Arun Madhu of Tamil Nadu from Group M, Satbir Narula of CCI from Group N, and Prabdeep Singh of MIG and Mayank Bhavsar of Kandivli from Group P.

The competition will resume on Monday with the race-to-seven racks elite main draw after Sunday’s rest day.