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Kuchey posts surprise win

Avinash Nair

Jantad demolishes Khalid Ali

VASCO (Goa): India No.4 Younis Kuchey provided a silver lining even as Thailand’s threesome continued their relentless march on the fourth day of the Vascon-Manisha World under-21 snooker championship at the Bogmallo Beach resort here on Saturday.

If Kuchey’s 4-2 result over Belgium’s Davy Pauly was a surprise, the unrelenting Pramual Jantad has left nothing to chance.

Brilliant potting and aggressive approach has pitchforked Jantad to the favourite’s tag. Jantad was merciless during his 60-46, 70-44, 69-23, 64-18 victory over UAE’s Khalid Ali Mohd.

Kuchey, a third year B.Sc student from Srinagar, looked mighty pleased with his potting on Saturday. “Everything worked to a nicety today... and the win has boosted my confidence considerably,” he said.

With this win, Kuchey improved his win-loss record to 3-1 and thus ensured himself of a place in the round of 32 (knock-out) alongside Shivam Arora and Rishabh Pandya.

Shravan Mohta lost an extended match to David O’Sullivan, while Balaji Reddy finally tasted victory, though it came after a lot of sweat, over Abdul Rehman Saif Al-Shamsi.

The results: Group ‘A’: Michael Georgiou (Eng) bt Pushpender Singh (Ind) 4-1 (59-38, 1-60, 65-43, 66-7, 92-2); Sohrabi Arya (Neth) bt Gailums Tomass (Lat) 4-2 (56-22, 46-12, 44-65, 5-55 85-53, 63-23); Ahmed Ghulam Muanedi ( Bah) bt Joseph Loughran (N. Ire) 4-2 (54-23, 37-51, 25-51, 70-14, 58-10, 56-38); Anda Zhang (Chn) bt Gailums Tomass (Lat) 4-1 (113-14, 53-67, 54-36, 97-6, 56-9).

Group ‘B’: Moh Keen Hoo (Mal) bt Vincent Muldoon (Irel) 4-1 (64-22, 9-63, 72-36, 61-8, 62-40); Matt Williams (Eng) bt Yasser Hatem (Egy) 4-2 (87-15, 67-75, 75-30, 78-30, 40-62, 65-26): Balaji Reddy (Ind) bt Abdul Rehman Sai f Al Shamshi (UAE) 4-3 (23-61, 12-42, 57-53, 24-71, 74-59, 54-19, 64-52); Moh Keen Hoo (Mal) bt David Meier-Bailey (NZ) 4-0 (55-40, 73-19,61-14,61-27).

Group ‘C’: Pramual Jantad (Thai) bt Khalid Al Mohammed Ali Kamali (UAE) 4-0 (60-46, 70-44, 69-23, 64-18); Davy Pauly (Bel) bt Mohamed Al Kamali (UAE) 4-0 (69-25, 58-29, 30-13, 34-0); Lim Jia Sheng (Sin) bt Nedal Al Bakshy ( KSA) 4-1 (46-42, 68-27, 91-22, 6-60, 53-41); Younis Kuchey (Ind) bt Davy Pauly (Bel) 4-2 (52-37, 9-56, 56-46, 67-36, 12-86, 77-63); Colvin O’Brien (Ire) bt Nedal Al Bakshy (KSA) 4-0 (forfeited, 71-2, 82-1, 68-2).

Group ‘D’: Kristoff Vermeiren (Bel) bt Shahbaaz Adil Khan (Ind) 4-0 (60-22, 57-47, 68-47, 65-1); Kristoff bt Hussen Alwatani (Bah) 4-0 (64-8, 65-99, 67-37, 69-20); Marc Davis (Sco) bt John Loh (Mal) 4-3 (19-56, 55-9, 25-55, 55-8, 35-53, 60-41, 87-13); Li Hang (Chn) bt Hussein Alwatani (Bah) 4-0 (65-14, 60-38, 105-0, 75-57).

Group ‘E’: David Hogan (Ire) bt El Shrbene Yasser (Egy) 4-1 (77-22, 45-71, 61-30, 75-36, 70-34); Thor Chuan Leong (Mal) bt Mariusz Sirko (Pol) 4-3 (47-74, 46-47, 26-71, 64-30, 66-22, 72-37, 65-25); Robbie Williams (Eng) bt Shannon Swain (NZ) 4-0 (66-36, 66-17, 68-12, 72-30); David Hogan (Ire) bt Ajay Bhushan (Ind) 4-0 (80-1, 78-11, 44-38, 78-37).

Group ‘F’: Christopher Koba (Swe) bt Abdullah Al Sobhy (KSA) 4-0 (69-50, 60-28, 64-44, 54-19); Rishab Pandya (Ind) bt Daniel Faddoul (Aus) 4-1 (64-55, 58-44, 54-58, 63-36, 42-34); Yu Delu (Chn) bt Jonathan Kells (N. Ire) 4- 2 (71-26, 58-61, 55-47, 61-64, 78-43, 58-22); Daniel Wells (Wal) bt Daniel Faddoul (Aus) 4-0 (96-0, 60-43, 85-0, 73-45).

Group ‘G’: Jordan Brown (N. Ire) bt Shivam Arora 4-0 (80-41, 80-0, 67-25, 65-20); Jordan Brown (N. Ire) bt Stephen Ellis (Wal) 4-1 (63-27, 57-42, 2-67, 86-18, 63-36); Douglas Appelberg (Swe) bt Abdulla Ibrahim Hassim Abdull a (UAE) 4-3 (44-58, 54-36, 56-31, 62-25, 45-65, 43-64, 77-30); Passakorn Suwannawat (Thai) bt Shivam Arora (Ind) 4-0 (85-57, 61-7, 54-2, 67-39).

Group ‘H’: David O’Sullivan (Ire) bt Shravan Mohta (Ind) 4-2 (52-48, 48-54, 76-87, 61-36, 60-39, 61-47); Chinnakrit Yaowannasri (Thai) bt Giovanni Duquenos (Bel) 4-3 (29-60, 83-0, 87-0, 2-54, 19-48, 83-2, 72-1); Joeri Reisig (Ned) bt Michal Zielinksi (Pol) 4-2 (63-57, 60-20, 41-73, 44-63, 59-9, 68-38); Shravan Mohta bt Adam Grabish (Aus) 4-0 (62-3, 62-20, 61-24, 84-46); Chinnakrit Yaoannasri (Thi) bt David O’Sullivan (Ire) 4-0 (71-25, 64-36, 50-37, 84-0).

Girls: Ng On Yee (HK Chn) bt Arantxa Sanchis (Ind) 3-1 (63-12, 57-49, 39-54, 62-21); Ramona Belmont (NZ) bt Hasani Armaghan (Irn) 3-0 (71-20, 65-18, 63-12); Lavanya Bhaskaran (Ind) bt Keerat Bhandal (Ind) 3-0 (59-16, 56-35, 33-22); Bi Zhuqing (Chn) bt Ng On Yee (HK Chn) 3-0 (74-24, 45-36, 75-6).

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