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Five Indians advance

Avinash Nair

VASCO: It was the day of reckoning for the pretenders from the contenders and there are five Indians from the eight entrants in the round of 32 that commences tomorrow, in the Vascon-Manisha IBSF World Under-21 snooker championship.

At the Bogmallo Beach Resort here on Tuesday, the eight seeds in the knock-out phase of the championship were identified with Passakorn Suwannawat of Thailand heading the contenders.

India’s Arantxa Sanchis humbled Lavanya Bhaskaran 3-0 to consolidate her position in the semifinals line-up. Arantxa, the diminutive Engineering student from Mumbai, outclassed higher seeded Lavanya with better potting and shrewder snookers. Aakanksha Singh finished at the bottom of the nine-player league, losing even to 11-year old Keerat Bhandaal.

No sparkle

The match between Daniel Wells of Wales and Yu Delu the Chinese failed to provide the sparkle. The Chinese produced a break of 68 in the first frame and one expected a thriller in the offing, but Welshman Daniel Wells shut him out of the contest with some superb potting and fantastic control over the cue ball. Rishabh Pandya, Shravan Mohta, Younis Kuchey, Pushpender Singh and Shivam Arora all made it to the round of 32 from India.

The qualifiers: Group A: Anda Zhang (Chn), Michael Georgiou (Eng), Pushpender Singh (Ind) and Ahmed Ghulam Muanedi (Bah). Group B: Moh Keen Hoo (Mal), V Muldon (Ire), Matt Williams (Eng) and David Meier-Bailey (NZ). Gr oup C: P Jantad (Thai), Lim Jia Sheng (Sing), Younis Kuchey (Ind) and Colvin O’Brien (Ire). Group D: Kristoff Vermeiren (Bel), Li Hang (Chn), Marc Davis (Sco), John Loh (Mal). Group E: Robbie Williams (Eng ), David Hogan (Ire), Thor Chuan Leong (Mal), El Shrbene Yasser (Egy). Group F: Daniel Wells (Wal), Yu Delu (Chn), Rishabh Pandya (Ind) and H Mahmod (Bah). Group G: P Suwannawat (Thai), Jordan Brown (N. Ire), Stephen Ellis (Wal), Shivam Arora (Ind). Group H: Chinnakrit Yaowannasri (Tha), D O’Sullivan (Ire), Joeri Reisig (Neth) and Shravan Mohta (Ind).

The eight seeds (based on wins and frame scores) are: 1. Passakorn Suwannawat, 2. Daniel Wells, 3. Moh Keen Hoo, 4. Pramual Jantad, 5.Chinnakrit Yaowannasri, 6. Anda Zhang, 7. Robbie Williams, 8. Kristoff Vermeiren.

The results: Men’s: Group A: Pushpender Singh (Ind) bt Ali Al Obaidly (Qat) 4-3 (24-73, 73-8, 46-67, 27-83, 71-37, 82-44, 70-29); M Georgiou (Eng) bt A Ghulam Muanedi (Bah) 4-1 (62-11, 83-12, 57-49, 53-62, 64-1 9); Anda Zhang (Chn) bt Arya Sohrabi (Ned) 4-0 (78 (77) -22, 126 (126) -1, 72-25, 95 (77) -6); Pushpender bt Gailums Tomass (Lat) 4-0 (68-11, 72-42, 55-9, 57-21); A.A Obaidly bt Joseph Loughran (N Ire) 4-1 (63-44, 23-51, 56-3, 71-1, 55-40).

Group B: Yassen Hatem (Egt) bt Balaji Reddy (Ind) 4-3 (69-62, 48-59, 42-62, 22-68, 71-23, 56-24, 73-26); Omar Alkojah (Syr) bt Abdul Rahman Saif Al Shamsi (UAE) 4-0 (62-46, 57-17, 68-50, 70-42); V Muldoon (Ire) bt D Meier-Bailey (NZ) 4 -3 (55-70, 59-4, 37-54, 15-52, 71-30, 72-28, 67-34); Omar Alkojah bt Matt Williams (Eng) 4-2 (61-26, 70-41, 9-73, 26-52, 78-49, 98-79); Moh Keen Hoo(Mal) bt Yasser Hatem 4-0 (56-34, 57-34, 116 (116)-0, 69-40); David Meier-Bailey bt Omar Alkojah 4-2 (46-65, 79-2, 69-36, 59-51, 28-51, 59-47).

Group E: Robbie Williams (Eng) bt Ajay Bhushan (Ind) 4-0 (97 (97) -1. 59-30, 61-32, 103 (99) -0); S Swain (NZ) bt Khamis Al Obaidly (Qat) 4-3 (68-21, 16-60, 24-58, 56-49, 32-45, 70-29, 73-2); El Shrbene Yasser (Egt) bt M Sirko (Pol) 4- 3 (59-52, 19-92, 58-54, 18-68, 52-19, 11-89, 70-30); D Hogan (Ire) bt KA Obaidly 4-0 (71-38, 96 (96) -7, 109 (77) -0, 72-42); Thor Chuan Leong (Mal) bt Shannon Swain 4-0 (103-9, 75-16, 75-13, 56-46).

Group F: Rishabh Pandya (Ind) bt Abdullah Al-Sobhy (KSA) 4-0 (63-15, 91-2, 76-10, 82-41); H Mahmod (Bah) bt J Kells (N Ire) 4-3 (61-49, 11-71, 74-29, 54-52, 23-83, 37-68, 72-47); Daniel Wells (Wales) bt Yu Delu (Chn) 4-1 (20-72 (68), 7 0-20, 58-15, 71-1, 54-8); Yu Delu bt Christoffer Koba (Swe) 4-1 (61-37, 91 (85) -1, 73-32, 54-78, 74-2); Hussein M bt Daniel Faddoul 4-1 (57-46, 77-33, 72-56, 31-64, 56-44).

Group H: Shravan Mohta (Ind) bt Mohanna Al Obaidly (Qat) 4-2 (56-35, 44-66, 46-51, 68-25, 88 (87) -1, 58-17); D. O’Sullivan (Ire) bt J. Reisig (Ned) 4-3 (48-56, 67-45, 65-31, 25-66, 2-70, 54-19, 58-36); C Yaowannasri (Thai) bt M Zielinski (Pol) 4-1 (67-32, 5-65, 71-37, 60-47, 64-16); D O’Sullivan bt A Grabish (Aus) 4-0 (76-11, 66-45, 46-26, 51-42); Yaowannasri bt MA Obaidly 4-0 (67-20, 114 (53) -24, 56-36, 120 (101) -1); M Zielinski bt Giovanni Duquenois (Bel) 4-2 (10-54, 58-66, 57-48, 62-32, 55-7, 52-8); Joeri Reisig bt Shravan Mohta 4-0 (58-34,56-45, 67-44, 71-22).

Women’s: Arantxa Sanchis (Ind) bt Lavanya (Ind) 3-0 (52-46, 67-34, 49-19); Ng On Yee (HK Chn) bt Aakanksha Singh (Ind) 3-0 (83-48, 50-29, 54-19).

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