Sutaria pips Bhalla at NSCI Snooker Open

Mehul Sutaria played with plenty of determination and managed to overcome from Gautam Bhalla by snatching a 4 3 win in the best of 7 frame qualifying draw first round match of the NSCI Baulkline 3.0 All India Snooker Open, organised by the National Sports Club of (NSCI) in Worli on Monday. ADVERTISEMENT Sutaria stitched together some small breaks to win the crucial deciding frame to clinch a 40 31, 31 53, 37 59, 49 36, 56 42, 41 53 and 62 16 verdict and move to the next round.

Meanwhile, Cherag Ramakrishnan hit a break of 44 points in the first frame to set the ball rolling. He used his vast experience and brushed aside Jay Patel, winning five games at 4 1 (62 35, 57 34, 61 21, 57 64, 93 38). Vishal Gehani went on to blank Rishabh Shah posting a 4 0 (75 65, 66 39, 60 41 and 72 42) win..