Kanishk Jhanjharia and Anurag Bagri will clash in the second round after recording one-sided wins in their respective first-round contests here at the CCI Billiards Classic event on Thursday.
At Sir Wilson Jones hall, Cricket Club of India’s (CCI) Jhanjharia cruised past Amit Sapru 400-213 in the contest lasting over 90 minutes, constructing a break of 69 in the process.
Bagri remained steady on the path to win as he defeated Anil Sagar 308-227.
In another match, Akshay Gogri was made to work hard by Rahul Narang for a close 304-278 victory while Sunil Jain also had to toil, winning by a margin of 277-200 over Anwar Choudhary.
Carl Serrao staged a fightback to defeat Nikhil Ghadge 287-221 and Thakkar also scripted a similar story in his win over Shekhar Surve by 240-189.
Results (round 1): Vatsal Ponda beat Bakirao Pacharne 329-240; Yash Rungta beat Sanket Bapat 263-208; Akshay Gogri beat Rahul Narang 304-278; Sunil Jain beat Anwar Choudhary 277-200; Carl Serrao beat Nikhil Ghadge 287-221; Rishabh Thakkar beat Shekar Surve 240-189; Anurag Bagri beat Anil Sagar 308-227; Kanishk Jhanjharia beat Amit Sapru 400-213.
