Gandhi Kotari wins Telangana state ranking tenpin bowling title

Gandhi Kotari won the inaugural Telangana State-ranking tenpin bowling tournament in Hyderabad, defeating Prem Sai in the final. Sruthi Adhini claimed the women’s title, while Rakshith Raghav and Naveen Siddam finished third and fourth respectively

Hyderabad: Gandhi Kotari emerged champion in the inaugural Telangana State-ranking tenpin bowling tournament at Game Xtreme (Hitech City) here on Monday.

In the finals, played on the cumulative pinfall of two games, second seed K Gandhi gained a strong 56-pin lead in the first game against top seed Prem Sai (212-156).

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In the second game, Gandhi maintained his consistency, scoring 178 against 179 by Prem Sai, to secure an overall 55-pin victory (390-335) and the title.

Earlier, in the stepladder round, fourth-seeded Rakshith Raghav won against third-seeded Naveen Siddam by 52 pins (378-326).

In the second match, second-seeded K Gandhi beat Rakshith Raghav by six pins (350-344) and moved to the finals to play against top seed Prem Sai.

In the women’s division finals, played on the cumulative pinfall of two games, second-seeded Sruthi Adhini gained a 17-pin lead in the first game against top seed Sindhura (131-114) and then consolidated her lead in the second game, scoring 142 against 132 by Sindhura. Sruthi won the title with a margin of 27 pins (273-246).

Leaderboard: 1. K Gandhi, 2. Prem Sai, 3. Rakshith Raghav, 4. Naveen Siddam.

Special prizes: Highest average in a 6-game block (Men): K Ratna Raju (196.66).

Highest average in 18 games (Men): Prem Sai (196.00).