India wins 5 medals in Commonwealth Billiards

India secured five medals at the Commonwealth Billiards Championships in Mauritius, with Vidya Pillai winning gold. Shivam Arora and Chitra Magimairaj took silver, while Keerthana and Anupama won bronze

Hyderabad: India’s Shivam Arora faltered on the home stretch in the gold-medal match of the men’s heyball event at the inaugural Commonwealth Billiards Championships in Balaclava (Mauritius).

The World No. 5, who was up 6-5 in the race-to-9 finale, lost 7-9 to Uganda’s Chandiga Caesar and settled for the silver medal. In a match that could have gone either way, the 38-year-old Arora came up short with the tape in sight.

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Despite the setback, Indian cueists won five medals – one gold, two silver, and two bronze – in the four-day bash. Vidya Pillai won the gold in women’s heyball, while Chitra Magimairaj took silver in women’s 10-ball pool. Keerthana Pandian and Anupama Ramachandran, the Asian snooker champion, settled for bronze in women’s 6-red snooker.

Result:
Heyball (Men, Final): Shivam Arora (Ind) lost to Chandiga Caesar (Uga) 7-9.

The medallists:
Gold: Vidya Pillai (women’s heyball).
Silver: Shivam Arora (men’s heyball), Chitra Magimairaj (women’s 10-ball pool).
Bronze: Keerthana Pandian, Anupama Ramachandran (both women’s 6-red snooker).