Pandurangaiah clinches F1 Telangana State Open Snooker Championship title

Hyderabad: Indian Railways’ Pandurangaiah defeated Himanshu Jain 5-3 (65-42, 50-71, 71-22, 52-65, 91(40)-25, 15-77, 66(52)-13), 76-53) to clinch the F1 Telangana State Open Snooker Championship title, organised by F1 Snooker Academy and Telangana Cue Sports Association. In a closely-fought final, both players were locked at 2-all after four frames. In the fifth frame, Pandurangaiah took […]

Hyderabad: Indian Railways’ Pandurangaiah defeated Himanshu Jain 5-3 (65-42, 50-71, 71-22, 52-65, 91(40)-25, 15-77, 66(52)-13), 76-53) to clinch the F1 Telangana State Open Snooker Championship title, organised by F1 Snooker Academy and Telangana Cue Sports Association.

In a closely-fought final, both players were locked at 2-all after four frames. In the fifth frame, Pandurangaiah took the 3-2 lead with a 40 break before Himanshu put himself back in the race with a win in sixth frame. However, Pandurangaiah then won the next two frames to clinch the title.

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Earlier, the tournament witnessed over 150 participants form Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and South Central Railways. Indian number 3 Himanshu defeated Hemanth in quarters and Md Ghouse in semis while Pandurangaiah downed Srikanth and Arvind Goud in quarterfinals and semifinals.

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