Siddharth Parikh Wins CCI Billiards Crown
SiddharthParikh of Railways seemed to have saved his best for last as he crafted a stupendous effort, a 456 break, which helped him emerge as champion in the CCIBilliards Classic 2018.
Mumbai, Aug 18 (PTI) SiddharthParikh of Railways seemed to have saved his best for last as he crafted a stupendous effort, a 456 break, which helped him emerge as champion in the CCIBilliards Classic 2018.
The Mumbai-based cueist, Parikh produced a virtuoso performance to quash the aspirations of Sourav Kothari of ONGC by comfortably coasting to a818-359 margin of victory in the final.
The tournament was organised by Cricket Club of India.
Parikh had started with a break of 203 and then managed a run of 53 as he wrested the initiative before compiling the huge break.
The Kolkata-based Kotharis form seemed to have deserted him as he could only manage three substantial breaks of 75, 86 and 100.
Earlier, Kothariand Parikh had produced impressive performances as they blew away their respective semi-final opponents to storm into the summit clash.
In a 150-minute semi-final encounter, Kothari, a former Asian Billiards champion, showed good break-building abilities and started with a bang amassing a 211 break, his third double century effort in the competition, to brush aside the lukewarm challenge from seasoned pro and compatriot Alok Kumar, marching to a 652-231 victory.
On a side table, Parikh picked up steam from the start to send his Railways teammate Ashok Shandilya crashing out in the penultimate round.
Parikh potted consistently and constructed two century breaks -- 115 and 198 and over half a dozen half centuries as he waltzed to a 991-424 victory without much ado.
Results Final:Siddharth Parikh (Rlys) beat Sourav Kothari (ONGC) 818(203,53,456)-359(75,86100).
Semi-finalsSourav Kothari (ONGC) beatAlok Kumar (ONGC) 652(211,74,130,63)-231(52);
Siddharth Parikh (Rlys) beatAshok Shandilya (Rlys) 991(90,66,115,83,198,52,70,63,55 )-424(53,55,65).
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