
BANGALORE, FEBRUARY 9: Devendra Joshi Maharashtra and Mohammad Asim West Bengal topped their respective groups and qualified for the pre-quarterfinals of the 66th Senior National Billiards Championship on Wednesday.
Mohammad Asim West Bengal pushed D Lilly of Punjab to second spot in Group C 849-529. With this victory, Asim heads the group.
In Group E matches, Prem Prakash Tamil Nadu, who had won against little master Pankaj Advani, suffered a setback, against SB Agrawal Railways 440-800. Prakash8217;s 107 in the 38th visit went in vain as Agrawal managed to unnerve his opponent with a steady game earning 85, 81 breaks.
Pankaj Advani had won against Agrawal and got a walkover against Aditya Dube Madhya Pradesh. If Advani wins against Devang Shah Maharashtra tomorrow, Prem Prakash will be ousted.
RESULTS
Dhruv Sitwala Mah bt Ashok Shandilya Rly 543-527, IH Manudev Kar bt Vishat Abrol Jamp;K 875-247, KK Khanna Jamp;K w/o Anil Sharma Har, Amit Sharma Del w/o Rajnesh Bansal MP, SM Habibullah TN bt Ram Gopal Sood HP 554-364, JS Dawar Mah bt S Sen Ori 600-407, A Haq Ori bt Sanjay Bisht UP 626-325, Lalith Har bt Mamlesh Makhija Raj 434-425, Pankaj Advani w/o Aditya Dube MP, Manoj Kothari WB bt Varun Taneja Rly 739-464, SB Agrawal Rly bt Prem Prakash TN 800-440, ME Joshi Guj bt Sharadanand Sinha Bihar 624-446.