MUMBAI, Mar 22: Punjab’s Digvijay Kadian continued with his impressive run of form, steamrolling PSPB’s Brijesh Damani 7-1 in to bag the Rs 13.5 lakh CCI Snooker Classic 2026 here on Sunday.
Digvijay constructed breaks of 88 (2nd frame), 67 (3rd frame), 91 (6th frame) and 37 (8th frame) as he went on to record a 55-59 88-17 77-1 83-73 76-36 92-0 62-53 and 95-0 win for his maiden senior title.
He went home richer by Rs 3.5 lakh, while Brijesh received a cheque of Rs 1.75 lakh.
The two losing semi-finalists, Shahyan Razmi and Pasas Gupta got a purse of Rs 80,000 each.
The 23-year-old Digvijay, represents Bombay Gymkhana in the BSAM League, narrowly lost the opening frame on the black ball.
But he quickly regained his touch and rolled in a neat break of 88 to level the frame scores.
Thereafter, Digvijay showing impeccable touch and the perfect shot selection, hardly put a foot wrong and completely dominated the proceedings.
Brijesh, champion in 2018, had his fair share of opportunities, but was unable to capitalise on them.
He missed a couple of regulation pots at crucial junctures and ultimately paid the price as Digvijay made every visit count with steady play to gather the points to win each frame.
In the second semifinal, which finished late Saturday night, Brijesh (PSPB) put up gritty performance. After trailing 1-4, he staged a remarkable fight back to snatch a satisfying 6-5 win against Uttar Pradesh’s Paras Gupta.
There was some consolation for Gupta as he now holds the record for the highest break of 115 which he created in fourth frame. He was presented an award of Rs 25,000. (PTI)
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