Sohail, Younis, Umar in next round of Snooker

A cueist aims at a colour ball during the first round Senior Snooker match at Billiards Hall, MA Stadium, Jammu on Tuesday. -Excelsior/Rakesh
A cueist aims at a colour ball during the first round Senior Snooker match at Billiards Hall, MA Stadium, Jammu on Tuesday. -Excelsior/Rakesh

Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 24: Seasoned cueists, Sohail Khalid, Umar Himayun and Younis Kuchey among nine cueists today qualified for the second round of the ongoing Senior Snooker event in of the J&K Billiards and Snooker Championship, organised by J&K Billiards and Snooker Association at Billiards Hall, MA Stadium, here.
However, all the matched ended in a straight frames. “We are expecting some close contests in the following rounds with experienced cueists meeting each others in the advanced stages of the event,” general secretary of the Association, Vishal Abrol said.
The Results: Manav Pathnia bt Satyam Sharma 2-0 (61-37, 56-30); Umar Himayun bt Hassib 2-0 (55-30, 40-20); Anish Sharma bt Parveen Kumar 2-0 (60-30, 51-09); Zahoor Khar bt Tahir 2-0 (72-32, 58-53); Ishan Choudhary bt Saleem Bandey 2-0 (69-20, 60-35); Noumaan bt Kashif 2-0 (49-28, 57-28); Sourav Sharma bt Vansh Gupta 2-0 (49-36, 42-42-29); Younis Kuchey bt Shahbaz Ali 2-0 (48-36, 67-31); Sohail Khalid bt Aasim Rashid 2-0 (60-50, 72-25); Adish Raina bt Varun Jamwal 2-0 (69-53, 77-23).