V. Subramanian (Raja) was in top form and constructed two substantial breaks of 49 (3rd frame) and 44 (4th frame) and went on to brush aside the challenge from Gaurav Kamte recording a 3-1 (56-62, 67-5, 95-14, 75-25) victory in a second round match of the CCI Snooker Classic 2026 and played at the CCI’s Wilson Jones Billiards hall on Friday.
Sumit Naidu potted confidently to defeat Rajeev Sharma 3-0
Raja lost the opening frame, but came back strongly to win the next three frames and with the two sizable breaks won the match to advance to the next round.
Meanwhile, Sumit Naidu potted confidently and played a couple of crisp long pots as he defeated Rajeev Sharma 3-0 (76-7, 88-40, 54-23).
In a closely contested encounter, Om Sawant was taken the distance by Kushal Galaiya before managing to pocket the deciding fifth frame to clinch a satisfying 3-2 (68-44, 47-46, 55-70, 27-48, 53-39) victory.
Results: Vishal Gehani beat Sayed Raza 3-0 (73(42)-17, 59-39, 86(34)-37);
Imran Khan beat Tarun Sanghania 3-0 (84-19, 69-14, 53-50);
Ibrahim Sheikh beat Changdeo Pacharne 3-0 (63-9, 77-38, 52-17);
Sumit Naidu beat Rajeev Sharma 3-0 (76-7, 88-40, 54-23);
Mitul Parekh beat Gautam Karnani 3-0 (74-44, 73-47, 53-26);
Om Sawant beat Kushal Galaiya 3-2 (68-44, 47-46, 55-70, 27-48, 53-39);
Satish Singh beat Azam Khan 3-0 (74-16, 69-43, 54-21);
V. Subramanian beat Gaurav Kamte 3-1 (56-62, 67-5, 95(49)-14, 75(44)-25);
Mahesh Jagdale beat Punit Thakkar 3-1 (72-8, 60-50, 38-48, 55-31);