Pratik Thakkar had things much his own way and charged past Siddharth Gupta recording a quick 3-0 (77-6, 72-19, 59-13) victory in a first round match of the CCI Snooker Classic 2026, which commenced at the iconic Cricket Club of India’s Wilson Jones Billiards Hall on Saturday.
Santosh Abnave potted steadily to win his first round match 3-1 against Agastya Mittal
Shubham Wani also enjoyed a relaxed time as he eased past Nachiket Nayagaonkar racing to a 3-0 (71-1, 64-56, 72-31) to advance to the second round.
Meanwhile, CCI’s billiards marker Santosh Abnave potted steadily and quite consistently to overcome beat Agastya Mittal 3-1 (71-34, 57-71, 61-49, 73-43) in another first round encounter.
Results (round-1): Santosh Abnave beat Agastya Mittal 3-1 (71-34, 57-71, 61-49, 73-43);
Yash Trivedi beat Gazi Anwar 3-1 (47-6, 49-52, 55-43, 56-4);
Gaurav Vithalani beat Dhru Dahiwadkar 3-1 (59-28, 68-53, 16-51, 6
Pratik Thakkar beat Siddharth Gupta 3-0 (77-6, 72-19, 59-13);
Satish Singh beat Arwiend Lakhwana 3-0 (73-18, 66-32, 53-36);
Shubham Wani beat Nachiket Nayagaonkar 3-0 (71-1, 64-56, 72-31);