Mithun of Kerala beat Vadivel (Impact) by three frames to one in a fifth round match of the Q-Lounge all-India snooker tournament here Sunday. In other matches, Johny of Cue Zone beat Aadesh Kothari 3-1 and Andhra cueist M D Sameer edged out Santhosh of Coimbatore by three frames to two.
Earlier in the tournament, R Anupama, bronze medalist at World Under-16 Women Snooker Championship last year, outplayed Sheikh Sohail of Andhra by three frames to nil in a fourth-round match in the Q-Lounge All-India Open Snooker Championship 2019 here Saturday. Chennai cueist Anupama with a good mix of safety play and potting started aggregating points to put pressure on Nellore-based Sohail. Having won the first two frames handily, Anupama hit top form in the third and scored more points to seal an easy win.
Results:
Round 5:
M D Sameer (Nellore) beat Santhosh (Coimbatore) 3-2 (45-54, 69-19, 59-16, 66-17, 41-54), Harish (Red 15) beat Vasanth (MCC) 3-2 (47-16, 55-14, 45-73, 26-60, 46-31), Palani (Q-Lounge) beat Darshan (Red 15) 3-0 (55-43, 73-36, 63-15). Kadher (Smart Shooters) beat Moinsha (Q Ball City) 3-0 (66-21, 60-56, 50-31), Mithun (Kerala) beat Vadivel (Impact) 3-1 (46-12, 58-43, 56-62, 57-48), Johny (Cue Zone) beat Adesh Kothari (Q-Lounge) 3-1 (34-68, 49-36, 65-7, 62-17).