Pune, March 6, 2024: Indian Oil player Dhvaj Haria shocked multiple times world Champion Pankaj Advani of Oil and Natural Gas Commission to enter the semifinals of the Billiards event at the 19th Inter-Unit Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB) Billiards & Snooker Tournament which is being organized by Maharashtra Natural Gas Ltd and played at the PYC Hindu Gymkhana and Deccan Gymkhana Billiards and Snooker Hall in Pune.
Dhvaj Haria edged out Pankaj Advani 3-2(100(89)-19, 54-100(52), 03-102(62), 100(88)-25, 101-88) in a thriller. Rupesh Shah of ONGC , S. Shrikrishna of BPCL and Ishpreet Singh Chaddha of BPCL also made the semifinals.
Amateur Group: Semifinal Round:
Arif Akhtar(IOCL) bt Tolan Baruah(Oil India) 188-118;
Simanta Hazari(Oil India) bt Anil Sharma(GAIL) 143-73;
Final Round: Arif Akhtar(IOCL) bt Simanta Hazari(Oil India)170-90;
Results: Individual Billiards Event: Quarterfinal Round: Professional Group:
Dhvaj Haria(IOCL) bt Pankaj Advani(ONGC) 3-2(100(89)-19, 54-100(52), 03-102(62), 100(88)-25, 101-88);
Rupesh Shah(ONGC) bt Rayaan Razmi(ONGC) 3-2(100(92)-10, 03-102, 33-100(100), 100(92)-56(56), 100(78)-75(56);
S.Shrikrishna(BPCL) bt Brijesh Damani()3-1(100(58)-14, 100(52)-25, 79-100(71), 101(61)-4)
Ishpreet Singh Chaddha(BPCL) bt Alok Kumar(ONGC) 3-2(101-16, 55-100, 68-100(93), 100-99, 100(54)-07);
Amateur Group: Semifinal Round:
Arif Akhtar(IOCL) bt Tolan Baruah(Oil India) 188-118;
Simanta Hazari(Oil India) bt Anil Sharma(GAIL) 143-73;
Final Round: Arif Akhtar(IOCL) bt Simanta Hazari(Oil India)170-90;
3rd and 4th Place: Tolam Baruah(Oil India) bt Anil Sharma(GAIL) 139-92;
Individual Snooker: First Round:
Laxman Rawat(IOCL) bt Rupesh Shah(ONGC) 3-2(23-55, 88-25, 57-23, 50-74, 61-27;
Rayan Razmi(ONGC) bt Sparsha Pherwani(ONGC) 3-2(04-84, 53-17, 58-21, 16-87, 66-05;
Brijesh Damani(IOCL) bt Manan Chandra(BPCL) 3-0(73-46, 76-28, 77(55)-02;
Ishpreet Singh Chaddha(BPCL) bt Shahbaz Khan(BPCL) 3-1(56-46, 60-77, 111-16, 69-43).
