Sitwala wins Hindu Gym billiards title in style

Dhruv Sitwala (right) of Hindu Gymkhana came up with an impressive display against Ashok Shandilya in the final to emerge a worthy champion in the R2 lakh prize-money PJ Hindu Gymkhana Invitation billiards tournament recently

Dhruv Sitwala

Dhruv Sitwala (right) of Hindu Gymkhana came up with an impressive display against Ashok Shandilya in the final to emerge a worthy champion in the R2 lakh prize-money PJ Hindu Gymkhana Invitation billiards tournament recently.

Dhruv Sitwala

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Reigning Asian Billiards champion Sitwala registered a thumping 4-0 (150-up points best-of-seven frames format) win against former champ Shandilya (Railways) at the Hindu Gymkhana billiards hall. The left-handed Sitwala started in fine fashion, opening with a break of 78 points to win the first frame, and followed it up with a run of 72 to win the second for a 2-0 lead.

He then fired in an unfinished break of 150 in the third and came up with another fine break of 56 points in the fourth to complete his march to victory. Sitwala won 151-10, 151-18, 150-03, 152-97.

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