After dropping the opening frame, Ghadge narrowly lost the second frame on the black. But he ignored the early setback and his opponent’s reputation to initiate a sensational recovery to set up a Last Eight clash with qualifier Anurag Giri of MP.

In another pre-quarter-final tie, state junior and sub- junior champion Ishpreet Singh Chadha rallied from 1-2 to beat Sumit Kataria.