CHENNAI: Shivam Arora defeated Manan Chandra 4-1 in the MCC Kumbhat all-India Invitation 6-Red snooker championship.
Results: Group A: Rahul Sachdev bt Adil Khan 4-3; Rahul bt Pranit Ramchandani 4-2; Adil bt Rafath Habib 4-3; Pankaj Advani bt Lucky Vatnani 4-0.
Group B: Shivam Arora bt Himanshu Jain 4-2; Shivam bt Varun Madan 4–3; Shivam bt Manan Chandra 4-1; Manan bt Sourav Kothari 4–3; Manan bt Varun 4–1.
Sahil-Alex Triumph
The pair of Sahil Deshmukh and Alex Solanki defeated Paramveer Singh and Param Pun 6-7 (7-3), 6-3, 11-9 in the boys’ U-18 doubles final of the YMCA–TTT ITF Juniors tennis tournament.
U-18: Singles: Semifinals: Boys: Paramveer Singh bt Abhinav Sanjeev 4-6, 6-4, 6-3; Rian Pandole bt Ishaq Iqbal 6-3, 6-1. Girls: Zeel Desai bt Lalita Devarakonda 6-2, 4-6, 7-5; Shivani Amineni bt Sathwika Sama 6-4, 4-1 retd. Doubles: (All finals): Boys: Sahil Deshmukh/Alex Solanki bt Paramveer Singh Bajwa/ Param Pun 6-7 (7-3), 6-3, 11-9. Girls: Sathwika Sama/Shivani Swarup bt Shivani Amineni/Humera Shaik 6-1, 6-2.