Syed shocks Natraj, Yadav defeats Don in MSBA non-ranking 6 Red Tourney

Yadav of YMCA survived a scare from Don of MSBA to enter the second round. The match which was one-sided till the third frame, turned on its head when Don came back with strong potting in the next three frames, levelling the score 3-3. In the decider, Yadav started scoring from the beginning and played a lot of safety shots, to claim the match.

In another match, Abdullah of MSBA edged past Mohammed Ali of YMCA in the deciding frame of the best-of-seven encounter.

RESULTS (ROUND 1): Group A: Deepan (Cue Zone) bt Shajahan (YMCA) 4-0 ; Vicky (Pot Black) bt Ashwin (Cue Zone) 4-0; Aadhesh (Q Lounge) bt Sadham Hussain (BG Snook Zone) 4-0; Akhil (MSBA) bt Arshad (MSBA) 4-2; Group B: Syed (Pot Black) bt Natraj (Q Trickz) 4-3; Salim (BG Snook Zone) bt Riyaz (Q Lounge) 4-2; Nallen (BG Snook Zone) bt Srikanth (Smart Shooters) 4-1 Group C: Hameed (Pot Black) bt Mubharak (MSBA) 4-3; Group D: Yadav (YMCA) bt Don (MSBA) 4-3; Abdullah (MSBA) bt Mohammed Ali (YMCA) 4-3;  Basha (Q-Trickz) bt Vijay (MSBA) 4-1; Eeshanth (Cue City) bt Muthu (MSBA) 4-3