Chitra to meet Neena in snooker final
PTI | 07:01 PM,Jan 28,2012Pune, Jan 28 (PTI) Former world billiards champion M Chitra set up a snooker title clash with Tamil Nadu's Neena Praveen in the Manisha National Billiards and Snooker championship at the PYC Hindu Gymkhana here today. Chitra overcame an in-form Arantxa Sanchis of Maharashtra 3-1, while Neena Praveen scraped past Delhi's Keerath Bhandaal 3-2 in the semi finals of the tournament, organised by the Billiards and Snooker Association of Maharashtra. Karnataka's Chitra always had control over Arantxa unlike in the past, when she struggled at the crucial moments. She failed to get bogged down by her rival's slow and safety play to win 65-15, 64-29, 48-64, 56-13. In the second semi final, Neena scraped past Keerath (52-31, 36-62, 53-51, 47-58, 61-23. The third frame was decided on the black ball. In the placings matches, former champion R Uma Devi finished fifth, beating Maharashtra's Meenal Thakur 59-55, 67-47, while Heena Khandelwal of Maharashtra took the seventh position beating Varsha Sanjeev of Karnataka 45-34, 72-42. Results: Snooker (women): 5 to 8 Placing: R Uma Devi (Kar) bt Varsha Sanjeev (Kar) 2-0 (50-16, 46-36); Meenal Thakur (Mah) bt Heena Khandelwal (Mah) 2-1 (47-59, 67-30, 61-30). For 5 and 6 Position: R Uma Devi (Kar) bt Meenal Thakur (Mah) 2-0 (59-55, 67-47). For 7 and 8 Position: Heena Khandelwal (Mah) bt Varsha Sanjeev (Kar) 2-0 (45-34, 72-42). Quarter finals: Arantxa Sanchis (Mah) bt Varsha Sanjeev (Kar) 3-0 (65-29, 54-47, 63-26); Chitra M (Kar) bt R Uma Devi (Kar) 3-0 (64-11, 18-59, 64-11, 84-15); Keerath Bhandaal (Del) bt Heena Khandelwal (Mah) 3-0 (55-33, 53-15, 68-48); Neena Praveen (TN) bt Meenal Thakur (Mah) 3-0 (48-11, 46-38, 60-15). Semi-finals: Chitra bt Arantxa 3-1 (65-15, 64-29, 48-64, 56-13); Neena bt Keerath 3-2 (52-31, 36-62, 53-51, 47-58, 61-23).
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