Chadha wins two close back-to-back contests to enter final

Maharashtra state junior and sub- junior champion Ishpreet Singh Chadha edged out Asian 6-Red bronze winner Laxman Rawat 4-3 to enter the final of the Malabar Hill Club-BSAM All India Under-25 Snooker Challenge 3 today.
Chadha, who survived anxious moments before ousting former junior national champion Zubin Leninwala 3-2 in the quarter-final earlier in the day, prevailed over Rawat 53-10 75-61 17-54 28-60 56-15 18-73 72-37 in the semis held here this afternoon.
Rawat, who had fired an unfinished break of 113 on way to overcome Aashit Pandya 3-1 in the quarter-final, could not reproduce the same form against Chadha.

Chadha is to meet Aditya Agrawal of Indian Snooker Academy in the final tomorrow.
Agrawal ousted Anurag Giri of Madhya Pradesh 4-1 in the other semi-final. The winner came through 68-21 72(50)-67 34-51 69-29 75(62)-49.
Results (Quarter-finals): Laxman Rawat bt Aashit Pandya 76(45)-17, 16-72, 121(113unf)-9, 78-25; Aditya Agrawal bt Pranit Ramchandani 63-21, 51-12, 67-12; Ishpreet Singh Chadha bt Zubin Leninwala 64-54, 19-59, 74(73)-1, 29-73, 66-45; Anurag Giri bt Nikhil Ghadge (Matunga Gym) 64-39, 70(69)-1, 66(53)-11.