Indian men disappoint in World U-21 Snooker

India drew a blank in the men's competition of the ongoing IBSF World Under-21 snooker championships as four of the country's players suffered defeats in Al Fujairah, UAE today.
Ashutosh Phady, Ishpreet Singh Chadha and Dhvaj Haria all lost their respective matches in the round of 32, while Shail Nayyar lost in the previous round.
Phady overcame Gabriel Martins Campos of Brazil 4-2 (106-12, 73-15, 64-68, 81-13, 24-72, 62-30) with a break of 53 in the first frame to advance to the round of 32 where he lost 5-1 (72-35, 69-46, 97-17, 21-80, 81-49, 113-18) to Ireland's Josh Boileau.
Earlier, Pakistan's Muhammad Faheem defeated Nayyar 4-0 (71-6, 72-44, 62-10, 84-9) while Chadha, who had received a bye into round of 32, lost 4-5 (7-70, 81-0, 89-0, 40-56, 66-23, 81-18, 14-61, 2-59, 86-8) to Australia's Ryan Thomerson.

The lone Indian in the fray is Keerath Bhandaal in the women's competition. She will be playing her quarter-final match against Thailanda's Amornrat Uaduang tomorrow.