Mayur Garg wins National sub-junior boys’ billiards title
The Hindu
Mayur Garg (Guj) won the sub-junior boys' billiards crown at the 90th National billiards and snooker championships, beating Laxmi Narayanan (TN) 493-302 in the final. He had earlier defeated Mayank Karthik (Kar) 313-255 in the semis. Garg is now looking to make it a double by winning the snooker crown too.
Gujarat’s Mayur Garg beat Laxmi Narayanan 493-302 in the final to win the sub-junior boys’ billiards crown in the 90th National billiards and snooker championships at the Nehru indoor stadium here on Thursday.
Garg racked up breaks of 49, 44, and 45 as he took control of the contest against fancied Laxmi Narayanan, a semifinalist last year.
“I’m thrilled to win my first National title,” said Garg who put it across last year’s finalist Mayank Karthik of Karnataka in the semifinals.
“I’m now looking to make it a double by winning the snooker crown too,” he added.
The results (sub-junior): Boys (billiards): Final: Mayur Garg (Guj) bt Laxmi Narayanan (TN) 493-302;
Semifinals: Laxmi Narayanan bt G. Srikanth (TS) 323-294; Mayur Garg bt Mayank Karthik (Kar) 313-255.
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