Maharashtra State Billiards & Snooker Championships 2024 Sitwala, Razmi to clash for billiards supremacy

 

Maharashtra State Billiards & Snooker Championships 2024

Sitwala, Razmi to clash for billiards supremacy

 

Mumbai, December 8: World billiards champion Dhruv Sitwala and Rayaan Razmi registered contrasting victories in their respective semi-final matches to set up a title clash in the Senior Men’s billiards category of the Malabar Hill Club Maharashtra State Billiards & Snooker Championships 2024, played at the Malabar Hill Club billiards hall late Sunday evening.

 

Left-handed Sitwala, the reigning Indian National billiards champion, overcame an early setback, dropping the first frame to Vishal Madan, before dominating the rest of the match with clinical precision. Sitwala showcased his skill with two consecutive century breaks of 110 (second frame) and 104 (fourth frame) to secure a convincing 4-1 victory with frame scores of 149-150, 151-28, 151-26, 151-16, and 150-127. Madan started strong, notching breaks of 68 and 61 in the opening frame, but couldn’t sustain the momentum.

 

In a gripping second semi-final, Rayaan Razmi, fresh from his Senior snooker title win, edged out the experienced Siddharth Parikh 4-3 in a tense battle. The young Razmi displayed composure and resilience, claiming the deciding seventh frame to seal the win with frame scores of 152-45, 23-150, 20-152, 150-71, 151-46, 6-150, and 150-73.

 

The match saw an exceptional display of high-quality billiards, with both Razmi and Parikh producing two century breaks each. Razmi began with a stunning 147 in the first frame and added a 119 in the fifth, while Parikh countered with a tournament-high unfinished 152 break in the third frame and a solid 113 in the sixth to level the match before Razmi closed it out.

 

Results – Senior billiards (semi-finals):

Dhruv Sitwala beat Vishal Madan 4-1 (149-150(68,61), 151(110)-28, 151(90)-26, 151(104)-16, 150-127).

 

Rayaan Razmi beat Siddharth Parikh 4-3 (152(147)-45, 23-150(74), 20-152(152), 150(59,46)-71, 151(119)-46, 6-150(113), 150(56)-73).

 

Photo Captions:

Dhruv Sitwala: World champion Dhruv Sitwala defeated Vishal Madan 4-1 in the semi-finals.

 

Rayaan Razmi: Rayaan Razmi edged seasoned Siddharth Parikh 4-3 in the semi-finals.