Debutant Raj Chari’s Brave Fight Ends in Defeat; Nilesh Sangar Wins Thriller CCI Snooker Classic 2026 witnesses close contests at Wilson Jones Billiards Hall Exciting Matches Continue at CCI Snooker Classic 2026

 

Debutant Raj Chari’s Brave Fight Ends in Defeat; Nilesh Sangar Wins Thriller

CCI Snooker Classic 2026 witnesses close contests at Wilson Jones Billiards Hall

Exciting Matches Continue at CCI Snooker Classic 2026

 

Mumbai : The CCI Snooker Classic 2026, currently being played at the iconic Wilson Jones Billiards Hall of the Cricket Club of India (CCI), continued to produce thrilling encounters. Debutant Raj Chari displayed great fighting spirit in his first appearance in the tournament, but eventually went down to Nilesh Sangar in a closely fought match.

 

Nilesh Sangar Edges Past Raj Chari in Decider

In one of the most exciting matches of the day, Nilesh Sangar defeated Raj Chari 3-2 (59-44, 44-38, 24-51, 19-54, 68-17). Sangar won the first two frames to take an early lead. However, Raj Chari fought back strongly by winning the next two frames and pushed the match into a deciding frame. In the final frame, Sangar raised his game and secured the victory to advance to the next round.

 

Sukil Venkataramani Registers Comfortable Win

In another match, Sukil Venkataramani recorded a 3-0 (56-36, 65-51, 57-55) victory over Ajit Gharat. Venkataramani maintained steady control throughout the match and won all three frames with consistent play.

 

Veer Singh Nagi and Vivek Narayan Advance

Among other results, Veer Singh Nagi defeated Shubhojit Roy 3-1 (36-75, 55-33, 61-47, 60-55) after recovering from the loss of the opening frame. Vivek Narayan also secured a hard-fought victory over Pranav Desai 3-2 (59-10, 29-63, 57-48, 48-68, 81-52) to move into the next stage of the competition.

 

Convincing Wins for Ashish Gore and Kalpesh Mewada

Ashish Gore recorded a comfortable 3-0 (45-34, 61-53, 66-23) victory against Mohsin Shaikh. Similarly, Kalpesh Mewada defeated Sagar Desai 3-0 (54-50, 84-53, 74-36) with an impressive performance.

 

Ashok Ramteke and Rahul Narang Progress

In other matches, Ashok Ramteke defeated Nikhilesh Pillai 3-1 (59-18, 20-60, 54-49, 79-72). Rahul Narang also progressed after defeating Anant Mehta 3-1 (50-40, 41-44, 62-11, 60-30).

 

The CCI Snooker Classic 2026 continues to witness competitive and closely fought matches, with players displaying high levels of skill and determination as the tournament progresses.