Sparsh Pherwani was put through the wringer by veteran Nikhil Ootam in a thrilling group match of the National Sports Club of India Baulkline 4.0 All-India Snooker tournament at the NSCI Dome on Thursday. Down 1-3 in the game set to seven frames, Pherwani struck a purple patch in the last three frames to keep Ootam at bay and win the skirmish 4-3 (5-77, 52 -57, . 69 -42, 29-72, 79-4, 65-12, 62-11).
In the same group Goud Aravind and Rishabh Panchamia were stretched by their opponents Shokeen Khan and Amanullah Shaikh. Aravind closed out his match taking the fifth and sixth frames to seal a 4-2 (85-58, 33-51, 61-47, 25-66, 63-48, 63-41) win and Panchamia made an unfinished 52 to bring an end to a competitive match against Amanullah Shaikh posting a 4-2 (62-22, 16-55, 73-39, 11-47, 75-24, 68-29) victory.
The results:
Sparsh Pherwani bt Nikhil Ootam 4-3 (5-77, 52 -57, . 69 -42, 29-72, 79-4, 65-12, 62-11); Goud Aravind bt Shokeen Khan 4-2 (85-58, 33-51, 61-47, 25-66, 63-48, 63-41); Pinak Anap bt Nikhil Bhansali 4-0 (62-26, 70-46, 56-35,130-4); Rishabh Panchamia bt Amanullah Shaikh 4-2 (62-22, 16-55, 73-39, 11-47, 75-24, 68-29).
