Pune: Dhruv Sitwalla pulled off a 4-2 upset against former world champion Geet Sethi to enter the men's semifinal, while Maharashtra's Meenal Thakur claimed women's crown in the National Billiards Championship.
Meenal outplayed Anuja Chandra of PSPB 76-59, 17-75, 76-55, 75-55 at the D Y Patil Vidyapeeth.
Earlier, it was a long-drawn battle between Sitwalla of PSPB and Sethi of Gujarat in the men's quarterfinal. The PSPB cueist overcame stiff challenges before stunning Sethi 151-47, 31-151, 43-150, 152(101)-60, 152-73, 151-116 at PYC Hindu Gymkhana.
Meanwhile, defending champion Pankaj Advani, Alok Kumar, and Bhaskar Bhalchandra also made it to the men's semifinal, a release said.
PTI
First Published: Friday, September 03, 2010, 22:23