Pune : Dhvaj Haria shocks Pankaj Advani at 19th Inter-Unit Petroleum Sports Promotion Board Billiards & Snooker Tournament
Pune, March 6, 2024:  Indian Oil player Dhvaj Haria shocked multiple times world Champion Pankaj Advani of Oil and Natural Gas Commission to enter the semifinals of the Billiards event at  the 19th Inter-Unit Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB) Billiards & Snooker Tournament which is being organized by Maharashtra Natural Gas Ltd  and played at the PYC Hindu Gymkhana and Deccan Gymkhana Billiards and Snooker Hall in Pune. Â
Dhvaj Haria edged out Pankaj Advani  3-2(100(89)-19, 54-100(52), 03-102(62), 100(88)-25, 101-88) in a thriller. Rupesh Shah of ONGC , S. Shrikrishna of BPCL and Ishpreet Singh  Chaddha of  BPCL also made the semifinals.Â
Amateur Group: Semifinal Round:
Arif Akhtar(IOCL) bt Tolan Baruah(Oil India) 188-118;
Simanta Hazari(Oil India) bt Anil Sharma(GAIL) 143-73;
Final Round: Arif Akhtar(IOCL) bt Simanta Hazari(Oil India)170-90;
Results: Individual Billiards Event: Quarterfinal Round: Professional Group:
Dhvaj Haria(IOCL) bt Pankaj Advani(ONGC) 3-2(100(89)-19, 54-100(52), 03-102(62), 100(88)-25, 101-88);
Rupesh Shah(ONGC) bt Rayaan Razmi(ONGC) 3-2(100(92)-10, 03-102, 33-100(100), 100(92)-56(56), 100(78)-75(56);
S.Shrikrishna(BPCL) bt Brijesh Damani()3-1(100(58)-14, 100(52)-25, 79-100(71), 101(61)-4)
Ishpreet Singh Chaddha(BPCL) bt Alok Kumar(ONGC) 3-2(101-16, 55-100, 68-100(93), 100-99, 100(54)-07);
Amateur Group: Semifinal Round:
Arif Akhtar(IOCL) bt Tolan Baruah(Oil India) 188-118;
Simanta Hazari(Oil India) bt Anil Sharma(GAIL) 143-73;
Final Round: Arif Akhtar(IOCL) bt Simanta Hazari(Oil India)170-90;
3rd and 4th Place: Tolam Baruah(Oil India) bt Anil Sharma(GAIL) 139-92;
Individual Snooker: First Round:
Laxman Rawat(IOCL) bt Rupesh Shah(ONGC) 3-2(23-55, 88-25, 57-23, 50-74, 61-27;
Rayan Razmi(ONGC) bt Sparsha Pherwani(ONGC) 3-2(04-84, 53-17, 58-21, 16-87, 66-05;
Brijesh Damani(IOCL) bt Manan Chandra(BPCL) 3-0(73-46, 76-28, 77(55)-02;
Ishpreet Singh Chaddha(BPCL) bt Shahbaz Khan(BPCL) 3-1(56-46, 60-77, 111-16, 69-43).