Hyderabad Hustlers open campaign on winning note

Hyderabad Hustlers open campaign on winning note
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Chennai Strikers recovered from their opening day setback for a facile victory while Hyderabad Hustlers made a winning debut in the Indian Cue Masters League here at the Rajpath Club.

Ahmedabad: Chennai Strikers recovered from their opening day setback for a facile victory while Hyderabad Hustlers made a winning debut in the Indian Cue Masters League here at the Rajpath Club.

The Welsh Wizard Pagett seemed to be sailing against Iran’s Amir Sarkhosh in the clash of the Icons. But an unforced error in the first frame, when he was ahead by 9 points, saw him succumb to a 22-31 defeat.

In the second frame too despite a good start, Pagett made another mistake to leave the table wide open. Sarkhosh capitalized on the opportunity to win 41-28 for a 2-0 victory.

Amir Sarkhosh’s swept aside veteran Alok Kumar’s challenge in straight frames to give his side a 2-0 lead. Alok Kumar did fight back with Daria to brush aside the pair of Anuj Uppal and Amee Kamani to bring them back into the tie.
But Sarkhosh won the Icon clash against Pagett to seal the tie.

World No. 2 Indian, Kamal Chawla, then beat Kings’ Brijesh Damani silence the home fans with a comprehensive 4-1 victory. "We were under pressure as it was our first game and settled soon into it," said Kamal Chawla.

"In the last game of the tie I had an opportunity and cleared the table to make it 4-1 on the night," the World No. 2 Indian added.

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