Nitesh survives Ranjeet scare

Hyderabad: Nitesh V Vargia proved hwy he is feared in the circles, which was a lesson that MN Ranjeet learnt the hard way.
Down 1-2 after the third frame, Nitesh, a leading light of Fateh Maidan Club (FMC) staged a magnificent recovery with some decisive potting that helped him post a hard-fought 3-2 win in billiards event of the ongoing 32nd FMC Open Billiards & Snooker tournament-2017 here on Friday.

In snooker matches, Jeet Paki, Ghouse and Rishi Joshi all came through some tough moments in their respective outings against gritty opponents. Select results-Billiards: Nitesh V Vargia bt MN Ranjeet 123-150, 150-78, 84-150, 150-57, 150-138; Tejender bt JS Khalsi 150-138, 150-96, 150-101; Durga Prasad bt Anand 150-30, 150-42, 150-16; Pandu Rangaih bt Ajay Bhushan 65-150, 151-92, 151-91, 150-45; JS Khalsi bt Vibhas 150-139, 102-150, 150-69; Pandu Rangaih bt Shashikan Goud 150-86 , 151-136; Muneem bt Ramakant 150-74 , 150-125; Vijay Kumar bt Syed Ahmed Khan 153-73, 149-75; Snooker: Ghouse bt Akshay 68-30, 44-33, 71-03; Jeet Paki bt B Mani Vandhan Reddy 53-21, 59-15, 69-46; Rishi Joshi bt Dinesh Shah 48-10, 47-15, 38-18.