Nishant Biswal emerged champion in the 1st All Odisha Open Handicap Snooker Tournament, defeating Rakesh Roshan Pradhan in the final by 5-2 frames here at Vintage Club today. The champion received a cash prize of Rs 10,000 and the runner-up Rs 5,000.
Vintage Club organised the tournament from April 19. Introduced for the first time in the state, the handicap format created a lot of excitement for the cueists as low-ranking players were given handicap points against seeded opponents. A total of 40 cueists have joined the league-cum-knockout tournament, which carries a total cash prize of Rs 27,000.
RESULTS:
GROUP LEAGUE:
April 19: Soubhagya Behera bt Anuj Panda 2-1; Udbhash Mahapatra bt Mishal Swain 2-0; Jajati Panda bt Gyana Das 2-0; Anuj Panda bt Jagdish Mohanty 2-1; Mishal Swain bt Nishant Biswal 2-0; Gyana Das bt Rakesh Barik 2-0; Udbhash Mahapatra bt Nishi Prakash 2-1; Sameer Ali bt Siddhant Jena 2-0; Rakesh Barik bt Jajati Panda 2-0; Mishal Swain bt Nishi Prakash 2-1; Chandra Mohanty bt Godwin Kullu 2-0; Rahul Naik bt Ranjeet Pati 2-0; Amiya Nayak bt Siddhant Bastia 2-0; Biraj Dash bt Rohit Sharma 2-0; Abinash Mahapatra bt Rakesh Mohanty 2-1; Jiten Sarangi bt Tarun Patnaik 2-0; Rakesh Mohanty bt Sibasis Biswal 2-1; Ajay Acharya bt Siddhant Bastia 2-1; Satyadeep Das bt Siddhant Jena 2-1; Godwin Kulu bt Biraj Dash 2-1; Rakesh Roshan Pradhan bt Amiya Nayak 2-0.
April 20: Chandra Mohanty bt Rohit Sharma 2-1; Shyam Agarwal bt Akram khan 2-1, Ajay Acharya bt Suman Patnaik 2-1; Nishant Biswal bt Sachi Mahapatra 2-0; Amiya Nayak bt Ajay Acharya 2-1; Sachi Mahapatra bt Nishi Prakash 2-0; Jiten Sarangi bt Jajati Panda 2-1; Anuj Panda bt Arpit Jena 2-0; Subrat Das bt Godwin kullu 2-1; Jiten Sarangi bt Gyana Das 2-1; Sameer Ali bt Paras Routray 2-1; Subrat Das bt Biraj Dash 2-0; Akash Mahapatra bt Ranjeet Pati 2-0; Jiten Sarangi bt Rakesh Barik 2-0; Subrat Das bt Rohit Sharma 2-0; Suman Patnaik bt Siddhant Bastia 2-0; Akash Mahapatra bt Barun Naik 2-0; Amiya Nayak bt Suman Patnaik 2-1; Akram Khan bt Rakesh Mohanty 2-1; Satyajyoti Mohanty bt Barun Naik 2-1; Soubhagya Behera bt Govind Sharma 2-0.
April 21: Biraj Dash bt Chandra Mohanty 2-0; Subrat Das bt Chandra Mohanty 2-1; Siddhant Bastia bt Rishab Golecha 2-0; Subrat Das bt Shivam Singhal 2-0; Udbhash Mahapatra bt Ansuman Mishra 2-1; Amiya Nayak bt Rishab Golecha 2-1; Shyam Agarwal bt Abinash Mahapatra 2-0; Siddhant Jena bt Paras Routray 2-1; Anuj Panda bt Govind Sharma 2-0; Rakesh Mohanty bt Shyam Agarwal 2-1; Rakesh Pradhan bt Rishab Golecha 2-1; Shivam Singhal bt Biraj Dash 2-0; Govind Sharma bt Jagdish Mohanty 2-1; Akash Mahapatra bt Satyajyoti Mohanty 2-0; Satyadeep Das bt Rahul Hali 2-1; Satyajyoti Mohanty bt Ranjeet Pati 2-1; Akash Mahapatra bt Sumeet Hebram 2-0; Sachi Mahapatra bt Ansuman 2-0; Chandra Mohanty bt Shivam 2-0; Satyajyoti Mohanty bt Sumeet Sagar 2-0; Abinash Mahapatra bt Sibasis Biswal 2-0.
April 22: Tarun Patnaik bt Rakesh Barik 2-0; Mishal Swain bt Anshuman Mishra 2-0; Mishal Swain bt Sachi Mishra 2-1; Shyam Agarwal bt Sibasis Biswal 2-1; Nishant Biswal bt Anshuman Mishra 2-0; Soubhagya Behera bt Jagdish Mohanty 2-0; Sivham singhal bt Rohit Sharma 2-1; Gyana Das bt Tarun Patnaik 2-1; Nishant Biswal bt Nishi Prakash 2-0; Ajay Acharaya bt Rakesh Roshan Pradhan 2-0; Abinash Mohapatra bt Akram Khan 2-1; Paras Routray bt Satyadeep Das 2-0; Rakesh Roshan Pradhan bt Siddhant Bastia 2-1; Nishant Biswal bt Udbhas Mohapatra 2-0; Jajati Panda bt Tarun Patnaik 2-0; Satyadeep Das bt Sameer Ali 2-0; Udbhash Mahapatra bt Sachi Mahapatra 2-0.
April 24:
Pre-quarterfinals: Nishant Biswal bt Anuj Panda 3-1; Soubhagya Behera bt Jajati Panda 3-1; Akash Mahapatra bt Sameer Ali 3-0; Jiten Sarangi bt Chandra Mohanty 3-0; Rakesh Pradhan bt Abinash Mahapatra 3-2; Shyam Agarwal bt Ajay Acharya 3-2; Subrat Das bt Satyajyoti Mohanty 3-0; Satyadeep Das bt Udbhas Mahapatra 3-2. Quarterfinals: Akash Mahapatra bt Shyam Agarwal 4-0; Rakesh Roshan Pradhan bt Subrat das 4-1; Soubhagya Ranjan Behera bt Satyadeep Das 4-1; Nishant Biswal bt Jiten Sarangi 4-0.
April 25: Semifinals: RR Pradhan bt S Behera 4-1; N Biswal bt A Mahapatra 4-1. Final: N Biswal bt RR Pradhan 5-2.
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PHOTO: Champion Nishant Biswal (Left) and runner-up Rakesh Roshan Pradhan with their trophies in Bhubaneswar on April 25, 2018.