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Odisha’s Asutosh Padhy Stuns Advani In Senior Natl Men’s Snooker Championship

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Bhubaneswar/Bengaluru: Odisha’s Asutosh Padhy pulled off the biggest upset in Senior National Men’s Snooker Championship in Bengaluru on Wednesday by knocking out defending champion and favourite Pankaj Advani in the round-of-32 night clash.

The 21-year-old played aggressively and won the clash 4-1 (62-36, 75-47, 30-60, 90-3, 84-11).

A seven-time sub-junior and junior national champion, Padhy described it as the biggest win of his career, having beaten his idol.

Padhy, who is pursuing a law degree in Mumbai, trains under Sanjay Sawant.

 

OB Bureau

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