Veteran Geet Sethi staved off a spirited fight from Kerala's Atit Shah to snatch a tight 3-2 victory in a Group I league match of the 3rd MIG Cricket Club Masters Snooker Championship here on Monday.
Sethi had just one decent run of 46 in the second frame en route to clinching a 64-36, 87-1, 36-46, 43-75, 66-29 win, his second in the three-player group.
Sethi had defeated Delhi's Sharad Kumar 3-0 (68-44, 75-34 and 68-10) in a late Sunday evening match.
Sethi and Shah, who had also defeated Kumar, finished first and second in the group and qualified for the knockout phase of the competition.
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Defending champion Alok Kumar (PSPB) maintained his fine winning streak as he tamed Satyen Chhabria (PSPB) 3-0 in a Group A tie.
The Punjab-based Kumar opened up with a break of 68 in the first frame which set the tone for his facile 99-10, 65-1, 62-16 victory.
Maharashtra's Cherag Ramakrishnan outplayed state mate Anil Sagar 3-0 (71-10, 94-12 and 57-46) to record his second win in Group G. He had earlier defeated Mithil Shinde, also from Maharashtra, 3-1.
Sarang Shroff scored his third successive win when he got the better of Uttar Pradeshs Kankan Shamshi 3-2 in a closely fought Group J match.
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