JOIN USIndia’s Varshaa Sanjeev won two matches and lost once to be placed second in Group A in the IBSF World U-21 Snooker Championship at Bucharest.
Varshaa scored fine wins over Anastasija Singurindi and Yana Shut before suffering a 0-3 at the hands of Thailand’s Nutcharat Wongharuthai.
Results (India only): Men: Group K: Avinash lt to Ming Wa Man (HK) 1-4 (56-67, 05-103, 07-66, 75-64, 40-74); Avinash lt to Louis Heathcote 0-4 (33-69, 39-60, 08-72, 22-70); Avinash bt Jayme White (Aus) 4-1 (70-20, 65-49, 33-43, 62-42, 52-32).
Group L: Hrithik Jain bt Mario Amza (Rom) 4-0 (59-18, 69-33, 53-33, 54-19); Hrithik Jain lt to Yun Fung Tam 1-4 (54-66, 73-65, 28-63, 09-59, 63-51, 22-65).
Group N: Shrikrishna Suryanarayanan lt to Tom Rees (Wal) 1-4 (60-16, 43-58, 34-62, 16-106, 9-59); Shrikrishna Suryanarayanan lt to Joseph O Connor (Wal) 0-4 (47-77, 37-69, 32-75, 44-53).
Women: Group A: Varshaa Sanjeev bt Anastasija Singurindi (Rus) 3-1 (68-61, 22-47, 32-24, 75-25); Ishika Shah bt Hyemin Choi (Kor) 3-0 (57-09, 54-41, 49-35); Varshaa Sanjeev lt to Nutcharat Wongharuthai 0-3 (15-54, 16-68, 40-67); Ishika Shah lt Nutcharat Wongharuthai 0-3 (5-46, 0-130, 13-59); Ishika Shah bt Anastasija Singurindi 3-2 (40-73, 31-78, 44-23, 73-31, 41-32); Varshaa Sanjeev bt Yana Shut 3-0 (74-06, 62-33, 56-34).
Group B: Kaivalya bt Mara Tudusciuc (Rom) 3-0 (58-26, 63-32, 68-43); Vaishnavi Bonda lt to Anastasiya Trunina 1-3 (18-70, 25-66, 50-09, 43-20); Vaishnavi Bonda lt to Siripaporn Nuanthakhamjan 0-3 (15-52, 22-61, 3-62); Doyel Dey lt to N Nocolova (Bul) 0-3 (11-50, 19-44, 17-66); Vaishnavi Bonda bt Mara Tudusciuc 3-1 (61-22, 47-04, 31-45, 47-08); Doyel Dey bt Kaivalya V 3-1 (62-51, 47-33, 15-53, 54-41).