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Katrela beats Ajay

BANGALORE: Vinay Katrela scored his fifth victory in seven matches in the second leg of the 38th Senior State ranking snooker championship with a 5-3 scoreline against Ajay Bhushan to top the field.

However, in the combined ranking of first and second leg, Sajan Bopanna finished on top. M.S. Arun and B.V.S. Murthy after two legs are tied for the second spot and will be involved in a play-off for the second position. Top two from this championship qualifies for the Nationals to be held next month at Hyderabad.

The results: Sajan Bopanna bt Sohail Jairaj 28-57, 59-89, 17-53, 56-48, 69-57, 56-48, 58-46, 59-21; Duncan Mackenzie bt M.S. Arun 12-69, 76-57, 62-22, 51-30, 58-23, 59-41; BVS Murthy bt B. Bhaskar 72-36, 80-09, 59-37, 62-74, 16-89, 46-34, 76-17; Vinay Katrela bt Ajay Bhushan 85-22, 56-15, 71-49, 9-76, 56-19, 2-62, 11-63, 60-15.

How they finished: Second leg: 1. Vinay Katrela, 2. M.S. Arun, 3. B.V.S. Murthy, 4. Sajan Bopanna, 5. Duncan Mackenzie, 6. Ajay Bhushan, 7. B. Bhaskar, 8. Sohail Jairaj.

Combined ranking (after two legs): 1. Sajan Bopanna, 2. M.S. Arun & B.V.S. Murthy, 4. Vinay Katrela, 5. B. Bhaskar, 6. Duncan Mackenzie, 7. Madhu Chandra, 8. Balaji Reddy. — Special Correspondent

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