<p>Manan Chandra, Sundeep Gulati, Faisal Khan, Dharminder Lilly, Kamal Chawla and Shivam Arora made the cut for the marquee Indian Open.<br /><br /></p>.<p>On the final day of qualification here at the KSBA Hall on Wednesday, Manan Chandra completed a facile 4-2 victory over Faisal Khan 4-2 to become the first person to make grade for the pro-ranking event, due to be held in New Delhi from Oct 14-18.<br /><br />At 3-2, Chandra made a decisive 50-point break to capture the sixth frame and the tie to seal qualification. All the quarterfinals finished with an identical scoreline of 4-2, with Chawla, Arora and Gulati all booking their passages with consummate ease.<br /><br />Ace cueists Pankaj Advani and Aditya Mehta already booked their berths for the marquee event via qualifiers in Doncaster. Both of them compete play in the pro circuit. <br /><br />While Dharmender Lilly and Faisal Khan lost in the quarterfinals, they gained entry after winning their match against the other two losing quarterfinalists -- Alok Kumar and Himanshu Jain. <br /><br />Meanwhile Rupesh Shah, B Bhaskar, Ashok Shandilya, K Venkatesham, Dhvaj Haria and Mainsh Jain -- the six Indians taking part in the World Snooker Championships in England -- will be having a camp at the KSBA starting from Thursday. <br /><br />DH News Service<br /><br />Results: Quarterfinals: Kamal Chawla bt Dharminder Lilly 4-2 (86-3, 52-59, 57-9, 73-33, 37-87, 79-22); Manan Chandra bt Faisal Khan 4-2 (62-38, 38-73, 0-86, 66-55, 57-9, 63-8); Shivam Arora bt Himanshu Jain 4-2 (0-44, 31-72, 19-68, 52-38, 78-15, 71-27); Sundeep Gulati bt Alok Kumar 4-2 (24-89, 63-31, 96-20, 24-50, 74-34, 74-37). <br />Losing quarterfinalists: Faisal Khan bt Himanshu Jain 4-3 (59-24, 72-35, 25-68, 59-23, 62-73, 00-78, 84-33); Dharminder Lilly beat Alok Kumar 4-2 (49-11, 44-53, 52-66, 52-33, 56-28, 55-12). <br />Pre-quarterfinals: Dharminder Lilly beat Pushpinder Singh 4-2 (41-53, 73-46, 80-24, 34-68, 77-01, 80-24); Manan Chandra bt Lucky Vatnani 4-3 (69-39, 77-25, 44-67, 0-137, 25-61, 67-42, 57-22); Kamal Chawla bt Brijesh Damani 4-1 (69-16, 87-41, 61-79, 80-23, 46-18); Shivam Arora beat Varun Kumar 4-3 (15-102, 54-62, 2-74, 83-0, 62-38, 69-45, 75-0); Faisal Khan bt Manish Jain 4-2 (73-51, 85-14, 56-55, 9-70, 40-73, 60-33); Sundeep Gulati bt Vijay Nichani 4-0 (67-55, 78-61, 80-52, 48-47); Himanshu Jain bt Shahbaaz Adil Khan 4-1 (76-17, 55-60, 67-31, 74-41, 94-00); Alok Kumar bt Sourav Kothari 4-3 (48-88, 60-33, 62-20, 69-04, 28-84, 53-70, 68-07). <br />The qualifiers for Indian Open: Sundeep Gulati, Faisal Khan, Dharminder Lilly, Kamal Chawla, Manan Chandra, Shivam Arora.<br /></p>
<p>Manan Chandra, Sundeep Gulati, Faisal Khan, Dharminder Lilly, Kamal Chawla and Shivam Arora made the cut for the marquee Indian Open.<br /><br /></p>.<p>On the final day of qualification here at the KSBA Hall on Wednesday, Manan Chandra completed a facile 4-2 victory over Faisal Khan 4-2 to become the first person to make grade for the pro-ranking event, due to be held in New Delhi from Oct 14-18.<br /><br />At 3-2, Chandra made a decisive 50-point break to capture the sixth frame and the tie to seal qualification. All the quarterfinals finished with an identical scoreline of 4-2, with Chawla, Arora and Gulati all booking their passages with consummate ease.<br /><br />Ace cueists Pankaj Advani and Aditya Mehta already booked their berths for the marquee event via qualifiers in Doncaster. Both of them compete play in the pro circuit. <br /><br />While Dharmender Lilly and Faisal Khan lost in the quarterfinals, they gained entry after winning their match against the other two losing quarterfinalists -- Alok Kumar and Himanshu Jain. <br /><br />Meanwhile Rupesh Shah, B Bhaskar, Ashok Shandilya, K Venkatesham, Dhvaj Haria and Mainsh Jain -- the six Indians taking part in the World Snooker Championships in England -- will be having a camp at the KSBA starting from Thursday. <br /><br />DH News Service<br /><br />Results: Quarterfinals: Kamal Chawla bt Dharminder Lilly 4-2 (86-3, 52-59, 57-9, 73-33, 37-87, 79-22); Manan Chandra bt Faisal Khan 4-2 (62-38, 38-73, 0-86, 66-55, 57-9, 63-8); Shivam Arora bt Himanshu Jain 4-2 (0-44, 31-72, 19-68, 52-38, 78-15, 71-27); Sundeep Gulati bt Alok Kumar 4-2 (24-89, 63-31, 96-20, 24-50, 74-34, 74-37). <br />Losing quarterfinalists: Faisal Khan bt Himanshu Jain 4-3 (59-24, 72-35, 25-68, 59-23, 62-73, 00-78, 84-33); Dharminder Lilly beat Alok Kumar 4-2 (49-11, 44-53, 52-66, 52-33, 56-28, 55-12). <br />Pre-quarterfinals: Dharminder Lilly beat Pushpinder Singh 4-2 (41-53, 73-46, 80-24, 34-68, 77-01, 80-24); Manan Chandra bt Lucky Vatnani 4-3 (69-39, 77-25, 44-67, 0-137, 25-61, 67-42, 57-22); Kamal Chawla bt Brijesh Damani 4-1 (69-16, 87-41, 61-79, 80-23, 46-18); Shivam Arora beat Varun Kumar 4-3 (15-102, 54-62, 2-74, 83-0, 62-38, 69-45, 75-0); Faisal Khan bt Manish Jain 4-2 (73-51, 85-14, 56-55, 9-70, 40-73, 60-33); Sundeep Gulati bt Vijay Nichani 4-0 (67-55, 78-61, 80-52, 48-47); Himanshu Jain bt Shahbaaz Adil Khan 4-1 (76-17, 55-60, 67-31, 74-41, 94-00); Alok Kumar bt Sourav Kothari 4-3 (48-88, 60-33, 62-20, 69-04, 28-84, 53-70, 68-07). <br />The qualifiers for Indian Open: Sundeep Gulati, Faisal Khan, Dharminder Lilly, Kamal Chawla, Manan Chandra, Shivam Arora.<br /></p>