Kamal Chawla starts off the block with a win in World 6-Red Snooker

Manama (Bahrain), Jul 19 (PTI) India’s Kamal Chawla began his World 6-Red Snooker title defence with a facile 4-2 win over Bahrain’s Jaafar Alraees in Group ‘A’ here on Saturday..

The bespectacled pro from Bhopal jumped to a quick 2-0 lead to put his opponent under pressure..

But lapses in concentration allowed the Bahraini to force his way into the best-of-seven-frame league clash..

However, the 45-year-old Indian recovered quickly to register a comfortable victory.

In the U-21 category, Bengaluru-based Mayank Karthik, Aarav Sancheti and Mayur Garg posted wins in their respective groups.

Meanwhile, India’s Brijesh Damani faltered with the tape in sight to go down 3-4 to Pakistan’s Muhammad Asif in the Masters final of the IBSF World Snooker Championships here late on Friday.

Results: 6-Red (Men): Group A: Kamal Chawla beat Jaafar Alraees (Bahrain) 4-2 (41-27, 39-33, 22-38, 43-29, 35-42, 35-4).

Group Q: Ahmed Saif (Qatar) beat Rushabh Jain 4-2 (43-15, 8-33, 27-39, 73-4, 49-0, 39-22). PTI UNG KHS