Double for Asutosh in State cuesports meet

Asutosh Padhy won both the sub-junior billiards and snooker titles to clinch a creditable `double` in the 15th State Cuesports Championship at Cuesport Academy in Bhubaneswar today. A seventh standard student of Delhi Public School (Kalinga), Asutosh beat Chirag Arora (Cuttack) in the both finals. Cuttack boy Chirag provided stiff fight in both the matches before contending himself with the runner-up position. Altogether eight boys took part in the sub-junior (under-18) category, which was included in the State meet for the first time. Results: Billiards: Semifinal: Asutosh Padhy bt Shiven Singh Choudhury 176-58. Final: A Padhy bt Chirag Arora 164-147. Snooker: Quarters: Shiven Singh Choudhury bt Mayank Gupta 2-0 (56-25, 58-35). Semis: Chirag Arora bt SC Choudhury 2-0 (57-27, 78-7): Asutosh Padhy bt Rumit Gupta 2-1 (43-14, 29-36, 53-45). Final: A Padhy bt C Arora 3-1 (56-28, 42-35, 19-50, 40-38). Photo: Asutosh Padhi aims for winning putt at the State Sub-junior Billiards and Snooker Championship in Bhubaneswar today.