Anuj Uppal, a seasoned cueist, defeated his less-favorite opponent in a nail-biting title match at the Megapool Academy in Dwarka here by calming down his raw nerves and controlling his emotions.
Uppal was a little uneasy in the finale, but he persevered to beat Vishnu Chillar 5-4 in a tense summit match. It was a 34-33 23-45 32-11 34-23 09-32 34-36 14-37 72-0(72) 52-01(52) victory for him.
Anuj Uppal
Uppal won his last-round match against Monu Choudhary in a masterful exhibition of green baize excellence to earn a 5-2 victory.
Chillar, on the other hand, tapped from a huge array of cue sports strategies to overcome Sundeep Gulati, a former champion, 5-3. Even though Gulati, who has won multiple international titles, wasn’t an easy opponent for Chillar, the former maintained his composure to win.
- Anuj Uppal wins the title match with nerves and emotion control.
- Uppal wins 5-2 against Choudhary with a masterful green baize performance.
- Uppal and Chillar confirm participation in senior nationals in Indore.
Chillar’s all-around performance in the championships garnered him the admiration of the cue sports community even though he lost the final match.
Both Uppal and Chillar have affirmed their participation in the senior nationals, which will take place in November of this year in Indore.
