Nikhil ootam

Sir Wilson Jones Billiards Hall: Seasoned cueist Nikhil Ootam showed superb touch and played confidently to outsmart Akshay Gogri, coasting to a 500-429 point-difference victory in the opening Group-D match of the All-India CCI Billiards Classic 2024, played at the Cricket Club of India’s (CCI) Sir Wilson Jones Billiards Hall here on Tuesday.

Ootam, despite lack of match practice put to good use his vast experience as he capitalized on every opportunity to stitch together small breaks and managed to put it across his younger rival Gogri with a degree of comfort. Ootam had one solitary substantial break of 64, while the upcoming talent Gogri had two decent runs of 59 and 50.

Earlier, Rohan Jambusaria and Aditya Agrawal, both made winning starts in their respective groups.