Commonwealth Cue Sports Championships: Haria, Ramachandran, Umadevi secure final berths on Day 3

While Haria advanced to the Mens Snooker final, Ramachandran and Umadevi set up an all-Indian final in Womens English Billiards. Several other Indian players remain in contention, continuing to battle it out on the tables as the Championships head into the medal matches on Saturday, according to a press release from Commonwealth Cue Sports Championships.

In Mens Snooker, Dhvaj Haria produced an impressive performance to defeat Darren Morgan of Wales 3-1 in the quarter-finals before overcoming fellow Indian Laxman Singh Rawat 3-1 in the semi-finals to book his place in the final. Rawat had earlier progressed with a 3-0 victory over Englands Craig MacGillivray. Aditya Mehta also advanced to the semi-finals after defeating Englands Ross Vallance 3-0 in the quarter-finals.

In Womens Snooker, Ishika Shah defeated fellow Indian Snenthra Babu 3-0 in the quarter-finals, while Shruthi Lakshminarayanan recorded a 3-0 win over Canadas Simone Lloyd. Keerthana Pandian also progressed with a 3-0 victory over Englands Gillian Hayes. Shahs campaign came to an end in the semi-finals after she went down 0-3 to Englands Rebecca Kenna.

India continued its strong showing in English Billiards, with Anupama Ramachandran and Revanna Umadevi advancing to the Womens final. Ramachandran defeated Englands Mhairi Roberta Mackay 1-0, while Umadevi secured a 1-0 victory over Australias Julie Watson to set up an all-Indian final.

In Mens Heyball, Paras Gupta registered a 9-3 victory over Scotlands Craig Brown in the second round, while Uzair Khan defeated Malaysias Tan Zhong Wei 7-4 to advance. Shivam Arora, however, went down 2-9 to South Africas Jason Theron. In another second-round encounter, Malaysias Mohd Hassan defeated South Africas Kurshan Moodley 9-2.

In Mens 10-Ball Pool, Divya Sharma continued his campaign with a 9-6 victory over fellow Indian Kushal Chandrashekar in the second round. Earlier, Sharma had edged past Canadas Darcy McGinley 9-8. Lalrina Renthlei also recorded a 9-3 victory over Kelly Yambi before losing 5-7 to Englands Mark Foster in the following round.

In Womens Blackball, Gianna Rego went down 1-5 to Englands Emma Cunningham in the second round. Cunningham subsequently advanced to the final after defeating South Africas Prudence Nkosi 5-1, while Spains Naiga Rukia secured her place in the final with a 5-2 victory over Australias Kolbe Poole.

With the Championships approaching its conclusion, attention now turns to Saturdays medal matches, where Haria, Ramachandran and Umadevi will look to convert their final berths into Commonwealth titles. Other Indian cueists will also continue their campaigns, aiming to add to the countrys medal tally as the four-day competition reaches its climax in Ahmedabad. (ANI)