Amit Sapru (handicap -180) of Park Club staved off a strong challenge from club mate Sanjiv Bijlani (-150) and managed to scrape through, winning 380-335 in a well-contested, race-to-200 points format, knockout round of the SPG-PCL billiards tournament at the Shivaji Park Gymkhana billiards hall.

Both Sapru and Bijlani played steadily and were engaged in a keen tussle for supremacy. Trailing by over 70 points Sapru fought back and with the help of two useful breaks of 41 and 32 managed to sneak through by a narrow margin. Bijlani managed a solitary break of 31 points and had to bow out.