December 1, 2013 7:40 PM

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Smooth sailing for Indian women cueists in IBSF World Snooker

It was a good day in office for India's women cueists Vidya Pillai, Arantxa Sanchis and Varsha Sanjeev as they won their respective group league matches of the IBSF World Snooker Championship at Daugavpils ,Latvia, today.Pillai registered defeated Australia's Jessica Woods 3-1, Sanchis,prevailed over Russia's Daria Sirotina 3-2 on day four of the event.Another Indian challenger, Sanjeev gave ample proof of her talent as thumped Poland's Ewa Pawinska 3-0.In men's section, Shahbaaz Adil Khan outclassed Jacobus Petrus Van Jaarsveld from South Africa in straight four frames 65-25, 100,64-27 ,56-46 to seal the match.Brijesh Damani scored an emphatic 4-0 win over Russia's Ivan Kakovsky. However, there was disappointment in store for Indian cueists — Nigel Lazar and S A Saleem — in the Masters section,which is above 40,as they lost their matches.While Saleem lost 2-3 against Finland's Jyri Virtanen, Lazar was overwhelmed by England's Jamie Bodle 0-3.

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