SHEFFIELD, July 25:
India’s Aditya Mehta caused an upset by beating higher ranked James Wattana of Thailand, 5-2 in the second round of Shanghai Masters Qualifiers at World Snooker Academy here today.
Every frame went close where both the contenders made some good breaks.
With the first frame being crucial, Wattana, who is ranked 61, started with a break of 70. Mehta needed one snook on the last red. He got the foul and cleared to tie and won the re spotted black to win the first frame.
This turned to be the trend of the match as world number 70, Mehta won two more frames from 50 points behind in the match.
With a lead score of 3–1 before the break, Mehta registered his win with breaks of 86, 66 and a few 40+. (PTI)
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