MUMBAI, Apr 17:
Underdog Sourav Kothari of ONGC shocked India No 2 Kamal Chawla 5-4 in an absorbing contest to storm into the final of the Bombay Gymkhana Strokes Snooker Invitational Open Tournament today.
Kothari won the five-hour marathon best-of-nine frames semi-final 69-60 53-22 55-64 39-63 55-77 57-20 61-29 21-65 65-36 to make a surprise entry into the championship round.
He awaits the winner of the other semi-final between India No 1 Aditya Mehta and double Asian champion Yasin Merchant in the final, to be held tomorrow.(PTI)