Punjab cueist Digvijay Kadian dominated the Rs 13.5 lakh CCI Snooker Classic 2026, defeating Brijesh Damani 7-1 in the best-of-13 final at Mumbai’s Cricket Club of India. Kadian, 23, made high breaks of 88, 91, and 95 to claim his maiden senior title and Rs 3.5 lakh, while Damani took Rs 1.75 lakh. Semi-finalists Shahyan Razmi and Paras Gupta earned Rs 80,000 each.

Mumbai: Punjab cueist Digvijay Kadian continued with his impressive run of form and steamrolled past PSPB’s Brijesh Damani 7-1 in the best-of-13 frame final of the Rs 13.5 lakh CCI Snooker Classic 2026 and played at the Cricket Club of India’s Wilson Jones billiards hall on Sunday.

Digvijay, constructed breaks of 88 (2^nd frame), 67 (3^rd frame), 91 (6^th frame) and 37 (8^th frame) as he went on to record a 55-59, 88-17, 77-1, 83-73, 76-36, 92-0, 62-53, and 95-0 win for his maiden senior title. He went home richer by Rs 3.5 lakhs, while Brijesh received a cheque of Rs 1.75 lakhs. The two losing semi-finalists, Shahyan Razmi and Pasas Gupta got a purse of Rs 80,000 each.

The 23-year-old Digvijay, represents Bombay Gymkhana in the BSAM League, narrowly lost the opening frame on the black ball. But he quickly regained his touch and rolled in a neat break of 88 to level the frame scores.

Thereafter, Digvijay showing impeccable touch and the perfect shot selection hardly put a foot wrong and completely dominated the proceedings. Brijesh, champion in 2018, had his fair share of opportunities, but was unable to capitalize on them. He missed a couple of regulation pots at crucial junctures and ultimately paid the price as Digvijay made every visit count with steady play to gather the points to win each frame.