Seasoned cueist Loukic Pathare and Kaizad Fitter recorded easy straight frames 3-0 victories in a first-round qualifying match of the CCI Snooker Classic 2025, an all-India tournament, played at the CCI’s Wilson Jones billiards hall on Tuesday.

The Chembur Gymkhana cueist Pathare potted steadily and eased past Ishan Nagar by a quick 65-37, 63-52, and 73-20 frame scores to advance to the second round, while the Bombay Gymkhana player Fitter faced quite a challenge from Pramod Shah but managed to come through, winning in straight frames, as he coasted to a 52-43, 65-27, and 59-47 success.

Meanwhile, Mehraz Memon played with plenty of determination and after losing the first frame did well to get the better of Surya Teja 3-2 (34-61, 72-37, 44-61, 70-32, and 62-32) victory.

Rishi Ramaiya also scored a hard-fought 3-2 win against Rahul Narang in another first round encounter. Ramaiya prevailed at 55-17, 36-69, 38-58, 59-47, and 59-32 win.

Results – Qualifying Round 1: Mehraz Memonand beat Surya Teja 3-2 (34-61, 72-37, 44-61, 70-32, 62-32);

Kaizad Fitter beat Pramod Shah 3-0 (52-43, 65-27, 59-47);

Mitesh Thakkar beat Nauzad Munshi 3-1 (51-49, 44-52, 55-36, 62-64);

Sumit Naidu beat Shafique Khatri 3-0 (62-5, 62-18, 66-35);

Rishi Ramaiya beat Rahul Narang 3-2 (55-17, 36-69, 38-58, 59-47, 59-32);

Loukic Pathare beat Ishan Nagar 3-0 (65-37, 63-52, 73-20);

Om Sawant beat Jigish Choksi 3-0 (69-36, 51-30, 64-12);

Rishabh Panchamia beat Parth Dave 3-0 (77-33, 63-29, 63-23);

Nikhil Ghadge bt Rohan Jain 3-1 (21-54, 71-38, 63-23, 58-30).