Kolkata, January 13: Top cueists on display at the National Billiards Championship had a relatively easy day out on the board, except Sourav Kothari who survived through a stern challenge from local boy Aamer Hossain to fight again at the Bengal Rowing Club Tuesday. Rupesh Shah (PSPB) registered easy wins over Neeraj Kumar (RSPB) 3-0 with the scoreline reading 101(63)-0, 100(100)-12, 100(78)-26; and Amit Sharma (Delhi) 3-1 with scores of 101(81)-0, 101(72)-16, 89-100(65), 100(100)-02. Kothari- the defending champion,however, went down 0-2 against Hossain but then came back strong to first level and then edge past the latter to make it 3-2 and clinch the issue, 27-101(83), 90(51)-102,...
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