Paras Gupta, Dhvaj Haria Lead Indian Charge on Opening Day of Commonwealth Cue Sports Championships 2026

Ahmedabad, 08 October 2026: Indian cueists made a strong start to the Commonwealth Cue Sports Championships 2026 at the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex, Ahmedabad, with several players advancing across disciplines as the opening-round action got underway on Thursday.

In Men’s Heyball, Paras Gupta registered an 8-3 victory over Samoa’s Revelation Tagaloa, while Uzair Khan advanced with a 9-4 win over Hussein Abdallah. Gupta will face Craig Brown in the next round after Brown defeated Azim Bakar 9-2, while Khan will take on Tan Zhong Wei.

India also enjoyed a strong outing in Men’s Snooker, with Dhvaj Haria defeating Isle of Man’s Chris Dagnall 3-0 and Laxman Singh Rawat edging past Australia’s David Wright 3-2. Ketan Chawla was also in action against Isle of Man’s Michael Curphey.

In the women’s events, Snenthra Babu defeated Natasha Kent 3-1, while Shruthi Lakshminarayanan recorded a 3-1 win over Australia’s Jessica Woods in Snooker. In Women’s Billiards, Anupama Ramachandran also began her campaign with a win over Chimba Chimfwembe.

The Indian contingent also recorded victories in 10-Ball and Billiards, with Lalrina Renthlei defeating Kelly Yambi 9-3 in Men’s 10-Ball, while Divya Sharma also advanced against Darcy McGinley. In Men’s Billiards, Siddharth Parikh secured a win over Clive Marsh, while Rayaan Razmi was in action against Canada’s Kevin Augusta. In Women’s Blackball, Gianna Rego defeated Thapelo Mothate 5-2.

There were also some tough results for the Indian contingent on the opening day. In Women’s Heyball, Jiya Sehgal lost 2-4 to Agnes Kimura, while Vidya Pillai went down 2-7 to South Africa’s Marina Jacobs. England’s Kelly Fisher recorded a 7-1 victory over Mauritius’ Vaishnavi Jugnarain.

In Men’s Blackball, Chetan Chhabra and Aarav Sancheti were beaten by Rwanda’s Frederic Ngaboyisonga and Lee Shepherd respectively, with the matches ending 7-4 and 7-2. In Women’s 10-Ball, Sanvi Shah lost 1-7 to Singapore’s Anran Yu.

The championships will continue with further rounds getting underway, with Shivam Arora, Aditya Mehta and several other Indian cueists set to be in action.