05 April,2009 06:28 AM IST | | Agencies
After being hopelessly behind, Manan Chandra rallied superbly to show the exit door to senior cueist Yasin Merchant and advanced into the final of the Otters Club All India 9-Ball Pool tournament on Saturday.
Petroleum Sports Promotion Board's Chandra was trailing Merchant, a former two-time Asian snooker champion, 1-9 and then 8-13 before he stormed his way back into the clash and clinched the semi-final tie 15-14.
In the contest between two quality cueists, the PSPB star got off to a shaky start by committing serious errors that gave his formidable rival, who belongs to the host club, a runaway lead in the race-to-15 racks tie.
