Nidhi, Talib shine in carrom tournament

Tribune News Service

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Chandigarh, June 13

Nidhi Gupta and Mohammed Talib claimed women’s and men’s title, respectively, on the concluding day of the 1st Chandigarh Online Carrom Tournament.

In the men’s singles, Talib outclassed Mohamed Hassan by carrying 32 missing points against 50 missing points earned by Hassan.

Talib was at his peak with excellent skill and scored two black slams in the final match.

In the women’s singles, Nidhi played superb game to earn 44 missing points against fancied Tuba Sehar, who finished with 50 missing points. Both Nidhi and Tuba were tied with 18 missing points each in the first three boards.

Tuba earned lead in the 4th and 5th board, but dropped in the 6th board to trail by 12 missing points. Nidhi earned six points each in six boards and four points each in another two boards.