Varshaa wins billiards title

Bengaluru: Karnataka’s Varshaa Sanjeev gave herself a belated birthday present. The Bengaluru cueist, who turned 25 two weeks ago, dethroned

Amee

Kamani 3-1 to annex the senior women’s National billiards crown in Bhopal on Wednesday.Known more for her snooker prowess,

Varshaa

called the shots from the word go against the defending champion, who looked a trifle out of sorts. That seemed to suit the challenger fine as she made capital of Amee’s errors to take a vice-like grip over the proceedings.Having missed out on the 6-red snooker title last week — losing to citymate

Vidya Pillai

in the final — Varshaa was keen to make amends. The youngster, who is into film production with her first movie set to hit the screens soon, took the first two games of the best-of-five-game final with ease.Just as it looked as if the Bengalurean would run away with the title, Amee dug deep into her reserves to force a comeback. She produced a game-clinching break of 40 with some great potting to reduce the deficit. However, Amee couldn’t carry that momentum forward as errors soon crept into her game. Varshaa, one of the most improved players on the circuit, made capital of her rival’s easy leaves, and combined with some fine in-offs, took the fourth game and with it the title, her maiden senior billiards crown.Result: Final: Varshaa Sanjeev (Kar) bt Amee Kamani (MP) 3-1 (75-32, 75-19, 25-75, 75-45).