Indian Snooker Thread ...

[jaydeep]

Aditya lost against WR #11 Joe Perry, he tried but Joe scored couple 100+ breaks for winning this match in nine frames ... Before that Aditya scored impressive win over top-25 Ryan Day in the first round.

At £625K International Championship 2016, China

[R1] Aditya Mehta (IND,120) bt Ryan Day (WAL,23) 6-2 (104(104)-28, 29-91(64), 86(86)-0, 64-34, 95-0, 1-91(77), 67-54, 64(64)-62(62))

[R2] Aditya Mehta (IND,120) l (10) Joe Perry (ENG,11) 3-6 (0-67(50), 66-21, 64-34, 0-101(101), 109(105)-19, 26-68(56), 0-136(136), 2-81(50), 38-76)

[jaydeep]

Aditya scored an impressive comeback win over veteran and former top-5 British player Nigel Bond in a tight match ... Aditya was 0-2 and 1-3 down but he caught with Nigel, 3 frames all ... Nigel won 7th frame to lead 3-4, again Aditya kept his cool for winning final two frames for completing victory ... Next, he is facing #31 ranked Thai player Thepchaiya Un-Nooh.

At German Masters Qualifiers 2016, Barnsley, England

[QR1] Aditya Mehta (IND,103) bt Nigel Bond (ENG,71) 5-4 (0-71, 9-59(53), 67(62)-12, 19-71, 115(102)-0, 91(51)-28, 47-67, 67-31, 69(50)-20)

[QR2] Aditya Mehta (IND,103) vs Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA,32)

[jaydeep]

Aditya had a close loss against #31 ranked Thai player Thepchaiya Un-Nooh in 9 frames ... In this match, both players scored 100+ breaks but after taking 4-3 frames lead Aditya failed to close this match ... Other hand Un-Nooh scored another 100+ break and managed pressure on Aditya for winning the match.

At German Masters Qualifiers 2016, Barnsley, England

[QR2] Aditya Mehta (IND,103) l Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA,32) 4-5 (118(86)-0, 0-123(122), 21-66, 82-9, 77-70(64), 28-101(63), 55-21, 21-112(112), 37-84)

[jaydeep]

Aditya started with the upset win over top-70 Chinese opponent Bingtao ... Almost all frames were closely fought but Aditya managed to win crucial points for a win in 5 frames ... Next, he is facing Thai opponent Noppon Saengkham.

At £366K Scottish Open 2016, Glasgow, Scotland

[R1] Aditya Mehta (IND,103) bt Yan Bingtao (CHN,70) 4-1 (62-34, 72(64)-74, 61-10, 74-41, 67-61)

[R2] Aditya Mehta (IND,103) vs Noppon Saengkham (THA,75)

[jaydeep]

Aditya ended the season on a sour note as he again failed to score back to back wins.

At £366K Scottish Open 2016, Glasgow, Scotland

[R2] Aditya Mehta (IND,103) l Noppon Saengkham (THA,75) 2-4 (8-91, 94(60)-14, 14-78(72), 67-24, 60(56)-69, 27-69)

[jaydeep]

Aditya started his 2017 pro-season with an upset win over in-form Barry Hawkins ... After 1-2 frames down Aditya raised his game for winning next four frames and with this win, he has qualified for prestigious China open.

At £510K China Open Qualifiers 2017, Preston, England

[QR] Aditya Mehta (IND,98) bt (10) Barry Hawkins (ENG,12) 5-2 (91(57)-0, 0-79(53), 51-68(56), 59-45, 71(71)-12, 73(73)-0, 67-30)

[suresh]

Hope the new year brings Aditya the success he has been seeking. Congratulations on the win.

[jaydeep]

Aditya missed a huge opportunity of scoring an upset win as he was 3-1 frames up but Robertson made strong fightback and scored two 100+ breaks in last three frames for a win.

At £366K Welsh Open 2017, Cardiff, Wales

[R1] Aditya Mehta (IND,96) l Jimmy Robertson (ENG,38) 3-4 (55-45, 85-8, 11-92(92), 114(114)-12, 24-101(101), 26-58, 16-113(107)

[jaydeep]

After longtime seeing a notable win by Aditya ... In this match, he scored one 100+ break and two 50+ breaks for winning it comfortably.

At £365K European Masters 2017, Lommel, Belgium

[R1] Aditya Mehta (IND,81) bt Michael Holt (ENG,25) 4-1 (86(86)-1, 61(53)-31, 10-60, 129(129)-4, 72-48)

[R2] Aditya Mehta (IND,81) vs Billy Joe Castle (ENG,119)

[jaydeep]

Disappointing loss of Aditya against his lowly ranked opponent ... In this match, Aditya failed to score any big break which proved costly in the match ... He had an opportunity of finishing this match in the sixth frame but he failed to convert it.

At £365K European Masters 2017, Lommel, Belgium

[R2] Aditya Mehta (IND,81) l Billy Joe Castle (ENG,119) 3-4 (0-91, 68-49, 68-36, 30-75, 70-49, 44-57, 0-69(68))

[jaydeep]

Aditya took advantage of a weaker draw and he is in the third round with back to back wins over similarly ranked opponents ... In the second round, he ended with 100+ break ... Next, he is facing young Chinese Chen Zifan, who scored an upset win over WR #7 Barry Hawkins in the second round.

At £366K English Open 2017, Barnsley, England

[R1] Aditya Mehta (IND,78) bt Sam Craigie (ENG,80) 4-0 (97(54)-11, 56-13, 58-15, 77-54(54))

[R2] Aditya Mehta (IND,78) bt Ian Preece (WAL,79) 4-2 (65-52, 0-124(88), 70-4, 55-58, 70-59, 116(116)-16)

[R3] Aditya Mehta (IND,78) vs Chen Zifan (CHN,95)

[jaydeep]

Aditya was in the fourth round with a comfortable win over Chinese player Chen Zifan ... He started confidently scoring two 50+ breaks and maintained that focus throughout the match ... In the 4th round, Aditya is facing WR #8 Aussie Neil Robertson.

At £366K English Open 2017, Barnsley, England

[R3] Aditya Mehta (IND,78) bt Chen Zifan (CHN,95) 4-1 (123(69,54)-7, 64-26, 70-44, 0-88(55), 65(64)-43)

[R4] Aditya Mehta (IND,78) vs (7) Neil Robertson (AUS,8)

[jaydeep]

The WR #8 Neil Robertson proved too strong for Aditya ... Neil did not give a chance to Aditya of settling in the match ... Aditya managed to win the fourth frame but Neil was in the control of the match ... Still, good performance by Aditya as after very long time he reached 4th round of pro tour.

At £366K English Open 2017, Barnsley, England

[R4] Aditya Mehta (IND,78) l (7) Neil Robertson (AUS,8) 1-4 (38-93(93), 0-80(66), 43-66, 85(69)-0, 26-80(80))