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    "excerpt": "World Matchplay Billiards Championship: India's ace cue sports exponents, Sourav Kothari and Dhruv Sitwala, won the silver and bronze medals respectively in the World Matchplay Billiards Championship played at Carlow, Ireland. The Kolkata-based Kothari tripped at the final hurdle, losing rather tamely to Englishman David Causier 2-8 in the best-of-15-frame, 100up final played on Sunday evening.",
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    "editor1": "World Matchplay Billiards Championship: India's ace cue sports exponents, Sourav Kothari and Dhruv Sitwala, won the silver and bronze medals respectively in the World Matchplay Billiards Championship played at Carlow, Ireland. The Kolkata-based Kothari tripped at the final hurdle, losing rather tamely to Englishman David Causier 2-8 in the best-of-15-frame, 100up final played on Sunday evening.<p>Earlier in the semifinals, India No. 2 Kothari, defeated compatriot and National Champion and India No. 1 Sitwala 7-3 in the best-of-13-frame all-Indian contest. Causier tamed countryman Martin Goodwill 7-2 to book his place in the final.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>In the quarterfinals, the left-handed Mumbai-based Sitwala brushed aside the challenge of England\u2019s fancied cueist Robert Hall 6-4 while Kothari sidelined reigning World champion Peter Gilchrist, recording a 6-4 win to set up an all-Indian semifinal encounter.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>In the other last eight matches, Causier was in great form and blanked host country\u2019s Aidan Murray 6-0, while Goodwill prevailed over Peter Sheehan 6-2.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Results:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Quarterfinals: Sourav Kothari beat Peter Gilchrist 6-4; Dhruv Sitwala beat Robert Hall 6-4; David Causier beat Aidan Murray 6-0; Martin Goodwill beat Peter Sheehan 6-2.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Semifinals: Sourav Kothari beat Dhruv Sitwala 7-3; David Causier beat Martin Goodwill 7-2.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Final: David Causier beat Sourav Kothari 8-2.<\/p>\r\n\r\n",
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