Chawla Secures Gritty Win at Asian Snooker Championships; Rawat Falls Short

• Ketan Chawla of India started his Asian Snooker Championships campaign with a 4-2 victory over Mohanna Alobaidli in Group 'B'.
• Chawla, from Indore, took a quick 3-0 lead but lost the fourth frame on the black ball and the fifth to a 61-break by Alobaidli.
• He eventually closed out the best-of-seven-frame match in the sixth frame.
• Chawla is set to face former champion Amir Sarkhosh of Iran next.
• Laxman Rawat, another Indian participant and former IBSF World 6-red snooker champion, lost 3-4 to Iran's Shahin Sabzi in Group 'J' after leading 3-2.

Why It Matters: Ketan Chawla began his Asian Snooker Championships with a win, while Laxman Rawat faced a narrow defeat.