Salman Faris of YMCA in action - Pic by Ranjit Perera

The third day’s proceedings of the 8th M.J.M. Lafir Billiards and Snooker tournament at the MICH billiards table in Maradana saw Shashika Perera of YMCA, Anil Rohana of Carlton BC and two cueists from YMBA Prasanna Pushpakumara of YMBA and M.R.T. Chandana record their second successive wins.
The tournament is organized by MICH in honour of the late billiard maestro M.J.M. Lafir who mesmerized the green blaze and was the first Sri Lankan to win a world title in any sport.

Results:

Snooker- S.H.M. Rizwan (PP) beat R.P. Ganesh (MICH) 2/0. M.I. Ramzan (MICH) beat Ameer Mukthar (MSC) 2/0. Baratha Siriwardena (BRC) beat T.H.M.Farshad (MICH) 2/0. Dr. A.P.P. Somaratna (Health SC) beat Rumy Razak (MICH) 2/0. Thariq Ahmed (OAC) beat Yasen Ariff (MICH) 2/1. J.M. Rifai (MICH) beat M. Naufar (RSS) 2/0. N.P. Siripala (Colts) beat Ziam Hussain (YMBA Galle) 2/1. S.I. Hinoon (YMBA) beat M.A.M. Shiraz (MICH) 2/1. M.Y.M. Azar (MSC) beat Nazmi Jiffrey (MICH) 2/0. M.M.M. Muthazar (WP) beat M.J.M. Azwar (MICH) 2/1. Shashika Perera (YMCA) beat N.P. Siripala (Colts) 2/1. Prasanna
Pushpakumara (YMBA) beat M.J. Mansoor (MSC) 2/1. M.R.T. Chandana (YMBA) beat M.I. Pharcy (MICH) 2/0. M.F.M. Ithiad (MSC) beat M.I. Farook (2/1. M.I.M. Rifai (MSC) beat S.H.M. Aslam (WP) 2/0. Anil Rohana (Carlton BC) beat Nimal de Silva (Grand Hotel N’Eiliya) 2/0. Salman Faris (YMCA) beat S.H.M. Rimzan (WP) 2/0.

Billiards – Rohitha de Silva (SLPA) beat S.M.M. Nilamdeen (MSC) 2/0 (102/45, 100/73). M. Sethupathy (BRC) beat O. Sirajudeen (YMBA) 2/0 (101/95, 101/35). Zuraish Hashim (OAC) beat Mohamed Fazal (MICH) 2/0 (102/35, 102/25).