Anurag Giri of Madhya Pradesh and Pune's Rohan Sakalkar won back-to-back ties to strengthen their hopes of qualifying for the knock out pre-quarter-finals, in the Malabar Hill Club-BSAM All India Under-25 Snooker Challenge 3 yesterday.
Giri overcame India junior No 4 Vishal Vaya. Later, Giri beat Rajvardhan Joshi 3-1.