New Delhi, Oct. 29 -- Shoaib Khan completed a masterclass double crown by capturing the prestigious 15-Red Snooker title at the 49th Delhi State Championship (in memory of Raja Randhir Singh, former IOA President), adding to the 6-Red trophy already in his cabinet.

In a high-octane, nerve-shredding final, Shoiab edged past a tenacious Divyanshu Sharma 4-2 in a contest that was less a match and more a tactical battle of wits. The summit clash unfolded as a masterclass in safety play, with many intricate snookers per frame and laying down an eye-opening blueprint for young players and coaches alike.

For the mentors on the sidelines, the final offered a stern reminder: when pupils fail to decode tight snookers, tactical advantage vanishes ...