Qualifier Amit Bhushan makes it to the round of 32  Alok Kumar
maintained his hundred per cent record in the group stage but
not before surviving a scare from Mumtaz Ali in the men's
snooker event of the Hash10 World Sim Nationals here on
Saturday. It was also a good day for qualifier Amit Bhushan, who
upset Rupesh Shah in his last group stage encounter, to make it
to the round of 32.  Alok Kumar, who had already qualified for
the knockout stage, could not get off to a good start. His best
break of the frame was a paltry eight as Mumtaz Ali's breaks of
24 and 20 gave him the lead 64-31.  There was a change of
tactics by Alok Kumar, as the veteran gave up on his chances to
build a break to play the waiting game instead. Each of his pots
was followed by touching the cue ball behind a colour, forcing
Mumtaz Ali to either go for a high risk pot at the other end of
the table or concede the foul. Alok Kumar's defensive play gave
him the frame 53-8.  Cautious ways  Alok Kumar continued with
his cautious ways, but Mu