In the second session Kyaw Oo (Myanmar) started by winning the first two games against Thawat Sujaritthurakarn (Thailand) but could not save his match as he lost the next 3 games and match 2-3. Kyaw Oo scored breaks of 73 and 91 in first two games and then Thawat constructed three breaks of 73, 141 and 102 in the next three games to pocket the match.

Despite struggling with both the game and his health during the championship, Gilchrist’s two century breaks were praise worthy. While playing against Tae Hoon Jung of Korea, Peter smashed 57 in the first game followed with 111 and 152 in the next two games to seal the win in his favour.

The match between B. Bhaskar of India and Englishman Billy Bousfield was also an exciting one, with Bhaskar winning the first game then Bousfield hitting back in the next two. In the fourth game Bhaskar made a comeback and smashed 84 & 61 to level the match and forced Billy to play a decider. Billy fumbled on a score of 97, where Bhaskar smashing break of 106 to register the win.

In another exciting match between two Indians, Dhruv Sitwala and Devendra Joshi, Joshi needed a win in this match to stay in the title race. He started focusing to suit in the first game, smashing a break of 105. Dhruv sealed the second game in his favour but lost the third to Joshi. Joshi needed just one game to win, but Dhruv’s break of 90 forced him to play a decider. In the final game Dhruv’s fascinating 152 unfinished remained the break of the session. The last 30 points were scored only with a single red and many times from tough position.

Phil Mumford (England) reported ill and gave away walkover to Ashok Shandilya (India).