Another shocker for Hleta in Billiards League -

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By Chris Dlamini

For the second time in three weeks, veteran star Nathi Hleta was humbled by an unexpected rival over the weekend.

Hleta suffered a narrow 7-6 defeat at the hands of bottom-of-the-table Mphile Ntjalintjali. This saw the winner record his second win after nine matches.

The giant-killing feat follows another surprise win on the previous weekend where lowly-placed Mandla Lushaba defeated leading and decorated Sithembiso ‘Dodge’ Matsebula while Hleta had already been stunned three weeks ago by Sandile ‘Smongo’ Mamba with a 7-6 win.

The results area testament to how the league is becoming competitive game by game,” said one of the players, Dodge. On another note, Welcome ‘Thupy’ Mthupha humbled Mamba with a 7-6 win.

It did end there for the Give Thanks Seniors/Masters champion as it turned out a bad weekend for him. He went on to lose 7-5 to Dodge and Sandile ‘Theo’ Motsa, who edged him 7-6. Meanwhile, after a positive start, Simanga ‘Tinyawo’ Dlamini is finding the going tough after a 7-2 bonus point defeat to Mbongiseni ‘Squared’ Ntjalintjali.

Other players who recorded much-needed wins based on the log standings were Bongani Mohammed, Mncedisi Mweli, Mike Gobeze, and Bandzile Mamba.

Selected Results:

Qhawe 6-7 Mncedisi

Sandile Motsa 7-2 John

Nathi Hleta 6-7

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Bandzile 7-3 Ganja

Ngula 7-6 Theo

Mohammed 7-6 Bandzile

Squared 7-4 Mike

Squared 7-2 Tinyawo

Theo 6-7 Nathi