Defending champion Jitend Prasad defended his title after beating Berenio Pene 4-1 in the final of the Nausori Open Snooker tournament at Nausori Club last night.

Prasad won the first four frame and walked away with one thousand dollars prize money.

The runner-up Pene received $400.

Tournament coordinator, Timoci Gaunavinaka says there were a few upsets created with the tournament intensifying in the finals.

" There were some upsets where Epeli Bua lost to Goundar from Nadi, and also Yogend Prasad didn’t make it to the pre-quarters because he was one of the top player.”

Meanwhile, 31 top snooker players from around the country were competing in the three day tournament which ends last night.