Yasin Merchant Doubles Classic Snooker Tournament

Islam Gymkhana - Mumbai

14-21 February 2008

Dynamic Duo keeps hopes alive

Devendra Joshi of Dynamic Duo on his way to a significant break of 56

Dynamic Duo overcame formidable Towering Titans in a crucial Group 'B' tie to keep their hopes alive, in the inaugural Yasin Merchant Classic Invitation Snooker Doubles Tournament, organized by the Yasin Merchant Fan Club, at the Islam Gymkhana on Monday.

Dynamic Duo Devendra Joshi and Ashok Shandilya clinched a significant win while earning five vital points in the best-of-five frames contest. Towering Titans Geet Sethi and Aditya Mehta settled for one point.

The in-form Joshi held centre stage as he got off to a dream start and fired a break of 42 in the opening frame, before adding a 48 in the second and a 56 in the fifth and final frame.

"This win has brought us back into contention. We were up against tough opponents where Geet played a steady and safe game. Though, Aditya was not at his best. Both Ashok and I missed some easy shots, but I got a good start," explained Joshi. "I was playing well and those breaks were crucial. These points have brought us back into the competition."

Towering Titans made amends when they earned three crucial points while experiencing a tied encounter against Sharp Shooters Shravan Mohta and Brijesh Damani in another Group 'B' match.

In Group 'A', Super Siblings Meenal Thakur and Anuja Chandra registered a thrilling win over Junior Jacks Rishabh Pandya and Hasan Badami while earning three points. Junior Jacks earned two points.

Favourites for the title in Group 'A' Indian Lions continued their winning streak when they fashioned their fourth win in as many ties while crushing Cool Cats Lucky Vatnani and Amit Saboo. Lions earned six points to take their tally to 24 to remain on top of the group. Cool Cats were nil.

Results:

Group 'A':

Super Siblings bt Junior Jacks 43-36, 73-70, 58-70, 79-31, 40-72

Indian Lions bt Cool Cats 71-36, 66-54, 74-21, 73-6, 64-34;