The Catholic Gymkhana Open Handicap Snooker Tournament 2010

06 February 2010

Sapre stuns Chandu Shah

Nikhil Sapre of Dadar Club stunned fancied Chandu Shah in the opening round of the Goldfilled Open Handicap Snooker Tournament at the Catholic Gymkhana on Saturday.

Shah (+40), of PJ Hindu Gymkhana, squandered a 1-0 advantage after snatching the opening frame but fell back in the second frame as Sapre (+55) capitalized on a substantial lead.

It was a close third and deciding frame that could have gone either way, but Sapre held on as Shah faltered at crucial moments in an early upset in the competition.

Mohan Shetty of Catholic Gymkhana, Khazan Talib of CCI and K.K. Bhatia of PJ Hindu Gymkhana joined Sapre in the second round..

Results (1st Rd)

Nikhil Sapre (+55, Dadar Club) bt Chandu Shah (+40, PJ Hindu Gym) 94-119, 108-41, 96-74

Mohan Shetty (+55, Catholic Gym) bt Avinash Gaikwad (+60, Mazagon Dock) 109-73, 106-113, 114-95

Khazan Talib (+55, CCI) bt Nainesh Gosalia (+60, Matoshree) 109-102, 87-110, 116-77

Karan B. (+60, JVPG) bt K.K. Bhatia (+55, PJ Hindu Gym) 74-104, 109-97, 108-89