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The Catholic Gymkhana Open Handicap Snooker Tournament 2010
07 February 2010
Meenal Thakur shocked!
Enjoying a handicap of +45, Thakur, of PJ Hindu Gymkhana, went down to Rahul Narang of North Indian Association 1-2..
After dropping the opening frame, Thakur came back strongly in the second to win it by a substantial margin to keep her hopes alive. But Narang (+50) showed he was no pushover as he relied on small but significant breaks to race to a substantial lead in the third and deciding frame, to take the match away.
In another upset, Sachin Lokre of Mumbai Port Trust stunned formidable Kirit Rayani of PJ Hindu Gymkhana 2-0.
Other significant first round winners were Mahesh Jagdale of North Indian Association, Gaurav Prabhu of MIG, Bandra and Yogesh Sharma of Pune who rallied to an exciting 2-1 win.
Results (1st Rd) Mahesh Jagdale (+35, North Indian Assn) bt Chetan Munankar (+40, MbPT) 86-75, 85-84 Gaurav Prabhu (+45, MIG, Bandra) bt Clyde Affonso (+60, Catholic Gym) 114-106, 108-80 Percy Patel (+55, Matunga Gym) bt Vishal Mehta (+60, JVPG) 106-80, 135-118 Sachin Lokre (+60, MbPT) bt Kirit Rayani (+50, PJ Hindu Gym) 105-95, 118-86 Rahul Narang (+50, North Indian Assn) bt Meenal Thakur (+45, PJ Hindu Gym) 111-73, 52-110, 117-79 Paresh Wankhede (+60, Thane) bt S.T. Paul (+60, Catholic Gym) 107-98, 117-104 Carl Serrao (+50, Catholic Gym) bt Rishad Barda (+60, Elphinstone CC) 115-91, 111-75 Yogesh Sharma (+50, Pune) bt Devansh Patel (+60, Goregaon) 108-111, 122-69, 123-81 Rashil Patel (+60, JVPG) bt Ravi Bodani (+55, Pune) 115-84, 103-90 Rishabh Shah (+60, MCF) bt Joe Godinho (+65, Catholic Gym) 119-84, 119-101
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Fancied
Meenal Thakur made a premature exit as she crashed in the first
round of the Goldfilled Open Handicap Snooker Tournament at the
Catholic Gymkhana on Sunday.