The Catholic Gymkhana Open Handicap Snooker Tournament 2010

12 February 2010

Lingani wins a thriller

Kishore Langani of Khar Gymkhana escaped to a pulsating 2-1 win in the first round of the Goldfilled Open Handicap Snooker Tournament at the Catholic Gymkhana on Friday.

Enjoying a handicap of +50, Langani endured a late charge before romping to a 110-84, 91-117, 92-90 win over formidable Naresh Sadarangani (+55) of Matunga Gymkhana.

Langani got off to a good start by snatching the first frame while leaving Sadarangani way behind. But Sadarangani showed how he could be dangerous, by winning the second frame with a crucial lead to force the decider.

Sadarangani had found his touch and seemed on course while leading by a good 20 points at 90-70 with 22 points remaining on the table. But Langani returned to initiate a brilliant clearance to snatch the frame 92-90 in dramatic fashion as a helpless Sadarangani watched in disbelief..

Formidable V. Subramaniam of Matunga Gymkhana also escaped to a narrow win in the first round. On a day of close contests, Subramaniam (+40) overcame Rohan Jambusaria (+50) of MCF 109-71, 99-98 that included a black ball finish in the second frame.

In other tight first round encounters, Vivek Shah of Garware Club House also survived a scare before prevailing over formidable Sushrut Pandya of Santacruz Gymkhana 78-106, 103-91, 116-103, while Siddharth Jain of North Indian Association beat Shreepal Jain of Goregaon Sports Club 124-106, 84-117, 122-96.

Results (1st Rd)

Kishore Langani (+50, Khar Gym) bt Naresh Sadarangani (+55, Matunga Gym) 110-84, 91-117, 92-90

Ibrahim Shaikh (+60, MCF) bt Alex D’Cruz (+50, Catholic Gym) 126-59, 94-66

Siddharth Parikh (+20, Central Rly) bt Abhinav Kripalu (+60, CCI) 101-89, 92-75

V. Subramaniam (+40, Matunga Gym) bt Rohan Jambusaria (+60, MCF) 109-71, 99-98

Parth Marathe (+60, MCF) bt Clifford Khan (+60, Catholic Gym) 115-81, 119-101

Vivek Shah (+55, Garware Club House) bt Sushrut Pandya (+55, Santacruz Gym) 78-106, 103-91, 116-103

Siddharth Shah (+50, North Indian Assn) bt Shreepal Jain (+60, Goregaon SC) 124-106, 84-117, 122-96

Nikhil Mirani (+50, Khar Gym) bt Mihir Bora (+60, Matoshree) 113-82, 121-74.