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Elphinstone Cricket Club Sohrab Gandi & Naval Tata Open Handicap Billiards & Snooker Tournament 2010
07 May 2010
Faisal, Rovin survive scares
State junior champion Rovin D’Souza and title contender Faisal Khan survived scares in the All India Sohrab Gandhi Open Handicap Billiards & Naval Tata Open Handicap Snooker Tournament, organised and hosted by Elphinstone Cricket Club, VT, on Friday.
On an exciting day of snooker that featured a posse of fancied cueists, Central Railway’s Faisal Khan (+10) was forced to sweat for a narrow 102-55, 48-89, 104-77 second round win over anonymous Mohit Bhulchandani (+55) of Khar Gymkhana who came up with a surprise challenge.
In an entertaining contest that had its fair share of thrills, Bhulchandi announced his arrival on the domestic circuit when he took a narrow 64-61 lead with two reds and the colours remaining in the decider, after the cueists traded a frame each and saved the best for the last.
But a few fouls on the yellow later, all off free balls, with only the colours remaining, offered Khan the opportunity to sail ahead, first by 10 points at 73-63 and then by 20 points at 93-73.
It was an entertaining climax, marked by brilliant snookers that offered Bhulchandani hope of causing the biggest upset in the competition. But Khan held on, even though he missed a simple brown, and sealed the issue on the pink to live another day.
Islam Gymkhana’s formidable Abdur Rehman, a pre-quarter-finalist at the Goldfilled Open Handicap tournament, struggled past Nagpur lad Faizan Mohammed 92-115, 119-115, 111-62 in another second round contest that included a black ball finish in the crucial second frame that Mohammed frittered away with the blue at his mercy.
In a first
round tie, Rovin D’Souza of Bombay Gymkhana overcame Prathamesh
Sawant of Thane Sports Club 44-105, 101-68, 99-87 following a
disastrous opening frame and a tight decider. In another close first round encounter, fancied Ibrahim Sheikh of Mandpeshwar Civic Federation, Borivili, a quarter-finalist at the Goldfilled Open, endured an early challenge before getting past Vishal Mehta of Juhu Vile Parle Gymkhana 92-98, 101-79, 116-79 after dropping a tight opening frame that ended in a black ball finish.
Khar Gymkhana’s Roshan Mirchandani fired the tournament’s second highest break of 52 in the second frame en route to a convincing 105-75, 99-67 first round win over Siddharth Sogani of Radio Club.
Result (2nd Round) Snooker (2nd Rd): Cyrus Aga (+55, Elphinstone CC) bt Dipendra Pinkyar (+55, Shivaji Park Gym) 87-116, 103-99, 107-63 Abdur Rehman (+45, Islam Gym) bt Faizan Mohd. (+50, Nagpur) 92-115, 119-115, 111-62 Kumar Pal (+55) bt Sandeep Teli (+55, PJ Hindu Gym) 123-109, 110-79
Faisal Khan (+10,
Central Rly SA) bt Mohit Bhulchandani (+55, Khar Gym) 102-55, 48-89,
104-77. 1st Rd Rovin D’Souza (+35, Bombay Gym) bt Prathamesh Sawant (+55, Thane SC) 44-105, 101-68, 99-87 Rahul Narang (+45, Matoshree) bt Shekhar Surve (+45, Shivaji Park Gym) 104-68, 100-81 Roshan Mirchandani (+35, Khar Gym) bt Siddharth Sogani (+50, Radio Club) 105-75, 99(52)-67 Ibrahim Sheikh (+45, MCF) bt Vishal Mehta (+60, JVPG) 92-98, 101-79, 116-79 Bhushan Shahade (+45, Dadar Club) bt Sudhakar (+60, Matunga Gym) 118-94, 113-84 Hrannabh Shah (+50, North Indian Assn) bt Rishi Ruparel (+60, Don Bosco) 106-69, 101-72.
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