Elphinstone Cricket Club

Sohrab Gandi & Naval Tata Open Handicap Billiards & Snooker Tournament 2010

08 May 2010

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Subramaniam advances

V. 'Raja' Subramaniam of Matunga Gymkhana was one of the fancied cueists who advanced to the second round, in the All India Sohrab Gandhi Open Handicap Billiards & Naval Tata Open Handicap Snooker Tournament, organised and hosted by Elphinstone Cricket Club, VT, on Saturday.

Subramaniam, a semi-finalist at the Goldfilled Open, overcame an indifferent start in the first frame to sail to a 108-97, 113-83 win over Sachin Gemavat of Mandpeshwar Civic Federation, Borivali in the snooker competition.

In another first round tie, Abhishek Soparkar of Thane Sports Club beat Ajay Agrawal of Matunga Gymkhana 97-78, 81-113, 114-98 in a close contest the went the distance.

Joining Subramaniam and Soparkar in the second round was octogenarian legend Tony Monteiro who outplayed Chandu Kansodaria of Mandpeshwar Civic Federation 93-84, 105-67.

An impressive Rohit Gandhi of Nagpur advanced to the third round following a 120-69, 129-55 win over Manoj Mayekar of Thane Sports Club.

In first round billiards action, Central Railway cueists R. Girish and Faisal Khan registered easy wins to warm up for sterner tests ahead.

Result (Snooker 2nd Round)

Rohit Gandhi (+50, Nagpur) bt Manoj Mayekar (+55, Thane SC) 120-69, 129-55.

1st Rd:

Rishabh Shah (+50, MCF) bt Farokh Tatary (+60, Elphinstone CC) 106-94, 124-60

Ninad Karnik (+55, Dahisar Gym) bt V.M. Shivalkar (+55, MbPT) 108-68, 99-103, 118-82

V. Subramaniam (+40, Matunga Gym) bt Sachin Gemavat (+55, MCF) 108-97, 113-83

Gaurav Prabhu (+45, MIG) bt Nikhil Sapre (+55, Dadar Club) 104-91, 116-92

Tony Monteiro (+50, Shivaji Park Gym) bt Chandu Kansodaria (+50, MCF) 93-84, 105-67

Clyde Afonso (+60, Catholic Gym) bt Sahil Chitnis (+60, US Club) 113-79, 118-80

Hitesh Kotwani (+40, Radio Club) bt Akief Haveliwala (+50, CCI) 107-79, 114-85

Nainesh Gosalia (+60, Matoshree) bt Vilas Aroandekar (+55, JVPG) 121-104, 115-89

Paresh Wankhede (+55, Thane SC) bt Ankit Mithani (+60, Don Bosco) 102-89, 119-93

Abhinav Kripalu (+55, CCI) bt Sunil Naik (+55, Wodehouse Gym) 112-67, 107-64

Abhishek Soparkar (+55, Thane SC) bt Ajay Agrawal (+55, Matunga Gym) 97-78, 81-113, 114-98.

Billiards (1st Rd):

Faisal Khan (-60, Central Rly SA) bt Anil Chowdhry (+70, Vashi Gym) 200-185

R. Girish (-20, Central Rly SA) bt Ajit Kobnak (+70, PJ Hindu Gym) 200-116;