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Elphinstone Cricket Club Sohrab Gandi & Naval Tata Open Handicap Billiards & Snooker Tournament 2010
20 May 2010
Rokadia upsest Laungani
Iqbal Rokadia beat fancied Kishore Laungani in the only upset of the day, in the All India Sohrab Gandhi Open Handicap Billiards & Naval Tata Open Handicap Snooker Tournament, organised and hosted by Elphinstone Cricket Club, VT, on Thursday.
Playing with a +60 handicap and enjoying home conditions, Rokadia of Elphinstone Cricket Club overcame Laungani (+50) of Khar Gymkhana 115-84, 115-81 to ease into the third round of the snooker competition.
It was a rewarding day for the host club’s cueists as Arun Kumar joined Rokadia in the third round following back-to-back wins in the opening two rounds.
In contrast, Akash Asrani (+55) of Khar Gymkhana escaped to an exciting 90-102, 108-99, 112-111 win over 20-year-old Kavesh Shetty of Catholic Gymkhana in another second round tie that ended in a black ball finish in the decider, after the cueists were engaged in close finishes in the first and second frames.
In billiards, veteran
Arun Agrawal fired the competition’s second highest break with an 81
en route to a 200-163 first round win over Bharat Chhabria. Snooker (2nd Round) Akash Asrani (+55, Khar Gym) bt Kavesh Shetty (+60, Catholic Gym) 90-102, 108-99, 112-111 Iqbal Rokadia (+60, Elphinstone CC) bt Kishore Laungani (+50, Khar Gym) 115-84, 115-81 Arun Kumar (+45, Elphinstone CC) bt Hrinabh Shah (+50, North Indian Assn) 101-58, 97-65 Mithil Shinde (+50, Thane SC) bt Aman Godwani (+55, Khar Gym) 115-58, 133-56
Snooker (1st Round) Arun Kumar (+45, Elphinstone CC) bt Siddhesh R. (+55, Vasai) 102-76, 104-74
Billiards (1st Round) Arun Agrawal (-180, Elphinstone CC) bt Bharat Chhabria (+80) 200(81)-163
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