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Elphinstone Cricket Club Sohrab Gandi & Naval Tata Open Handicap Billiards & Snooker Tournament 2010
27 May 2010
Daruwala escapes to victory
With a +20 handicap, Daruwala of Dadar Parsi Colony Gymkhana rallied to a 200-198 win over a gallant Carl Serrao of Catholic Gymkhana who had a +50 handicap.
Serrao, who trailed by about 40 points, relied on small but significant breaks to stage a brilliant recovery midway before surging to a surprise 198-193 lead that left Daruwala bewildered. But with just two points needed for what would have been a spectacular win, Serrao missed a red in-off and blew away a golden opportunity. Daruwala heaved a sigh of relief and returned to seal the match.
In another second round tie, Shailesh Rao of Matunga Gymkhana upset Shekhar Krishnan of Chembur Gymkhana 200-191, while young Jaiveer Dhingra of CCI stunned V. ‘Raja’ Subramaniam of Matunga Gymkhana 200-132 in the first round.
In snooker action, Nishad Chowgule of PYC Gymkhana, Pune continued his winning ways with a shock win over Manav Panchal of WIAA 91-51, 73-83, 106-32 in a contest between quality cueists.
Snooker (4th Round) Nishad Chowgule (+45, PYC, Pune) bt Manav Panchal (+25, WIAA) 91-51, 73-83, 106-32
Snooker (3rd Round) Rahul More (+50, Vasai) bt Prakash Karande (+55, CCI) 117-85, 101-102, 127-101
Snooker (2nd Round) Amit Saboo (+25, Bombay Gym) bt Pervez Batliwala (+60, Elphinstone CC) 86-98, 116-102, 108-74 Pawan Kohli (+50, Khar Gym) bt Darayus Dhala (+60, Elphinstone CC) 100-67, 116-103
Billiards (3rd Round) Prabdeep Singh (+40, MIG) bt Reza Merchant (+50, Bombay Gym) 200-189
Billiards (2nd Round) Shailesh Rao (+70, Matunga Gym) bt Shekhar Krishnan (+60, Chembur Gym) 200-191 Ankit Thakker (+40, Matunga Gym) bt Sandeep Telli (+70, PJ Hindu Gym) 200-141 Harish Mirchandani (+50, Khar Gym) bt Arun Bhagat (+80, Dombivali Gym) 200-122 Rohinton Daruwala (+20, Dadar Parsi Colony Gym) bt Carl Serrao (+50, Catholic Gym) 200-198
Billiards (1st Round) Amit Sapru (+70, Park Club) bt Jeet Gawde (+70, Shivaji Park Gym) 200-171 Jaiveer Dhingra (+40, CCI) bt V. ‘Raja’ Subramaniam (-100, Matunga Gym) 200-132
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Dark
horse Rohinton Daruwala escaped to a thrilling two-point win to
advance to the third round in billiards, 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.