Elphinstone Cricket Club

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

29 May 2010

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Sylvester upstes Dhingra

Veteran Harold Sylvester rallied to shock young Jaiveer Dhingra to advance to the billiards third 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.

Enjoying a +80 handicap, Sylvester staged a brilliant late recovery after trailing by a good 40 points midway to prevail over lucky loser Dhingra 200-190 in an exciting encounter.

In a thrilling third round tie, fancied Chandu Shah of PJ Hindu Gymkhana escaped to a narrow 200-196 win over septuagenarian Sakharam Ghadi of Central Railway Mumbai Institute.

Ghadi frittered away a golden opportunity to fashion one of the biggest upsets in the billiards competition when he missed a red in-off while the cueists were tied on 196.

In snooker action, Nainesh Gosalia of Matoshree Club shocked fancied Reza Merchant 2-0 in the second round. In another upset, Chetan Dalal of PJ Hindu Gymkhana beat Joe Thomas of Central Railway Mumbai Institute 2-1.

Siddharth Parikh of PJ Hindu Gymkhana fired a significant break of 42 in the first frame en route to a 2-0 win over Yash Rungta of Spring Club.

Result

Snooker (3rd Round)

Hasan Badami (+25, Islam Gym) bt Rahul More (+50, Vasai) 104-73, 98-86

Mohit Lalwani (+50, Khar Gym) bt Clyde Affonso (+55, Catholic Gym) 104-79, 72-104; 104-96.

Snooker (2nd Round)

Bhushan Shahade (+45, Dadar Club) bt Cyrus Mistry (+55, Elphinstone CC) 117-111, 108-97

Nilesh Patankar (+55, Thane SC) bt Umesh Barve (+60, Central Rly Mumbai Inst) 125-75, 71-106, 123-80

Vipul Shah (+45, Santacruz Gym) bt Paresh Wankhede (+55, Thane SC) 116-87, 108-67

Siddharth Parikh (+20, PJ Hindu Gym) bt Yash Rungta (+55, Spring Club) 100(42)-82, 108-78

Nainesh Gosalia (+55, Matoshree) bt Reza Merchant (+45, Bombay Gym) 96-68, 98-75

Chetan Dalal (+55, PJ Hindu Gym) bt Joe Thomas (+50, Central Rly Mumbai Inst) 112-92, 87-110, 104-95

Malcolm Kapadia (+55, Dadar Parsi Colony Gym) bt Col. Sanchis (+60, US Club) 111-84, 104-107, 103-82

Ashok More (+50, Khar Gym) bt Yohan Billimoria (+60, Bombay Gym) 119-62, 123-90

Snooker (1st Round)

Col. Sanchis (+60, US Club) bt Vivek Wadhwa (+50, Bombay Gym) 115-86, 86-97, 101-94

Chetan Dalal (+55, PJ Hindu Gym) bt Rajit Mehta (+55, North Indian Assn) 104-99, 107-71

Billiards (3rd Round)

Rohinton Daruwala (+20, Dadar Parsi Colony Gym) bt Vilas Aroandekar (+70, JVPG) 200-156

Chandu Shah (-100, PJ Hindu Gym) bt Sakharam Ghadi (+80, Central Rly Mumbai Inst) 200-196

Billiards (2nd Round)

Harold Sylvester (+80, Catholic Gym) bt Jaiveer Dhingra (+40, CCI) 200-190

Amit Saboo (scr, Bombay Gym) bt Joe Thomas (+70, Central Rly Mumbai Inst) 200(66)-120

Billiards (1st Round)

Homi Laher (+80, Elphinstone CC) bt Col. Sanchis (+80, US Club) 200-119