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Mumbai :: 18 August 2014
Arun, Ankit, Joshi
turn match-winners
Young Guns, Rakish Kings snatch
thrillers
SP Young Guns, Race for Gold and RK’s Rakish Kings snatched 3-2 thrillers
in the inaugural Videocon Billiards Premier League, organized by the
Billiards & Snooker Association of Maharashtra, at the Bombay Gymkhana on
Monday.
It was a day of close encounters and big breaks as SP Young Guns overcame
SPG Billiards Punters, Race for Gold, The Team beat SK’s Kannon Masters
and RK’s 7, The Rakish Kings prevailed over MB’s Shooters after snatching
the deciders.
Senior state champion Arun Agrawal, who missed a century break by six
points, won both his singles including the decider against World Team
Championship gold medalist Ashok Shandilya in the battle of the icons, to
lead SP Young Guns to a win after Cyrus Mistry forced the decider for SPG
Billiards Punters by winning the crucial fourth tie.
Trailing 1-2, Race for Gold relied on Ronnie Daruwala and World Team
Championship gold medalist Devendra Joshi to bail them out. While Daruwala
snatched the crucial fourth tie, Joshi won both his singles including the
decider over junior national champion Dhvaj Haria, who missed a century by
five points, to beat SK’s Kannon Kings. Joshi’s effort included a break of
105 against Hitesh Kotwani in his first singles and a delightful 88
against Haria.
Playing with a handicap of -45, Ankit Thakkar shocked World Team
Championship silver medalist Dhruv Sitwala in the decider to lead RK’s 7,
The Rakish Kings to an exciting win over MB’s Shooters. Trailing 1-2, V.
‘Raja’ Subramanian brought Rakish Kings back into the match by winning the
crucial fourth tie before Thakkar sealed the issue with a brilliant
effort.
In-form Nalin Patel, who fired two century breaks on the opening day,
added another 109 as Tigers blanked RRockets 5-0 to earn a maximum eight
points including two bonus points.
MB’s Shooters and WJ Genii lead the 10-team table with 14 points, followed
by SP Young Guns with 13 and Tigers with 12. Race for Gold and Rakish
Kings have nine points, SK’s Kannon Masters eight, RRockets and SPG
Billiards Punters six each and Scorpions are at the bottom with three
points.
Results: Tigers bt RRockets 5-0; SP Young Guns bt
SPG Billiards Punters 3-2; Race for Gold, The Team bt SK’s Kannon Masters
3-2; RK’s 7, The Rakish Kings bt MB’s Shooters 3-2; WJ Genii bt Scorpions
4-1.
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