PYC ATC Snooker Challenge 2016 - Team Event

REPORT :: 22 September 2016

Turf Club, Apex Shooters, PYC Raptors, New Horizon, Karnatak Black Stunner edge past at 11th edition of PYC-ATC Snooker Challenge

Amardeep Ghodke of New Horizon

Turf Club, Apex Shooters, PYC Raptors, New Horizon, Karnatak Black Stunners teams earned close 2-1 wins in the in the league matches at the 11th edition of PYC-ATC Snooker Challenge 2016 Championships being organized by at the PYC Hindu Gymkhana in cooperation Deccan Gymkhana and Poona Club.

In the league stage on day two in Group A Turf Club edged out Arizona Hustlers B 2-1. In a close Group J match Apex Shooters shot own The New Poona Club 2-1 fancied Shivam Arora was potted out by Naresh Ahir of New Pune club 73-13, 04-37, 12-42, 42-04, 41-58 in one of the closest matches of the day.

In Group K match PYC Raptors scraped past Corner Pocket Warriors 2-1, in Group M New Horizon C edged out CSD Satara 2-1 while in a Group N: match Karnatak Black Stunners stunned Notorious ATR with the same margin.

In a Group C match Arizona Hustlers outplayed Cue Masters Kings 3-0 (Avinash Kumar bt Naman Agarwal 46-34, 25-26, 56-16, 16-47, 101(91)-02; Shoaib Khan bt Rohan Sakalkar 71-30, 32-22, 70-42; Monu Chaudhary bt Kavish Javer 52-37, 32-02, 34-26). In Group C: match Arizona Hustlers outplayed Cue Masters Kings 3-0, while in Group F: PYC Hawks got better of MD'S Six Pockets 3-0 to maintain a clean slate.

RESULTS: League Round:
Group A: Turf Club bt Arizona Hustlers B 2-1 (Muneez Poonawala bt Swapnil Ahire 58-11, 21-35, 26-54, 43-13, 51-30; Mazhar Taherbhoy bt Ashish Patil 64-33, 43-01, 89(56)-00; Zubin Registrar lost to Prashant Dhamdhere 35-51, 32-21, 30-41, 15-38)

Group C: Arizona Hustlers bt Cue Masters Kings 3-0(Avinash Kumar bt Naman Agarwal 46-34, 25-26, 56-16, 16-47, 101(91)-02; Shoaib Khan bt Rohan Sakalkar 71-30, 32-22, 70-42; Monu Chaudhary bt Kavish Javer 52-37, 32-02, 34-26).

Group F: PYC Hawks bt MD'S Six Pockets 3-0(Rajwardhan Joshi bt Satish Karad 57-08, 13-36, 55-10, 38-35; Nimish Kulkarni bt Aakash Padalikar 65-69, 05-29, 69-51, 37-05, 63-15; Yogesh Lohiya bt Ninad Ghag 72-23, 32-11, 60-27);

Group J: Apex Shooters bt The New Poona Club 2-1(Abhimanyu Gandhi bt Arantxa Sanchez 36-62, 22-08, 62(42)-18, 41-02; Shivam Arora lost to Naresh Ahir 73-13, 04-37, 12-42, 42-04, 41-58; Gaurav Patange bt Yesu Pillay 59-19, 38-18, 62-20);

Group K: PYC Raptors bt Corner Pocket Warriors 2-1(Mohan Jagtap bt Sanket Mutha 49-39, 40-19, 44-42; Karna Mehta lost to Abhishek Bora 55-59, 05-45, 43-53; Vishal Kadam bt Sahil Gadiya 43-53, 49-08, 70-23, 28-21);

Group M: New Horizon C bt CSD Satara 2-1( Darshan Gajbhiye bt Milind Kurade 63-39, 29-17, 60-15; Amardeep Ghodke bt Yogesh More 50-42, 13-36, 60-36, 25-47, 46-31; Prasad Paradhe lost to Raj Joshi 19-58, 22-31, 41-55);

Group N: Karnatak Black Stunners bt Notorious ATR 2-1(Abhijit More lost to Amol Abdagiri 37-45, 15-29, 33-50; Veeresh HD bt Taaha Khan 49-05, 04-41, 54-45, 39-19; Yogesh Kumar bt Abhijit Ranade 50-41, 33-27, 55-57, 38-28);