Ankit Thakkar of Matunga Gymkhana (-150 handicap) and Amit Sapru of Park Club (-170 handicap) both produced some steady performances to win their respective Round of 32 matches in the Maharashtra Challenger Tour (Billiards 2019) organized by the Billiards and Snooker Association of Maharashtra.
Amit Sapru of Park Club (-170 handicap) defeated Khar Gymkhana’s Manoj Kasare (-90) in a Round of 32 match of the Maharashtra Challenger Tour (Billiards 2019).
Ankit was in complete control as he raced past Garware Club House player Karan Gandhi (-50) 200-151, while Amit played consistently to sideline Khar Gymkhana’s Manoj Kasare (-90) by a convincing 200-152 points margin. Both Ankit and Amit will clash in the next round.
Meanwhile, top seed Sparsh Pherwani (-225) breezed past Thane’s Mithil Shinde (-40) coasting to a comfortable 200-167 victory, while second seed Hasan Badami of Cricket Club of India (-190) proved too good for Hindu Gymkhana’s Shayam Kotak (-80) by posting an easy 200-132 points win to also progress to pre-quarter-finals.
Results – Round of 32 (race to 200 points): Sparsh Pherwani (-225) beat Mithil Shinde (-40) 200-167; harmesh Mistry (-100) beat Mehernosh Billimoria (-20); Nikhil Lalwani (-50) beat Shekhar Surve (-150) 200-199; Neville Razmi (-70) beat Chandresh Shah (-170) 200-134; Anurag Bagri (-170) beat K.K. Bhatia (-90) 200-163; Sidhraj Shah (-50) beat Vishal Gehani (-170) 200-103; Sumehr Mago (-80) beat Carl Serrao (-190) 200-50; Manav Panchal (-130) beat Amit Joshi (-70) 200-104; Ankit Thakkar (-150) beat Karan Gandhi (-50) 200-151; Amit Sapru (-170) beat Manoj Kasare (-90) 200-152; Sagar Desai (-80) beat Bikhil Ghadge (-170) 200-185; Chandu Kansodaria (-150) beat Anant Mehta (-60) 200-170; Sandeep Teli (-50) beat Sanjiv Bijlani (-100) 200-181; Hasan Badami (-190) beat Shayam Kotak (-80) 200-132.