Veterans’ TT events in all the tournaments played anywhere in the state or National level witness a very good competition. And the situation was no different at the ongoing MCF 4 star All Mumbai TT tournament. In this tournament , the battle of wits was noticed in Veterans 40+ event. There were as many as three major upsets in the quarter finals of this event.
Nishant Kulkarni
First it was Sarosh Shroff, who beat 5th seeded Tejas Naik in three straight games. Then, it was the turn of Prasad Naik who toppled 7th seed Percy Mehta in three straight games, followed by new entrant in veterans section Nishant Kulkarni beating 2nd seed Abhay Mehta also in three straight games.
Sarosh Shroff
Sarosh Shroff later went on to upset another seeded player Kiran Salian (4) in quarter finals. However, his winning run was finally stopped by top seed Suhas Rane in well fought five games battle. Sixth seeded Ravi Chopra also put up a good show, defeating 3rd seeded Rajesh Singh 3-0 , but he lost to unseeded Nishant Kulkarni 0-3 in the semi finals. Overall, it was a very good competition noticed in veterans’ section.