Bombay Gymkhana’s Walter Vaz and Goregaon Sports Club’s Barnard James scored contrasting victories to set up a clash in the final of the Islam Gymkhana organised 10th Pro Snooker Classic Tournament – 2019 for markers and played at the Islam Gymkhana billiards room.
Walter Vaz,
In the first semi-final contest, the experienced Vaz was in his elements and potted fluently to knock the fight out of Andheri Recreation Club’s Chandrakant Deherikar by charging to a straight frame 4-0 win in the best-of-7 frame encounter. The Bombay Gymkhana marker quickly settled down and enjoyed a good roll of the balls as he quickly raced to 49-12, 49-04, 41-07 and 41-26 win.
Meanwhile, James faced quite a challenge from NSCI’s Ajinkya Yelve before pulling through by a 4-2 frame scores. Yelve after losing the first frame made a strong reply by taking the next two to grab a 2-1 advantage. But, the Goregaon SC marker showed strong fighting qualities as he won the next three frame in succession to snatch victory with the frame scores reading 56-49, 16-37, 10-45, 25-12, 35-30 and 58-30 in his favour.
Results – Semi-finals: Walter Vaz (Bombay Gym) beat Chandrakant Deherikar (ARC) 4-0 (49-12, 49-04, 41-07, 41-26);
Barnard James (Goregaon SC) beat Ajinkya Yelve (NSCI) 4-2 (56-49, 16-37, 10-45, 25-12, 35-30, 58-30).