The Razmi brothers, Rayaan and Shahyan, both of Radio Club finished as Maharashtra’s number one and number two junior ranked snooker players. The 17-year-old Rayaan, defended his title and retained the top position, as he produced some impressive performances to win all his three matches in the junior snooker semi-final round-robin league of the BSAM organized Maharashtra State Junior Snooker and Senior Snooker & Billiards Selection (leg 1) Championship – 2019, and played at the P.J. Hindu Gymkhana billiards room.
Rayaan Razmi (right) and Shahyan Razmi finished as the number one and number two ranked junior snooker players respectively in the BSAM organized Maharashtra State Junior Snooker and Senior Snooker & Billiards Selection (leg 1) Championship 2019.
The 14-year-old Shahyan and Khar Gymkhana cueists Sparsh Pherwani and Sumehr Mago completed the league with one win and two defeats. However, Shahyan, with a better frame win/loss frame difference of minus one (frame won 6, frame lost 7) as compared to Sprash’s minus two (FW 5, FL 9) claimed the second position. Sumehr with a frame difference of minus three finished as the number four ranked player.
Rayaan, who was steady and consistent started with a close win against younger brother Shahyan by a 3-2 (15-62, 38-68, 66-18, 69-36 and 62-22) margin and then sidelined Sparsh 3-1 (90-01, 02-83, 66-33 and 81-36) for his second win. Rayaan maintained the winning momentum and signed off in style by constructing a break of 57 in the third frame to put it across Sumehr 3-0 (63-06, 59-28 and 69-42).
Shahyan’s lone success came when he recovered from the loss of the opening frame to get the better of Sumehr 3-1 (26-66, 70-25, 79-22 and 53-18) to clinch a decisive win. In the concluding match Shahyan lost 1-3 to Sparsh, who after two defeats, finally finished with a win. Sparsh had earlier lost 1-3 to club mate Sumehr in the first match.
Results – Semi-final round-robin league: Rayaan Razmi (Radio Club) beat Shahyan Razmi (Radio Club) 3-2 (15-62, 38-68, 66(48)-18, 69-36, 62-22);
Sumehr Mago (Khar Gymkhana) beat Sparsh Pherwani (Khar Gymkhana) 3-1 (65-03, 68-23, 00-78, 74-28);
Shahyan Razmi beat Sumehr Mago 3-1 (26-66, 70-25, 79-22, 53-18);
Rayaan Razmi beat Sparsh Pherwani 3-1 (90-01, 02-83(52), 66-33, 81-36);
Rayaan Razmi beat Sumehr Mago 3-0 (63-06, 59-28, 69(57)-42).
Sparsh Pherwani beat Shahyan Razmi 3-1 (60-71, 83-37, 68-10, 58-14).