Seasoned cueist Sarang Shroff of NSCI showed that he still has the competitive spirit and touch as he went on to easily defeat his club mate Sagar Desai, in three straight frames 3-0 (55-29, 58-31 and 88-23) in a Senior men’s snooker third round qualifying match of the BSAM organized Maharashtra State Junior Snooker and Senior Snooker & Billiards Selection (leg 1) Championship – 2019, played at the Bombay Gymkhana billiards room.
Sarang Shroff easily won his third round match of the BSAM organized Maharashtra State Junior Snooker and Senior Snooker & Billiards Selection (leg 1) Championship
In two other one-sided encounters, Cricket Club of India’s Shahbaaz Khan blanked Pune’s Abhishek Bora 3-0 (44-08, 58-26 and 73-31) and Adit Raja of Juhu Vile Parle Gymkhana tamed Rushabh Gohil of Elphinstone Cricket Club 3-0 (53-12, 56-27 and 68-17).
Meanwhile, Thane challenger Kunal Rokade recovered from the brink of defeat to get the better of Walter Vaz of Bombay Gymkhana 3-2 (28-53, 09-55, 59-45, 54-37 and 52-35) in close match.
Results – Third round: Shahbaaz Khan (CCI) beat Abhishek Bora (Pune) 3-0 (44-08, 58-26, 73-31);
Ibrahim Sheikh (KVSC) beat Manan Shah (MHC) 3-2 (58-59, 69-62(54), 43-53, 62-18, 61-53);
Kunal Rokade (Thane) beat Walter Vaz (Bombay Gymkhana) 3-2 (28-53, 09-55, 59-45, 54-37, 52-35);
Karan Chugh (NSCI) beat Abdur Rehman (Islam Gym) 3-1 (55-44, 32-56, 56-22, 40-14);
Adit Raja (JVPG) beat Rushabh Gohil (ECC) 3-0 (53-12, 56-27, 68-17);
Kiran Chheda (Dombivali Gym) beat Arun Kumar VN (Thane) 3-1 (80-73, 59-37, 41-55, 65-43);
Sumit Saldurkar (KVSC) beat Rohan Sakalkar (Pune) 3-2 (63-48, 28-63, 62-47, 13-48, 62-43);
Sarang Shroff (NSCI) beat Sagar Desai (NSCI) 3-0 (55-29, 58-31, 88-23).