Malabar Hill Club cueists Manav Panchal and Rajeev Sharma, both ground out hard fought victories in their respective round-robin league matches of the Senior men’s snooker event of the BSAM organized Maharashtra State Junior Snooker and Senior Snooker & Billiards Selection (leg 1) Championship – 2019, played at the Bombay Gymkhana billiards room.
Khar Gymkhana’s Sahil Kakad in action during his league match of the Senior men’s snooker event of the BSAM organized Maharashtra State Senior Snooker & Billiards Selection (leg 1) Championship.
In a Group-F encounter, Panchal lost the first two frames but recovered in splendid fashion to pocket the next three frames to put it across Dombivali Gymkhana’s Aashit Pandya and record a fighting 3-2 (18-75, 44-70, 59-52, 86-18 and 92-25) win. Panchal had earlier defeated Pune’s Rajwardhan Joshi 3-1.
Sharma produced a late fight to overcome Nashik’s Pankaj Khatri by a tight 3-2 frame scores in a Group-E contest. Khatri potted consistently to win the first and third frames while losing the second by a slender 1-point to take a 2-1 lead. Sharma showed great character and fighting spirit to closely win the last two frame to clinch a satisfying 41-72, 68-67, 22-70, 59-50 and 54-51 victory. Khatri had earlier recorded a similar 3-2 win agsinst Vishal Gehani (Park Club).
Khar Gymkhana’s Sahil Kakad lost the opener but struck form in the nick of time as he bounced back to overcome Pune’s Shivam Arora 3-1 (38-58, 48-33, 83-62 and 79-62) to register his first win in Group-D. Kakad went down tamely to Hassan Badami of CCI 0-3 in the previous match.
Meanwhile, Radio Club’s Rayaan Razmi, Maharashtra’s number one ranked junior player, constructed a break of 68 in the second frame and went on to defeat Sanjay Gamre of Bombay Gymkhana 3-1 (63-38, 69-09, 44-59 and 76-24).
Results – Group-A: Adit Raja (JVPG) beat Ibrahim Sheikh (KVSC) 3-2 (09-66, 55-27, 36-66, 67-61, 91-35);
Group-B: Sarang Shroff (NSCI) beat Avenish Shah (MCF) 3-2 (54-11, 51-54, 28-51, 76-73, 56-51);
Sarang Shroff beat Anand Raghuvanshi (Hindu Gym) 3-2 (77-24, 76-40, 22-59, 59-71, 58-50);
Group-C: Vishal Vaya (KVSC) Beat Kiran Chheda (DOM) 3-2 (09-58, 37-68, 65-23, 70(39)-01, 55-2).
Group-D: Sahil Kakad (Khar Gym) beat Shivam Arora (Pune) 3-1 (38-58, 48-33, 83-62, 79-62).
Group-E: Pankaj Khatri (Nashik) beat Vishal Gehani (Park Club) 3-2 (57-49, 36-60, 64-28, 83-18, 61-34);
Raajeev Sharma (MHC) beat Pankaj Khatri (Nashik) 3-2 (41-72, 68-67, 22-70, 59-50, 54-51).
Group-F: Manav Panchal (MHC) beat Aashit Pandya (Dombivali Gym) 3-2 (18-75, 44-70, 59-52, 86-18, 92-25).
Group-G: Rahil Patel (JVPG) beat Karan Chugh (NSCI) 3-2 (36-62, 72-33, 61-16, 40-57, 67-33)
Group-H: Abhishek Bajaj (BG) beat Sanjay Gamre (BG) 3-2 (53-06, 63-32, 37-41, 47-69, 49-32).
Rayaan Razmi (Radio) Beat Sanjay Gamre (BG) 3-1 (63-38, 69(68)-09, 44-59, 76-24).