Youngsters played a key role as Radio Club’s ‘Radio Rockets’ and Khar Gymkhana’s ‘KG Titans’ comfortably won their respective pre-quarter-final matches of the CCI Kekoo Nicholson BSAM Billiards League 2022 played at the Cricket Club of India’s Wilson Jones billiards hall late Tuesday evening. The league is being held in memory of Late Kekoo Nicholson, an ardent billiards enthusiast.
Double National Junior (billiards & snooker) champion Rayaan Razmi (-50) and younger brother the Shahyan Razmi (+15) won the opening two frames, before Merzi Srewala (+40) sewed things up by winning the third frame as Radio Rockets (+5 handicap) defeated Juhu Vile Parle Gymkhana (JVPG) Club’s ‘JVPG Rapid Titans’ (+200) 572-259.
On an adjacent table, former National Sub-junior billiards champ Kreishh Gurbaxani (-20), current National Sub-junior billiards champion Sumehr Mago (SCR) and Nikhil Saigal (+30) won their respective frames in steering KG Titans (+10) to victory against Bombay Gymkhana’s ‘BG Phantoms’ (+60) by a 600-500 points margin.
In two other last 16 round of matches, Mandpeshwar Civic Federation ‘MCF Tough Men’ (-35) defeated Central Railway’s ‘CRMI Star Blue’ (NIL) 600-347, while Elphinstone CC’s ‘ECC Elfies Stars’ (-5) overcame Matunga Gymkhana’s ‘MG Boneless’ 563-358.
Results – Pre-quarter-finals: Radio Rockets (+5) beat JVPG Rapid Titans (+200) 572-259 (Rayaan Razmi (-50) bt Manvir Sohal (+50) 200-103, Shhyan Razmi (+15) bt Ashish Raval (+80) 200-74, Merzi Screwala (+40) bt Veersingh Nagi (+70) 172-82).
MCF Tough Men beat CRMI Star Blue 600-347 (Chandu Kansodaria (SCR) bt Philip D (+60) 200-48, Rohan Jambusaria (-60) beat Nikhil Ghadge (+10) 200-197, Akshay G (+25) bt Umesh B (+50) 200-102)
KG Titans beat BG Phantoms 600-500 (Kreishh Gurbaxani (-20) bt Laxman Rawat (-10) 200-195, Sumehr Mago (SCR) bt Vishwajeet Mohan (+30) 200-165, Nikhil Saigal (+30) bt Chintan Jhaveri (+40) 200-140).
ECC Elfies Stars beat MG Boneless 563-358 (Mahesh Jagdale (-30) bt Darshan Shah (+60) 200-106, Anurag Bagri (SCR) bt Naresh Sadarangani (+65) 200-77, Sunil Jain (-5) bt Nishit C (+50) 163-175).
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Results – Pre-quarter-finals: Radio Rockets (+5) beat JVPG Rapid Titans (+200) 572-259.
MCF Tough Men (-35) beat CRMI Star Blue (Nil) 600-347.
KG Titans (+10) beat BG Phantoms (+60) 600-500.
ECC Elfies Stars (-5) beat MG Boneless (+175) 563-358.