Kunal Udhwani warded off a determined fight back from Krishna Vora to snatch a fighting 3-2 (26-12, 52-47, 24-33, 24-40, and 49-15) victory in a first round match of the Matunga Gymkhana organized Rs 1.8 lakh 6-Red Open Snooker Tournament, under the auspices of BSAM, and played at the gymkhana’s billiards hall on Wednesday.
Uves Khakhu defeated Dinesh Dhumal 3-0 (40-25, 29-24, 46-8) in a first round match of the Matunga Gymkhana organized Rs 1.8 lakh 6-Red Open Snooker Tournament.
In contrast Uves Khakhu and Manish Pahuja, both registered straight frames 3-0 victories in the respective matches. Khakhu defeated Dinesh Dhumal 3-0 (40-25, 29-24, and 46-8) and Pahuja got the better of Sanjay Singhat 3-0 (40-10, 39-31, and 37-36).
Juzer Master also enjoyed a smooth first round success defeating Suraj Shirke by a comfortable 3-0 (27-21, 31-15, and 38-14) frame scores.
In another closely fought match, Amit Makhija produced a solid fighting performance to overcome Rahil L. 3-2 (30-45, 42-7, 27-32, 33-8, and 41-19) to advance to the second round.
Meanwhile, Sanjay Joshi overcame Prakash Karande 3-1 (32-12, 36-27, 14-38, and 65-51) and Nauzad Munshi prevailed over Sandeep Teli 3-1 (31-25, 14-42, 34-29, and 39-20).
Results – round-1: Sanjay Joshi bt Prakash Karande 3-1 (32-12, 36-27, 14-38, 65-51); Uves Khakhu beat Dinesh Dhumal 3-0 (40-25, 29-24, 46-8); Kunal Udhwani bt Krishna Vora 3-2 (26-12, 52-47, 24-33, 24-40, 49-15); Juzer Master bt Suraj Shirke 3-0 (27-21, 31-15, 38-14); Manish Pahuja bt Sanjay Singhat 3-0 (40-10, 39-31, 37-36); Amit Makhija bt Rahil L. 3-2 (30-45, 42-7, 27-32, 33-8, 41-19); Nauzad Munshi bt Sandeep Teli 3-1 (31-25, 14-42, 34-29, 39-20).