Ajinkya Yelve of NSCI was in outstanding form and neatly compiled a top unfinished 63 points break during his easy 4-1 win against Joseph Menezes of Otters Club in the best-of-7-frame quarter-final match of the Bathija-P.J. Hindu Gymkhana 6-Red Snooker Open Markers Tournament, conducted under the auspices of BSAM and played at the Hindu Gymkhana billiards room.
NSCI’s Ajinkya Yelve made a massive unfinished 63 point break during his 4-3 quarter-final win against Joseph Menezes of Otters Club
Showing excellent and perfect control over the cue ball, Yelve neatly build the massive break in the fourth frame and with Menezes unable to offer much of fight, he then went on to also pocket the fifth and wrap up the match with the frame scores reading 41-27, 18-33, 36-19, 63-0 and 51-7 in favour of the NSCI player.
Meanwhile, Suresh Mahadik of Goregaon SC dashed the hopes of P.J. Hindu Gymkhana challenger Ajit Kobnak by snatch a hard-fought 4-3 (33-25, 30-18, 14-30, 41-2, 18-30, 26-30 and 32-18) victory to advance to the last four.
Radio Club’s Chinmay Gawde who is on a winning roll continued with the fine showing and outlasted Anant Yelve (GSC) racing to a quick 4-0 (48-25, 27-21, 46-0 and 47-22) win in another quarter-final encounter.
However, the best match was the absorbing contest between Malabar Hill Club’s Rajesh Mayavashi and home favourite Milind Divekar who were locked in a grim tussle for supremacy. Mayavashi started with a bang and won the opening three frames to take a 3-0 lead. But, Divekar, not prepared to give up without putting up a fight won the next three frames to level the frame scores at 3-all and force the decider. In the seventh frame, Mayavashi regained his form and touch and with some calculated play easily won the deciding frame to close out the match winning at 4-3 (34-22, 33-23, 34-2. 1-33, 41-46, 1-28 and 38-0) to also progress to the semi-final.
Results – quarter-finals: Suresh Mahadik (GSC) bt Ajit Kobnak (PJHG) 4-3 (33-25, 30-18, 14-30, 41-2, 18-30, 26-30, 32-18); Chinmay Gawde (Radio Club) bt Anant Yelve (GSC) 4-0 (48-25, 27-21, 46-0, 47-22); Rajesh Mayavashi (MHCL) bt Milind Divekar (PJHG) 4-3 (34-22, 33-23, 34-2. 1-33, 41-46, 1-28, 38-0); Ajinkya Yelve (NSCI) bt Joseph Menezes (Otters) 4-1 (41-27, 18-33, 36-19, 63(63*)-0, 51-7).