Seasoned campaigner Hasan Badami of Mumbai recovered after losing the first frame to overcome Prayanshu Palan also of Mumbai in a Senior Snooker third round match of the Khar Gym presents CR Realty-Western India Billiards and Snooker Championships 2024, played at the Khar Gymkhana billiards room on Tuesday.
Hasan Badami qualified for the main draw
The lanky Badami put to good his vast experience to defeat Palan 18-55, 50-17, 69-19, 66-0, and 63-27 to book his place in the main draw.
Meanwhile, in a second round match, Pune’s Sonu Matang registered a stunning win against Mumbai’s experienced cueist Rovin D’Souza snatching a 4-2 (17-76, 63-77, 68-19, 78-26, 62-26, and 61-55) to advance to the final qualifying round.
Aditya Agrawal of Railways also enjoyed a good outing defeating Mumbai’s Neil Gudiwalla 4-1 (46-53, 57-34, 65-14, 64-44, and 65-9) to progress into the third round.
Results: Senior snooker – Round 3: Hasan Badami (MAH) bt Prayanshu Palan (MAH) 4-1 (18-55, 50-17, 69-19, 66-0, 63-27);
Round 2: Shubhojit Roy (MAH) bt Ghazi Jalal 4-2 (54-18, 59-52, 34-50, 28-60, 53-33, 46-38);
Aashit Pandya (MAH) bt Shubha Vani (Mah) 4-2 (86-83, 80(55)-0, 65(40)-9, 25-72, 41-54, 47-19);
Sonu Matang (Pune) bt Rovin D’Souza (Mum) 4-2 (17-76, 63-77, 68-19, 78-26, 62-26, 61-55);
Aditya Agrawal (RSPB) bt Neil Gudiwalla (Mum) 4-1 (46-53, 57-34, 65-14, 64-44, 65-9);