Defending champions Juhu Vile Parle Gymkhana (JVPG) produced another impressive collective performance to cruise past Bombay Gymkhana by a 3-0 margin in a round of 32 match of the Billiards & Snooker Association of Maharashtra organised Greatwhite Electricals-BSAM Mumbai Snooker League 2022 and played at the Dadar Club.
JVPG grabbed the initiative when Krishna Saraf (+30 handicap) overcame Rahul Bisht (+55) 105-87 in the first frame. Later Rahul Sachdev and Dhirya Bhandari (+8) combined perfectly to scrape past the Bombay Gymkhana duo of Vivek Wadhwa and Gautam Kirtane (+22) winning the frame 56-44 to give JVPG a 2-0 lead. JVPG maintained the momentum as Adit Raja (+35) went on to win the third frame defeating Prashant AAggarwal (+50) 119-100 to close out the contest.
In other matches, Andheri Recreation Club ‘A’ beat NSCI 3-2, Cricket Club of India beat Willingdon Catholic Gymkhana 3-2 and Santacruz Gymkhana beat Andheri Recreation Club ‘B’ 3-2
Results – Round 32: Andheri Recreation Club ‘A’ beat NSCI 3-2 (Karan Advani/Akshay Vasani (+32) bt Ripul Bhimjiyani/Akash Israni (+33) 78-54, Karan Anand (+20) bt Meet Mirchandani (+55) 105-58, Om Sawant (+40) lost to Jai Shroff (+45) 92-99, Karan Anand lost to Meet Mirchandani 68-94, Om Sawant bt Jai Shroff 98-60).
JVPG beat Bombay Gymkhana 3-0 (Krishna Saraf (+30) bt Rahul Bisht (+55) 105-87, Rahul Sachdev/Dhirya Bhandari (+8) bt Vivek Wadhwa/ Gautam Kirtane (+22) 56-44, Adit Raja (+35) bt Prashant Aggarwal (+50) 119-100).
Santacruz Gymkhana beat Andheri Recreation Club ‘B’ 3-2 (Amit Makhija (+50) lost to Ritesh Mistry (+50) 70-110, Vipul Shah/Kalpesh Mevada (+23) bt Abhishek Shetty/ Parag Shah (+33) 61-59, Rahul Narang (+40) bt Pratik Rane (+55) 105-86, Dedhia (+40) lost to Ritesh Mistry 74-90, Nevada (+35) bt Parag Shah (+55) 94-58).
Cricket Club of India beat Willingdon Catholic Gymkhana 3-2 (Nikhil Ootam (+20) lost Aakash Ramteke (+35) 60-90, Sandeep Gulrajani/Siddharth Khemani (+30) bt Jatin Kompani/Parth Salot (+27) 78-64, Raj Rana (+45) lost Shakir Qureshi (+40) 101-111, Nikhil Ootam bt Anil Sahani (+50) 99-83, Sandeep Gulrajani (+50) bt Aakash Ramteke 113-67).